Sat, Oct 26, 2024, 11:59 PM EDTWeek 9 · at Hawai'i · Conference game
Weather at kickoff76°F10 mphgusts 20Wet0.0 mmWet Over 45% of 309 games since 2023Weather watch ›
3-5 · Power #102
13
final
Final
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2-5 · Power #109
34
▲ winner
Closing spread
HAW -1.5
✓ HAW W
Total
41.5
▲ Over · 47 pts
Model before kickoff
NEV 23–24 HAW
✓ HAW (53%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenNEV -2.5
CloseHAW -1.5
Total47.5 → 41.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
4 pts toward Hawai'i
Total
Down 6 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened NEV -2.5 · closed HAW -1.5 · moved 4 toward HAWmodel NEV -1
Opened 47.5 · closed 41.5 · moved 6 downmodel 46.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 0.5–2.5 since 2023: won 49%, covered 45% (102 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 3.5+ pts toward the favorite: that team covered 45% (51 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenNEV -2.5
CloseHAW -1.5
Total47.5 → 41.5
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 HAW as a 1.5-point home favorite against NEV, the favorite won 5, covered 3, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: HAW won 34–13; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 47 points went over 41.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 56%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 48%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 2.4 against an average line of 2.3; 47.6 points a game (usually 53.2). Of the 2 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
BUFF vs M-OH
2022 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & rest
-324–20 W U50.25
Close
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & team ratings
-2.522–21 L U47.5
Close
UVA vs LOU
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & situation
-1.517–34 L O47.5
Close
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & team ratings
-225–24 L U50
Close
MIZ vs UK
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & rest
-117–21 L U40
Loose
2023 · Week 4 · loose · similar spread & rest
-128–45 L O49.5
Loose
2023 · Week 11 · loose · similar spread
-2.542–18 W O51.5
Loose
CMU vs BUFF
2022 · Week 11 · loose · similar rest & season form
-2.7531–27 W O54
Loose
2023 · Week 7 · loose · similar situation & spread
-3.514–27 L U43
Loose
2024 · Week 8 · loose · similar situation & rest
-36–13 L U42.5
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Hawai'i ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 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.

Market moved toward Hawai'i
4 pts (NEV -2.5 → HAW -1.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved down 6
47.5 → 41.5. · 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
NEV−15.0 →−6.3▲ 8.7#95
HAW−11.7 →−11.0▲ 0.7#112
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW8

NEV
Longer bar = better
HAW
#62
Offense
◀ NEV better
#94
#100
Defense
HAW better ▶
#66
+0.3 #59
Turnovers
◀ NEV better
−0.6 #104
64 plays #95
Pace
Even
64 plays #98
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When NEV has the ball
Even matchup
NEV offHAW defEdge
Points / game 26.5 #85 23.6 #65 Even
Yards / play 5.93 #63 5.52 #70 Even
PPA / play +0.19 #50 +0.15 #96 NEV
Success rate 45% #49 38% #33 Even
When HAW has the ball
Even matchup
HAW offNEV defEdge
Points / game 19.7 #122 26.8 #84 NEV
Yards / play 5.34 #103 5.99 #100 Even
PPA / play +0.09 #91 +0.18 #105 Even
Success rate 44% #60 45% #111 HAW

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
NEV scoring against the HAW defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
NEV scored
7.0
#45
7.3
#91
14.3
#67
6.6
#63
5.6
#103
12.3
#87
HAW allowed
3.9
#35
7.9
#74
11.7
#62
4.9
#52
7.0
#85
11.9
#63
HAW scoring against the NEV defense
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HAW scored
6.0
#71
3.9
#130
9.9
#112
5.9
#75
4.0
#128
9.9
#112
NEV allowed
4.6
#56
10.3
#113
14.9
#92
4.6
#40
7.3
#91
11.9
#64

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
HAW +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
76° · 10 mph
gusts 20 mph · 0.004 in rain · wind lowers scoring
Rest
NEV8d
HAW7d
NEV +1 day
Tempo
Slow 128 plays
slowavg 133fast
Travel
NEV 2,565 mi
3 time zones
Quarterback
NEV backup QB started
Not the usual starter