Sat, Oct 21, 2023, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 8 · at Missouri · Conference game
Closing spread
MIZ -7.5
✓ MIZ W
Total
57.5
▼ Under · 46 pts
Model before kickoff
SC 23–31 MIZ
✓ MIZ (70%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseMIZ -7.5
Total57.5
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Spread
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CloseMIZ -7.5
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Total
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Close57.5
Line context
Home favorites of 5.5–9.5 since 2023: won 67%, covered 58% (58 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseMIZ -7.5
Total57.5
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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
MIZ as a 7.5-point home favorite against SC, the favorite won 7, covered 7, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: MIZ won 34–12; the favorite covered, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 46 points stayed under 57.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 70%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 49%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 5.9 against an average line of 6.9; 60.3 points a game (usually 54.2). When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-7.5 | 6–44 | L | U56.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & rest |
-6 | 28–13 | W | U57 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-7 | 38–28 | W | O55.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & rest |
-8 | 38–6 | W | U58 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 16 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-6.5 | 47–48 | L | O59.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar total & rest |
-6 | 17–26 | L | U58 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-7 | 38–26 | W | O55.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-6.25 | 44–24 | W | O60.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-7.5 | 37–28 | W | O56 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-7.5 | 38–29 | W | O61.25 |
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight South Carolina ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Missouri home ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Both teams trending Over (9-3 combined)
Their games this season have mostly gone over the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 66-66 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 25 in the 4th quarter and got 13. 52% of games with totals 53.5–61.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-4 33% | 3-3 50% | 4-2 67% | |
| 6-1 86% | 4-3 57% | 5-1 83% |
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
SC−1.6 →+3.0▲ 4.6#45
MIZ+0.4 →+6.8▲ 6.4#31
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW7
Longer bar = better
#46
Offense
MIZ better ▶#29
#110
Defense
MIZ better ▶#59
0.0 #71
Turnovers
Even+0.1 #59
66 plays #81
Pace
Even67 plays #74
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| SC off | MIZ def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 29.0 #68 | 24.9 #65 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.18 #48 | 5.37 #57 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.25 #27 | +0.12 #84 | SC |
| Success rate | 45% #40 | 38% #29 | Even |
| MIZ off | SC def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 33.9 #37 | 31.3 #110 | MIZ |
| Yards / play | 6.69 #23 | 6.17 #114 | MIZ |
| PPA / play | +0.26 #24 | +0.20 #111 | MIZ |
| Success rate | 47% #31 | 44% #104 | MIZ |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
SC scoring against the MIZ defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.7 #22 | 9.0 #57 | 17.7 #38 | 5.0 #98 | 6.3 #75 | 11.3 #97 | |
6.4 #97 | 3.9 #11 | 10.3 #41 | 5.3 #64 | 9.3 #116 | 14.6 #96 |
MIZ scoring against the SC defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.4 #38 | 11.3 #21 | 18.7 #27 | 4.3 #109 | 10.9 #7 | 15.1 #42 | |
6.8 #101 | 9.7 #105 | 16.5 #107 | 8.0 #104 | 6.8 #75 | 14.8 #99 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
74° · 10 mph
gusts 22 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
SC7d
MIZ7d
Even
Tempo
Average 133 plays
slowavg 134fast
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