Sat, Oct 12, 2024, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 7 · at South Florida · Conference game
Weather at kickoff78°F10 mphgusts 18Wet0.0 mmWet Over 45% of 309 games since 2023Weather watch ›
4-1 · Power #56
21
▲ winner
Final
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2-3 · Power #91
3
final
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
4.5 pts toward Memphis
Total
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
Opened 60.5 · closed 58.5 · moved 2 downmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar team ratings & situation
-8.534–31 L O54
Close
TA&M @ MIZ
2021 · Week 7 · close · similar total & situation
-11.535–14 W U59.25
Close
AFA @ USU
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar situation
-11.527–34 L O53.75
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar situation
-7.545–21 W O62
Close
ISU @ TTU
2021 · Week 11 · close · similar total & season form
-12.538–41 L O55.5
Close
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar situation
-1321–20 L U60
Close
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & rest
-11.531–10 W U49
Loose
ND @ UVA
2021 · Week 11 · loose · similar total
-828–3 W U62.25
Loose
TULN @ USF
2022 · Week 7 · loose · similar situation
-1245–31 W O55
Loose
UTAH @ STAN
2021 · Week 10 · loose · similar spread & situation
-10.2552–7 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.
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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

MEM
Longer bar = better
USF
#48
Offense
◀ MEM better
#101
#62
Defense
◀ MEM better
#111
+1.2 #12
Turnovers
◀ MEM better
+0.8 #26
71 plays #29
Pace
Even
72 plays #20
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When MEM has the ball
Advantage: MEM offense
MEM offUSF defEdge
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
When USF has the ball
Advantage: MEM defense
USF offMEM defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MEM scored
6.2
#71
13.0
#14
19.2
#27
8.6
#28
5.4
#106
14.0
#57
USF allowed
9.8
#128
8.4
#88
18.2
#117
2.8
#16
11.8
#129
14.6
#105
USF scoring against the MEM defense
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USF scored
8.0
#36
9.4
#52
17.4
#49
8.2
#34
2.0
#134
10.2
#113
MEM allowed
1.4
#7
6.2
#49
7.6
#16
4.6
#50
6.2
#71
10.8
#50

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
USF +2.5
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