Sat, Sep 23, 2023, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 4 · Neutral site
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3-0 · Power #50
27
final
Final
vs
3-0 · Power #12
34
▲ winner
Closing spread
MIZ -6.5
✓ MIZ W
Total
52
▲ Over · 61 pts
Model before kickoff
MEM 23–26 MIZ
✓ MIZ (60%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseMIZ -6.5
Total52
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Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseMIZ -6.5
Total52
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Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like MIZ as a 6.5-point neutral-site favorite against MEM, the favorite won 8, covered 7, and 3 went over the total.

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This game: MIZ won 34–27; the favorite covered, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 61 points went over 52, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 67%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 48%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 7.6 against an average line of 4.5; 45.4 points a game (usually 54.5). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
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MSU vs PITT
2021 · Postseason · close · similar total
-3.531–21 W U55
Loose
WMU vs NEV
2021 · Postseason · loose · similar spread
-6.552–24 W O57
Loose
FRES vs WSU
2022 · Postseason · loose · similar spread & total
-5.529–6 W U54
Loose
FSU vs LSU
2022 · Week 1 · loose · similar situation & total
-4.524–23 L U51
Loose
UL vs MRSH
2021 · Postseason · loose
-436–21 W O55.5
Loose
BUFF vs MRSH
2020 · Postseason · loose · similar total & spread
-5.517–10 W U53.5
Loose
ARK vs PSU
2021 · Postseason · loose · similar total
-3.524–10 W U51
Loose
TA&M vs ARK
2021 · Week 4 · loose · similar rest & situation
-4.510–20 L U47
Loose
MSST vs ILL
2022 · Postseason · loose
-3.519–10 W U46.5
Loose
USA vs WKU
2022 · Postseason · loose
-3.7523–44 L O58
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 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 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.

Small sample warning
Memphis 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 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
MEM+6.5 →+10.2▲ 3.7#22
MIZ+0.4 →+2.4▲ 2.0#48
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW3

MEM
Longer bar = better
MIZ
#43
Offense
Even
#51
#9
Defense
◀ MEM better
#43
+0.7 #43
Turnovers
◀ MEM better
0.0 #61
72 plays #26
Pace
◀ MEM faster
65 plays #81
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When MEM has the ball
Even matchup
MEM offMIZ defEdge
Points / game 40.3 #21 18.7 #46 MEM
Yards / play 6.21 #45 4.46 #28 Even
PPA / play +0.13 #73 +0.05 #66 Even
Success rate 49% #34 35% #33 Even
When MIZ has the ball
Advantage: MEM defense
MIZ offMEM defEdge
Points / game 29.3 #72 13.7 #23 MEM
Yards / play 6.12 #51 3.98 #10 MEM
PPA / play +0.23 #44 −0.28 #1 MEM
Success rate 48% #38 29% #2 MEM

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
MEM scoring against the MIZ defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MEM scored
6.7
#60
15.3
#11
22.0
#16
11.7
#10
6.7
#71
18.3
#23
MIZ allowed
2.3
#19
5.7
#51
8.0
#36
4.3
#62
6.3
#75
10.7
#69
MIZ scoring against the MEM defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MIZ scored
9.0
#26
9.3
#54
18.3
#39
2.0
#122
9.0
#40
11.0
#92
MEM allowed
7.0
#109
1.0
#1
8.0
#36
2.3
#22
3.3
#22
5.7
#14

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
Neutral site
No home edge
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
MEM9d
MIZ7d
MEM +2 days
Tempo
Average 137 plays
slowavg 134fast

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