Sat, Sep 9, 2023, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 2 · at Arkansas State
Weather at kickoff79°F7 mphgusts 20DryWeather watch ›
1-0 · Power #50
37
▲ winner
Final
@
0-1 · Power #107
3
final
Closing spread
MEM -21
✓ MEM W
Total
57.5
▼ Under · 40 pts
Model before kickoff
MEM 41–19 ARST
✓ MEM (94%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseMEM -21
Total57.5
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Market

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Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseMEM -21
Total57.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

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Signals

The data signal, and 1 trend and market move behind it
No clear signal on the spread
No clear signal on the total

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

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Memphis has 1 game with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
MEM
Longer bar = better
ARST
#33
Offense
◀ MEM better
#121
#15
Defense
◀ MEM better
#132
−2.0 #121
Turnovers
ARST better ▶
−1.0 #97
81 plays #12
Pace
◀ MEM faster
50 plays #130
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When MEM has the ball
Advantage: MEM offense
MEM offARST defEdge
Points / game 56.0 #12 73.0 #134 MEM
Yards / play 6.80 #37 7.83 #128 MEM
PPA / play +0.15 #68 +0.68 #132 MEM
Success rate 58% #15 74% #134 MEM
When ARST has the ball
Advantage: MEM defense
ARST offMEM defEdge
Points / game 0.0 #133 14.0 #49 MEM
Yards / play 4.16 #119 1.90 #2 MEM
PPA / play +0.02 #97 −0.56 #2 MEM
Success rate 18% #133 19% #7 MEM

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ARST +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
79° · 7 mph
gusts 20 mph · at kickoff
Rest
MEM7d
ARST7d
Even
Tempo
Average 131 plays
slowavg 135fast

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