Sat, Nov 4, 2023, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 10 · at Clemson
Weather at kickoff62°F0 mphgusts 7DryWeather watch ›
7-2 · Power #6
23
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Final
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4-4 · Power #19
31
▲ winner
Closing spread
ND -3.5
✓ CLEM W
Total
43
▲ Over · 54 pts
Model before kickoff
ND 27–23 CLEM
✗ ND (61%) lost
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseND -3.5
Total43
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Total
 
Line context
Road favorites of 2.5–4.5 since 2023: won 55%, covered 45% (40 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseND -3.5
Total43
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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 ND as a 3.5-point road favorite at CLEM, the favorite won 6, covered 5, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: CLEM won 31–23 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 54 points went over 43, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 60%
Favorite covered
5 of 956%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 1.2 against an average line of 3.1; 42.4 points a game (usually 54.3). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
MICH @ PSU
2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread
-2.521–17 W U48
Close
CLEM @ ND
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & total
-3.514–35 L O43.5
Close
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & spread
-2.526–20 W O45.5
Close
MSST @ UK
2022 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & rest
-3.517–27 L U50.5
Close
PSU @ AUB
2022 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & spread
-2.541–12 W O47.5
Close
TA&M @ LSU
2021 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & situation
-6.2524–27 L O46.75
Close
WISC @ IOWA
2020 · Week 15 · close · similar rest & total
-17–28 L U40.5
Close
OKST @ WVU
2021 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & rest
-3.524–3 W U49
Close
KSU @ ISU
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & total
-110–9 P U45
Close
CLEM @ FSU
2022 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & spread
-4.534–28 W O51
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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Strong Notre Dame ATS trend Miss
Strong-or-stronger ATS leans went 52-45 (54%) 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.

Notre Dame ATS trend (6-2-1)
Notre Dame have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Notre Dame 6-2 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Clemson ATS struggles (2-6)
Clemson have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Clemson home ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
ND+9.1 →+17.8▲ 8.7#8
CLEM−4.1 →+9.9▲ 14.0#22
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

ND
Longer bar = better
CLEM
#15
Offense
◀ ND better
#66
#12
Defense
Even
#16
+1.0 #8
Turnovers
◀ ND better
−0.4 #104
61 plays #121
Pace
CLEM faster ▶
76 plays #6
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ND has the ball
Even matchup
ND offCLEM defEdge
Points / game 38.3 #12 21.0 #39 ND
Yards / play 6.96 #10 4.31 #8 Even
PPA / play +0.29 #12 −0.05 #11 Even
Success rate 47% #24 33% #6 Even
When CLEM has the ball
Advantage: ND defense
CLEM offND defEdge
Points / game 28.8 #65 15.3 #9 ND
Yards / play 5.50 #81 4.44 #10 ND
PPA / play +0.08 #89 −0.04 #14 ND
Success rate 47% #28 35% #14 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
ND scoring against the CLEM defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ND scored
6.6
#51
11.1
#23
17.7
#31
9.8
#11
10.9
#7
20.7
#4
CLEM allowed
5.1
#65
2.9
#5
8.0
#10
4.3
#35
6.5
#73
10.8
#49
CLEM scoring against the ND defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CLEM scored
6.4
#58
9.1
#48
15.5
#56
7.3
#43
5.6
#94
12.9
#70
ND allowed
2.2
#9
2.2
#2
4.4
#2
4.9
#52
6.0
#61
10.9
#52

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
CLEM +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
62° · 0 mph
gusts 7 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ND7d
CLEM7d
Even
Tempo
Average 137 plays
slowavg 134fast