Sat, Oct 21, 2023, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 8 · at Missouri · Conference game
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2-4 · Power #47
12
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Final
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6-1 · Power #12
34
▲ winner
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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Total
 
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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & rest
-7.56–44 L U56.5
Very close
NCST vs LOU
2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & rest
-628–13 W U57
Very close
TULN vs MEM
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & rest
-738–28 W O55.5
Very close
FLA vs SC
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & rest
-838–6 W U58
Very close
UCLA vs STAN
2020 · Week 16 · very close · similar rest & spread
-6.547–48 L O59.5
Very close
BYU vs BSU
2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar total & rest
-617–26 L U58
Very close
MIA vs VT
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread
-738–26 W O55.5
Very close
UTAH vs UCLA
2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread
-6.2544–24 W O60.5
Very close
KSU vs TTU
2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & rest
-7.537–28 W O56
Very close
ORE vs ORST
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & rest
-7.538–29 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%)
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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
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

SC
Longer bar = better
MIZ
#46
Offense
MIZ better ▶
#29
#110
Defense
MIZ better ▶
#59
0.0 #71
Turnovers
Even
+0.1 #59
66 plays #81
Pace
Even
67 plays #74
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When SC has the ball
Even matchup
SC offMIZ defEdge
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
When MIZ has the ball
Advantage: MIZ offense
MIZ offSC defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
SC scored
8.7
#22
9.0
#57
17.7
#38
5.0
#98
6.3
#75
11.3
#97
MIZ allowed
6.4
#97
3.9
#11
10.3
#41
5.3
#64
9.3
#116
14.6
#96
MIZ scoring against the SC defense
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MIZ scored
7.4
#38
11.3
#21
18.7
#27
4.3
#109
10.9
#7
15.1
#42
SC allowed
6.8
#101
9.7
#105
16.5
#107
8.0
#104
6.8
#75
14.8
#99

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
MIZ +2.5
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