Sat, Nov 25, 2023, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at SMU · Conference game
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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Spread
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CloseSMU -19.5
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Total
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Close46
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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & total |
-19.5 | 49–23 | W | O45.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-18.5 | 20–10 | L | U43.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-20 | 31–24 | L | O49.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-18.5 | 29–26 | L | O48 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & total |
-19.5 | 30–27 | L | O48 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & total |
-21 | 34–6 | W | U47.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & total |
-19.5 | 44–14 | W | O46 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread |
-18.5 | 44–14 | W | O48.5 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 15 · close · similar rest & total |
-16.5 | 28–14 | L | U47.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar total & season form |
-21 | 58–7 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q2. Of 130 earlier overs in games with totals 42–50, 32% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 4-5-1 44% | 3-5 38% | |
| 8-2 80% | 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% |
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
Longer bar = better
#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
| NAVY off | SMU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| SMU off | NAVY def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.9 #90 | 2.9 #133 | 7.8 #128 | 3.5 #116 | 7.4 #53 | 10.9 #101 | |
3.7 #27 | 4.6 #16 | 8.4 #14 | 3.7 #19 | 5.9 #53 | 9.6 #30 |
SMU scoring against the NAVY defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12.6 #2 | 9.9 #34 | 22.5 #6 | 9.0 #11 | 8.7 #20 | 17.7 #11 | |
4.4 #40 | 6.1 #36 | 10.5 #31 | 2.4 #6 | 6.4 #69 | 8.8 #19 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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