Sat, Oct 12, 2024, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 7 · at South Florida · Conference game
Closing spread
MEM -10.5
✓ MEM W
Total
58.5
▼ Under · 24 pts
Model before kickoff
MEM 35–25 USF
✓ MEM (75%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMEM -6
CloseMEM -10.5
Total60.5 → 58.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenMEM -6
4.5 → MEM
CloseMEM -10.5
4.5 pts toward Memphis
Total
Open60.5
▼ 2
Close58.5
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MEM -6 · closed MEM -10.5 · moved 4.5 toward MEMmodel MEM -6.5
model MEM -6.5
Opened 60.5 · closed 58.5 · moved 2 downmodel 60.5
model 60.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 8.5–12.5 since 2023: won 81%, covered 55% (58 games)ⓘ
Crossed 7Lines that moved 3.5+ pts toward the favorite: that team covered 45% (38 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMEM -6
CloseMEM -10.5
Total60.5 → 58.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 10 games most like
MEM as a 10.5-point road favorite at USF, the favorite won 8, covered 6, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: MEM won 21–3; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 24 points stayed under 58.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 76%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 52%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 14.4 against an average line of 10.6; 56.8 points a game (usually 55.2). Of the 2 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar team ratings & situation |
-8.5 | 34–31 | L | O54 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 7 · close · similar total & situation |
-11.5 | 35–14 | W | U59.25 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar situation |
-11.5 | 27–34 | L | O53.75 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar situation |
-7.5 | 45–21 | W | O62 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 11 · close · similar total & season form |
-12.5 | 38–41 | L | O55.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar situation |
-13 | 21–20 | L | U60 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & rest |
-11.5 | 31–10 | W | U49 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 11 · loose · similar total |
-8 | 28–3 | W | U62.25 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 7 · loose · similar situation |
-12 | 45–31 | W | O55 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 10 · loose · similar spread & situation |
-10.25 | 52–7 | W | O51.75 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found
Signals
The data signal, and 4 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Memphis ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Market moved toward Memphis
4.5 pts (MEM -6 → MEM -10.5), through the key number 7. · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Both teams trending Under (6-2 combined)
Their games this season have mostly stayed under the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 48-54 (47%)
Total moved down 2
60.5 → 58.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Small sample warning
South Florida have 3 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 42 in the 4th quarter and got 7. 49% of games with totals 54.5–62.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-2 80% | 5-4-1 56% | 6-4 60% | |
| 5-5 50% | 4-4 50% | 4-4 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
MEM 10–4 USF
MEM leads · 14 games since 2001 · MEM has won the last 5 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 2023 | South Florida 50 @ Memphis 59 | MEM -13.5 | USF W |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 137 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
MEM+2.0 →+3.5▲ 1.5#57
USF−4.4 →−5.0▼ 0.6#90
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6
Longer bar = better
#48
Offense
◀ MEM better#101
#62
Defense
◀ MEM better#111
+1.2 #12
Turnovers
◀ MEM better+0.8 #26
71 plays #29
Pace
Even72 plays #20
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| MEM off | USF def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 33.2 #39 | 32.8 #119 | MEM |
| Yards / play | 6.07 #58 | 6.40 #120 | MEM |
| PPA / play | +0.24 #32 | +0.26 #125 | MEM |
| Success rate | 44% #63 | 42% #79 | Even |
| USF off | MEM def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 27.6 #82 | 18.4 #29 | MEM |
| Yards / play | 5.11 #110 | 5.48 #69 | MEM |
| PPA / play | +0.07 #96 | +0.10 #73 | MEM |
| Success rate | 38% #114 | 41% #77 | MEM |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
MEM scoring against the USF defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.2 #71 | 13.0 #14 | 19.2 #27 | 8.6 #28 | 5.4 #106 | 14.0 #57 | |
9.8 #128 | 8.4 #88 | 18.2 #117 | 2.8 #16 | 11.8 #129 | 14.6 #105 |
USF scoring against the MEM defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.0 #36 | 9.4 #52 | 17.4 #49 | 8.2 #34 | 2.0 #134 | 10.2 #113 | |
1.4 #7 | 6.2 #49 | 7.6 #16 | 4.6 #50 | 6.2 #71 | 10.8 #50 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
78° · 10 mph
gusts 18 mph · 0.012 in rain · wind lowers scoring
Rest
MEM14d bye
USF14d bye
Even
Tempo
Fast 143 plays
slowavg 133fast
Quarterback
USF backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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