Thu, Sep 19, 2024, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 4 · at App State · Conference game
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1-2 · Power #66
48
▲ winner
Final
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2-1 · Power #99
14
final
Closing spread
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Total
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Model before kickoff
USA 31–35 APP
✗ APP (61%) lost
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Market

Open → close
Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 

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.
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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

USA
Longer bar = better
APP
#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
When USA has the ball
Advantage: USA offense
USA offAPP defEdge
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
When APP has the ball
Advantage: APP offense
APP offUSA defEdge
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
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USA scored
9.0
#31
18.0
#3
27.0
#8
14.0
#3
7.3
#41
21.3
#11
APP allowed
17.0
#108
9.3
#84
26.3
#106
4.3
#43
1.0
#8
5.3
#20
APP scoring against the USA defense
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APP scored
3.3
#88
11.3
#31
14.7
#58
7.0
#45
4.7
#71
11.7
#64
USA allowed
6.7
#78
7.0
#59
13.7
#71
11.7
#104
4.3
#44
16.0
#97

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
APP +2.5
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

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