Sat, Oct 7, 2023, 10:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at California · Conference game
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4-1 · Power #20
52
▲ winner
Final
@
3-2 · Power #57
40
final
Closing spread
ORST -10
✓ ORST W
Total
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Model before kickoff
ORST 31–22 CAL
✓ ORST (74%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseORST -10
Total—
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Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseORST -10
Total—
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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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
ORE @ STAN
2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar situation & rest
-8.524–31 L U57.5
Very close
CIN @ TLSA
2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & situation
-1031–21 P U59
Very close
ND @ PITT
2020 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & situation
-1045–3 W O43.5
Very close
2023 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-7.531–9 W U52.5
Very close
LSU @ AUB
2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & situation
-821–17 L U44.5
Very close
AFA @ UNLV
2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & rest
-1042–7 W U50
Very close
ISU @ WVU
2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar situation & rest
-7.531–38 L O49
Very close
OKST @ TTU
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & rest
-1023–0 W U55
Very close
UCLA @ ASU
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & spread
-1150–36 W O67
Very close
PITT @ SYR
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & season form
-12.2531–14 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.
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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
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

ORST
Longer bar = better
CAL
#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
When ORST has the ball
Advantage: ORST offense
ORST offCAL defEdge
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
When CAL has the ball
Advantage: ORST defense
CAL offORST defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ORST scored
7.6
#38
10.8
#30
18.4
#34
6.2
#71
11.2
#7
17.4
#23
CAL allowed
9.6
#124
9.8
#102
19.4
#126
2.6
#16
4.4
#30
7.0
#16
CAL scoring against the ORST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CAL scored
6.0
#68
9.8
#49
15.8
#62
8.6
#30
6.6
#73
15.2
#46
ORST allowed
2.8
#23
4.0
#14
6.8
#15
1.4
#7
7.4
#89
8.8
#31

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
CAL +2.5
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