Sat, Sep 21, 2024, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 4 · at Washington · Conference game
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2-1 · Power #83
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2-1 · Power #31
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Closing spread
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Total
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Model before kickoff
NU 14–32 WASH
✓ WASH (91%) won
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Market

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Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 

Signals

The data signal, and 1 trend and market move behind it
No clear signal on the spread
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.

Small sample warning
Washington have 2 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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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
NU0.0 →−2.9▼ 2.9#79
WASH+12.9 →+10.7▼ 2.2#21
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW3

NU
Longer bar = better
WASH
#102
Offense
WASH better ▶
#30
#44
Defense
Even
#34
+0.3 #64
Turnovers
Even
+0.3 #57
67 plays #57
Pace
◀ NU faster
63 plays #87
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When NU has the ball
Advantage: WASH defense
NU offWASH defEdge
Points / game 21.3 #110 12.0 #26 WASH
Yards / play 5.30 #104 4.25 #28 WASH
PPA / play +0.01 #110 −0.06 #33 WASH
Success rate 42% #83 36% #48 WASH
When WASH has the ball
Even matchup
WASH offNU defEdge
Points / game 28.0 #80 13.0 #30 NU
Yards / play 7.55 #15 4.49 #36 WASH
PPA / play +0.41 #14 −0.01 #47 WASH
Success rate 56% #10 38% #63 WASH

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 129 FBS teams
NU scoring against the WASH defense
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NU scored
4.3
#93
4.7
#106
9.0
#107
5.7
#80
4.3
#100
10.0
#98
WASH allowed
4.3
#66
3.3
#25
7.7
#32
3.3
#33
1.0
#8
4.3
#18
WASH scoring against the NU defense
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WASH scored
2.3
#117
13.7
#20
16.0
#64
9.7
#23
2.3
#122
12.0
#78
NU allowed
3.3
#48
2.3
#15
5.7
#18
1.0
#7
2.0
#13
3.0
#6

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
WASH +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
67° · 8 mph
gusts 16 mph · at kickoff
Rest
NU7d
WASH7d
Even
Tempo
Average 130 plays
slowavg 132fast
Travel
NU 1,724 mi
2 time zones
Quarterback
NU backup QB started
Not the usual starter

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