Thu, Sep 14, 2023, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Memphis · Conference game
Closing spread
MEM -12.5
✓ NAVY W
Total
47
▲ Over · 52 pts
Model before kickoff
NAVY 19–32 MEM
✓ MEM (83%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseMEM -12.5
Total47
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Spread
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CloseMEM -12.5
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Total
Open—
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Close47
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseMEM -12.5
Total47
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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
MEM as a 12.5-point home favorite against NAVY, the favorite won 6, covered 3, and 7 went over the total.
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This game: MEM won 28–24; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 52 points went over 47, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 80%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 51%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 7.4 against an average line of 12.8; 53.4 points a game (usually 55.8). When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 2 · very close · similar total & spread |
-11.5 | 34–32 | L | O46.5 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 5 · close · similar total & spread |
-14 | 29–30 | L | O46 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & rest |
-13.5 | 27–21 | L | U51 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 11 · close · similar spread |
-12.5 | 40–42 | L | O53.5 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & rest |
-12.5 | 38–10 | W | U51.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 4 · close · similar situation & total |
-14 | 35–13 | W | O45.5 |
| Loose | 2020 · Week 14 · loose · similar spread & total |
-12 | 26–31 | L | O49.5 |
| Loose | 2020 · Week 16 · loose · similar spread & total |
-14 | 27–24 | L | O44.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 4 · loose · similar spread & total |
-11.75 | 24–27 | L | O48.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 5 · loose · similar spread & situation |
-12.25 | 24–0 | W | U54 |
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
Navy have 2 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 27 earlier overs in games with totals 43–51, 30% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-1 50% | 0-2 0% | 0-1 0% | |
| 2-0 100% | 1-1 50% | 1-1 50% |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 135 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
NAVY−15.5 →−0.9▲ 14.6#74
MEM+6.5 →+12.2▲ 5.7#10
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2
Longer bar = better
#83
Offense
MEM better ▶#39
#93
Defense
MEM better ▶#6
+1.0 #21
Turnovers
Even+1.0 #33
59 plays #122
Pace
MEM faster ▶76 plays #16
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| NAVY off | MEM def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 13.5 #126 | 8.5 #13 | MEM |
| Yards / play | 4.93 #108 | 2.70 #2 | MEM |
| PPA / play | +0.20 #52 | −0.41 #1 | MEM |
| Success rate | 47% #45 | 26% #6 | MEM |
| MEM off | NAVY def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 46.5 #17 | 21.0 #63 | MEM |
| Yards / play | 6.23 #57 | 5.41 #80 | MEM |
| PPA / play | +0.20 #55 | +0.17 #101 | MEM |
| Success rate | 51% #27 | 51% #129 | MEM |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 13 FBS teams
NAVY scoring against the MEM defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.5 | 5.0 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | |
3.5 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
MEM scoring against the NAVY defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.5 | 19.5 | 26.0 | 14.0 | 6.5 | 20.5 | |
7.0 | 7.0 | 14.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 7.0 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
73° · 5 mph
gusts 11 mph · at kickoff
Rest
NAVY5d short
MEM5d short
Even
Tempo
Average 134 plays
slowavg 134fast
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