Sat, Nov 4, 2023, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 10 · at Clemson
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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Spread
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CloseND -3.5
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close43
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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 21–17 | W | U48 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & total |
-3.5 | 14–35 | L | O43.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 26–20 | W | O45.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & rest |
-3.5 | 17–27 | L | U50.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 41–12 | W | O47.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & situation |
-6.25 | 24–27 | L | O46.75 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 15 · close · similar rest & total |
-1 | 7–28 | L | U40.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & rest |
-3.5 | 24–3 | W | U49 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & total |
-1 | 10–9 | P | U45 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & spread |
-4.5 | 34–28 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 56 earlier overs in games with totals 39–47, 27% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-2 78% | 6-2-1 75% | 5-2 71% | |
| 4-4 50% | 2-6 25% | 3-3 50% |
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
Longer bar = better
#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
| ND off | CLEM def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| CLEM off | ND def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.6 #51 | 11.1 #23 | 17.7 #31 | 9.8 #11 | 10.9 #7 | 20.7 #4 | |
5.1 #65 | 2.9 #5 | 8.0 #10 | 4.3 #35 | 6.5 #73 | 10.8 #49 |
CLEM scoring against the ND defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.4 #58 | 9.1 #48 | 15.5 #56 | 7.3 #43 | 5.6 #94 | 12.9 #70 | |
2.2 #9 | 2.2 #2 | 4.4 #2 | 4.9 #52 | 6.0 #61 | 10.9 #52 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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