Thu, Sep 19, 2024, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 4 · at App State · Conference game
Closing spread
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Total
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Model before kickoff
USA 31–35 APP
✗ APP (61%) lost
Market
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
Close—
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close—
Signals
The data signal, and 1 trend and market move 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.
Small sample warning
South Alabama have 3 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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
USA+0.8 →−2.9▼ 3.7#80
APP−0.7 →−3.9▼ 3.2#83
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW3
Longer bar = better
#12
Offense
◀ USA better#76
#102
Defense
◀ USA better#125
+1.3 #20
Turnovers
◀ USA better−1.0 #115
66 plays #63
Pace
APP faster ▶74 plays #17
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| USA off | APP def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 48.3 #8 | 31.7 #116 | USA |
| Yards / play | 7.76 #11 | 7.02 #131 | USA |
| PPA / play | +0.44 #11 | +0.30 #127 | USA |
| Success rate | 53% #16 | 48% #125 | USA |
| APP off | USA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 26.3 #90 | 29.7 #106 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.19 #62 | 5.96 #100 | APP |
| PPA / play | +0.19 #62 | +0.17 #96 | APP |
| Success rate | 41% #89 | 43% #104 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 109 FBS teams
USA scoring against the APP defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.0 #31 | 18.0 #3 | 27.0 #8 | 14.0 #3 | 7.3 #41 | 21.3 #11 | |
17.0 #108 | 9.3 #84 | 26.3 #106 | 4.3 #43 | 1.0 #8 | 5.3 #20 |
APP scoring against the USA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.3 #88 | 11.3 #31 | 14.7 #58 | 7.0 #45 | 4.7 #71 | 11.7 #64 | |
6.7 #78 | 7.0 #59 | 13.7 #71 | 11.7 #104 | 4.3 #44 | 16.0 #97 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
64° · 4 mph
gusts 8 mph · at kickoff
Rest
USA7d
APP5d short
USA +2 days
Tempo
Fast 140 plays
slowavg 132fast
Altitude
USA +3,117 ft
moderate climb
Schedules, links & other games
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