Sat, Nov 25, 2023, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at SMU · Conference game
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5-5 · Power #108
14
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Final
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9-2 · Power #22
59
▲ winner
Closing spread
SMU -19.5
✓ SMU W
Total
46
▲ Over · 73 pts
Model before kickoff
NAVY 12–32 SMU
✓ SMU (93%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseSMU -19.5
Total46
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Opening line not available
Total
 
Line context
Home favorites of 17.5–21.5 since 2023: won 94%, covered 56% (52 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseSMU -19.5
Total46
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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 SMU as a 19.5-point home favorite against NAVY, the favorite won 10, covered 5, and 7 went over the total.

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This game: SMU won 59–14; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 73 points went over 46, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 90%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 47%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 20.2 against an average line of 19.3; 53.2 points a game (usually 55.2). Of the 5 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & total
-19.549–23 W O45.5
Very close
CIN vs NAVY
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & spread
-18.520–10 L U43.5
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & situation
-2031–24 L O49.5
Very close
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread
-18.529–26 L O48
Very close
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & total
-19.530–27 L O48
Very close
ND vs NAVY
2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & total
-2134–6 W U47.5
Close
TA&M vs SC
2021 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & total
-19.544–14 W O46
Close
FSU vs BC
2022 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread
-18.544–14 W O48.5
Close
BYU vs SDSU
2020 · Week 15 · close · similar rest & total
-16.528–14 L U47.5
Close
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar total & season form
-2158–7 W O45.5
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
Slight SMU ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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.

SMU 4-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
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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
NAVY−15.5 →−7.8▲ 7.7#104
SMU+10.7 →+10.6▼ 0.1#21
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12

NAVY
Longer bar = better
SMU
#121
Offense
SMU better ▶
#25
#38
Defense
SMU better ▶
#12
+1.4 #3
Turnovers
◀ NAVY better
+0.4 #36
61 plays #123
Pace
SMU faster ▶
73 plays #13
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When NAVY has the ball
Advantage: SMU defense
NAVY offSMU defEdge
Points / game 18.7 #123 18.0 #15 SMU
Yards / play 4.96 #118 4.58 #8 SMU
PPA / play +0.02 #115 −0.03 #11 SMU
Success rate 37% #126 35% #12 SMU
When SMU has the ball
Even matchup
SMU offNAVY defEdge
Points / game 40.3 #6 19.3 #24 Even
Yards / play 6.47 #27 5.43 #63 SMU
PPA / play +0.23 #26 0.00 #21 Even
Success rate 45% #42 40% #44 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
NAVY scoring against the SMU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
NAVY scored
4.9
#90
2.9
#133
7.8
#128
3.5
#116
7.4
#53
10.9
#101
SMU allowed
3.7
#27
4.6
#16
8.4
#14
3.7
#19
5.9
#53
9.6
#30
SMU scoring against the NAVY defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
SMU scored
12.6
#2
9.9
#34
22.5
#6
9.0
#11
8.7
#20
17.7
#11
NAVY allowed
4.4
#40
6.1
#36
10.5
#31
2.4
#6
6.4
#69
8.8
#19

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
SMU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
55° · 9 mph
gusts 18 mph · at kickoff
Rest
NAVY7d
SMU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 134 plays
slowavg 133fast
Quarterback
NAVY backup QB started
Not the usual starter

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