Sat, Sep 23, 2023, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 4 · Neutral site
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
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CloseMIZ -6.5
Total52
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CloseMIZ -6.5
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Close52
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
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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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | 2021 · Postseason · close · similar total |
-3.5 | 31–21 | W | U55 |
| Loose | 2021 · Postseason · loose · similar spread |
-6.5 | 52–24 | W | O57 |
| Loose | 2022 · Postseason · loose · similar spread & total |
-5.5 | 29–6 | W | U54 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 1 · loose · similar situation & total |
-4.5 | 24–23 | L | U51 |
| Loose | 2021 · Postseason · loose |
-4 | 36–21 | W | O55.5 |
| Loose | 2020 · Postseason · loose · similar total & spread |
-5.5 | 17–10 | W | U53.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Postseason · loose · similar total |
-3.5 | 24–10 | W | U51 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 4 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-4.5 | 10–20 | L | U47 |
| Loose | 2022 · Postseason · loose |
-3.5 | 19–10 | W | U46.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Postseason · loose |
-3.75 | 23–44 | 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.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 64 earlier overs in games with totals 48–56, 42% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-0 100% | 1-2 33% | 2-1 67% | |
| 3-0 100% | 1-2 33% | 2-1 67% |
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
Longer bar = better
#43
Offense
Even#51
#9
Defense
◀ MEM better#43
+0.7 #43
Turnovers
◀ MEM better0.0 #61
72 plays #26
Pace
◀ MEM faster65 plays #81
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| MEM off | MIZ def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| MIZ off | MEM def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.7 #60 | 15.3 #11 | 22.0 #16 | 11.7 #10 | 6.7 #71 | 18.3 #23 | |
2.3 #19 | 5.7 #51 | 8.0 #36 | 4.3 #62 | 6.3 #75 | 10.7 #69 |
MIZ scoring against the MEM defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.0 #26 | 9.3 #54 | 18.3 #39 | 2.0 #122 | 9.0 #40 | 11.0 #92 | |
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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