Sat, Nov 9, 2024, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at South Florida · Conference game
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6-2 · Power #61
28
▲ winner
Final
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4-4 · Power #91
7
final
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1.5 pts toward Navy
Total
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
Opened 55.5 · closed 59.5 · moved 4 upmodel 54.5
Openline modelKickoff
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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & rest
-442–29 W O61.5
Very close
APP @ UL
2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & season form
-4.2513–41 L U57.5
Very close
BYU @ WSU
2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread
-3.521–19 L U56.5
Very close
CSU @ USU
2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & spread
-324–26 L U58.5
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & season form
-6.534–24 W O57
Very close
UTSA @ LT
2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & situation
-5.545–16 W O59.5
Close
APP @ CCU
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & spread
-328–35 L U65.25
Close
ORST @ WSU
2021 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & rest
-424–31 L U59
Close
GT @ DUKE
2021 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & rest
-4.531–27 L U60.5
Close
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & situation
-7.549–16 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%)
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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−17.5 →−1.6▲ 15.9#72
USF−4.4 →−5.4▼ 1.0#93
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10

NAVY
Longer bar = better
USF
#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
When NAVY has the ball
Advantage: NAVY offense
NAVY offUSF defEdge
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
When USF has the ball
Advantage: NAVY defense
USF offNAVY defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
NAVY scored
8.4
#26
13.3
#5
21.6
#9
8.1
#31
6.9
#75
15.0
#42
USF allowed
9.1
#129
6.9
#53
16.0
#108
3.9
#24
9.0
#114
12.9
#80
USF scoring against the NAVY defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
USF scored
5.0
#85
8.0
#76
13.0
#87
9.8
#15
4.8
#121
14.5
#48
NAVY allowed
6.1
#92
5.8
#35
11.9
#64
6.8
#96
5.5
#52
12.3
#67

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
USF +2.5
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