Sat, Nov 9, 2024, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at South Florida · Conference game
Closing spread
NAVY -4.5
✓ NAVY W
Total
59.5
▼ Under · 35 pts
Model before kickoff
NAVY 29–25 USF
✓ NAVY (61%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenNAVY -3
CloseNAVY -4.5
Total55.5 → 59.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenNAVY -3
1.5 → NAVY
CloseNAVY -4.5
1.5 pts toward Navy
Total
Open55.5
▲ 4
Close59.5
Up 4 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened NAVY -3 · closed NAVY -4.5 · moved 1.5 toward NAVYmodel NAVY -1.5
model NAVY -1.5
Opened 55.5 · closed 59.5 · moved 4 upmodel 54.5
model 54.5
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Line context
Road favorites of 3.5–5.5 since 2023: won 63%, covered 46% (72 games)ⓘ
Moved off 3Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 51% (84 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenNAVY -3
CloseNAVY -4.5
Total55.5 → 59.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 10 games most like
NAVY as a 4.5-point road favorite at USF, the favorite won 6, covered 4, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: NAVY won 28–7; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 35 points stayed under 59.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 61%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 49%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 4.7 against an average line of 4.6; 57.5 points a game (usually 53.1). Of the 3 overs, 0 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 9 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-4 | 42–29 | W | O61.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-4.25 | 13–41 | L | U57.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 21–19 | L | U56.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & spread |
-3 | 24–26 | L | U58.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-6.5 | 34–24 | W | O57 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-5.5 | 45–16 | W | O59.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & spread |
-3 | 28–35 | L | U65.25 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & rest |
-4 | 24–31 | L | U59 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & rest |
-4.5 | 31–27 | L | U60.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & situation |
-7.5 | 49–16 | W | O59.25 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 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 5 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Navy ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Moderate Over trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger total leans went 21-19 (53%) in our 2024–26 backtest.
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
South Florida home ATS weakness (0-3)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
South Florida 1-3 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Market moved toward Navy
1.5 pts (NAVY -3 → NAVY -4.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Both teams trending Over (10-4 combined)
Their games this season have mostly gone over the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 66-66 (50%)
Total moved up 4
55.5 → 59.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 39 in the 4th quarter and got 14. 46% of games with totals 55.5–63.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 5-4 56% | 8-1 89% | |
| 6-4 60% | 4-4 50% | 4-4 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
NAVY 0–1 USF
USF leads · 1 game since 2023 · USF has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2023 | South Florida 44 @ Navy 30 | NAVY -3.5 | USF W |
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−17.5 →−1.6▲ 15.9#72
USF−4.4 →−5.4▼ 1.0#93
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10
Longer bar = better
#13
Offense
◀ NAVY better#103
#66
Defense
◀ NAVY better#82
+0.8 #23
Turnovers
◀ NAVY better+0.4 #45
59 plays #130
Pace
USF faster ▶71 plays #24
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| NAVY off | USF def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 36.6 #19 | 28.9 #97 | NAVY |
| Yards / play | 6.71 #19 | 6.01 #98 | NAVY |
| PPA / play | +0.36 #8 | +0.14 #88 | NAVY |
| Success rate | 50% #7 | 40% #44 | NAVY |
| USF off | NAVY def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 27.5 #75 | 24.1 #65 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.24 #111 | 5.68 #78 | NAVY |
| PPA / play | +0.07 #104 | +0.03 #33 | NAVY |
| Success rate | 37% #121 | 43% #88 | NAVY |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
NAVY scoring against the USF defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.4 #26 | 13.3 #5 | 21.6 #9 | 8.1 #31 | 6.9 #75 | 15.0 #42 | |
9.1 #129 | 6.9 #53 | 16.0 #108 | 3.9 #24 | 9.0 #114 | 12.9 #80 |
USF scoring against the NAVY defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.0 #85 | 8.0 #76 | 13.0 #87 | 9.8 #15 | 4.8 #121 | 14.5 #48 | |
6.1 #92 | 5.8 #35 | 11.9 #64 | 6.8 #96 | 5.5 #52 | 12.3 #67 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
83° · 10 mph
gusts 20 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
NAVY7d
USF8d
USF +1 day
Tempo
Average 130 plays
slowavg 134fast
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