Sat, Oct 7, 2023, 10:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at California · Conference game
Closing spread
ORST -10
✓ ORST W
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Model before kickoff
ORST 31–22 CAL
✓ ORST (74%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
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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
ORST as a 10-point road favorite at CAL, the favorite won 8, covered 6, and 3 went over the total.
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This game: ORST won 52–40; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 75%
Favorite covered
6 of 967%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 49%
Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 15.3 against an average line of 9.5; 50.5 points a game (usually 55).
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-8.5 | 24–31 | L | U57.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-10 | 31–21 | P | U59 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-10 | 45–3 | W | O43.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-7.5 | 31–9 | W | U52.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-8 | 21–17 | L | U44.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-10 | 42–7 | W | U50 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-7.5 | 31–38 | L | O49 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-10 | 23–0 | W | U55 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-11 | 50–36 | W | O67 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-12.25 | 31–14 | W | U58.25 |
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 no trends and market moves 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.
No notable trends or market moves for this game.
Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-1 80% | 3-2 60% | 2-2 50% | |
| 3-2 60% | 2-3 40% | 1-3 25% |
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
ORST+11.2 →+10.0▼ 1.2#22
CAL+15.6 →+3.1▼ 12.5#45
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5
Longer bar = better
#24
Offense
◀ ORST better#83
#23
Defense
◀ ORST better#76
+0.6 #34
Turnovers
CAL better ▶+1.0 #17
65 plays #93
Pace
CAL faster ▶80 plays #3
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| ORST off | CAL def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 35.8 #27 | 26.4 #78 | ORST |
| Yards / play | 6.80 #23 | 5.76 #88 | ORST |
| PPA / play | +0.27 #22 | +0.05 #51 | ORST |
| Success rate | 48% #25 | 43% #87 | ORST |
| CAL off | ORST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 31.0 #60 | 15.6 #15 | ORST |
| Yards / play | 5.39 #93 | 4.75 #21 | ORST |
| PPA / play | +0.09 #81 | −0.11 #6 | ORST |
| Success rate | 40% #98 | 39% #48 | ORST |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
ORST scoring against the CAL defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.6 #38 | 10.8 #30 | 18.4 #34 | 6.2 #71 | 11.2 #7 | 17.4 #23 | |
9.6 #124 | 9.8 #102 | 19.4 #126 | 2.6 #16 | 4.4 #30 | 7.0 #16 |
CAL scoring against the ORST defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.0 #68 | 9.8 #49 | 15.8 #62 | 8.6 #30 | 6.6 #73 | 15.2 #46 | |
2.8 #23 | 4.0 #14 | 6.8 #15 | 1.4 #7 | 7.4 #89 | 8.8 #31 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
81° · 2 mph
gusts 6 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ORST8d
CAL7d
ORST +1 day
Tempo
Fast 144 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
CAL backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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