Sat, Oct 26, 2024, 4:00 PM EDTWeek 9 · at California
Closing spread
CAL -11.5
✓ CAL W
Total
49.5
▲ Over · 51 pts
Model before kickoff
ORST 20–31 CAL
✓ CAL (78%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCAL -11
CloseCAL -11.5
Total48.5 → 49.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenCAL -11
0.5 → CAL
CloseCAL -11.5
0.5 pts toward California
Total
Open48.5
▲ 1
Close49.5
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened CAL -11 · closed CAL -11.5 · moved 0.5 toward CALmodel CAL -8.5
model CAL -8.5
Opened 48.5 · closed 49.5 · moved 1 upmodel 51.5
model 51.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 10.5–12.5 since 2023: won 75%, covered 36% (59 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCAL -11
CloseCAL -11.5
Total48.5 → 49.5
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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
CAL as an 11.5-point home favorite against ORST, the favorite won 6, covered 4, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: CAL won 44–7; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 51 points went over 49.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 77%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 51%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 7.3 against an average line of 10.9; 46.1 points a game (usually 55.3). Of the 2 overs, 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 | 2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-10.75 | 24–17 | L | U53.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-11.25 | 56–7 | W | O51.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-10 | 35–24 | W | O48.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & rest |
-14 | 30–0 | W | U50.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-9.5 | 7–33 | L | U51 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-12 | 10–24 | L | U43.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-8.5 | 10–9 | L | U45.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-11.5 | 41–17 | W | O49.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-12 | 31–39 | L | O47.25 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-9.5 | 23–24 | L | O46 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 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.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 295 earlier overs in games with totals 45.5–53.5, 35% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-6 40% | 2-7 22% | 4-5 44% | |
| 5-5 50% | 6-4 60% | 2-8 20% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
ORST 1–0 CAL
ORST leads · 1 game since 2023 · ORST has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7 2023 | Oregon State 52 @ California 40 | ORST -10 | ORST W |
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
ORST+7.8 →−0.9▼ 8.7#73
CAL+2.0 →+4.4▲ 2.4#50
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW8
Longer bar = better
#55
Offense
◀ ORST better#95
#109
Defense
CAL better ▶#45
−0.1 #84
Turnovers
CAL better ▶+1.6 #4
75 plays #5
Pace
◀ ORST faster68 plays #51
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| ORST off | CAL def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 30.3 #57 | 18.7 #23 | CAL |
| Yards / play | 5.73 #80 | 5.01 #33 | CAL |
| PPA / play | +0.16 #57 | +0.06 #49 | Even |
| Success rate | 47% #26 | 41% #73 | ORST |
| CAL off | ORST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 24.0 #98 | 27.3 #91 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.43 #95 | 6.39 #120 | CAL |
| PPA / play | +0.08 #91 | +0.19 #109 | Even |
| Success rate | 41% #94 | 45% #115 | CAL |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
ORST scoring against the CAL defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.4 #83 | 9.3 #55 | 14.7 #61 | 4.0 #105 | 9.4 #19 | 13.4 #66 | |
5.7 #80 | 3.9 #9 | 9.6 #33 | 1.1 #5 | 8.0 #104 | 9.1 #25 |
CAL scoring against the ORST defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.9 #72 | 6.1 #112 | 12.0 #100 | 7.3 #48 | 4.7 #118 | 12.0 #90 | |
4.7 #58 | 6.4 #51 | 11.1 #53 | 4.3 #37 | 10.9 #128 | 15.1 #114 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
74° · 4 mph
gusts 11 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ORST7d
CAL7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 144 plays
slowavg 133fast
Quarterback
ORST backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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