Sat, Oct 19, 2024, 12:45 PM EDTWeek 8 · at Oklahoma · Conference game
Weather at kickoff71°F7 mphgusts 18DryWeather watch ›
3-3 · Power #13
35
▲ winner
Final
@
4-2 · Power #28
9
final
Closing spread
SC -2.5
✓ SC W
Total
40.5
▲ Over · 44 pts
Model before kickoff
SC 22–21 OU
✓ SC (53%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenOU -3.5
CloseSC -2.5
Total41.5 → 40.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
6 pts toward South Carolina
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened OU -3.5 · closed SC -2.5 · moved 6 toward SCmodel OU -4.5
Opened 41.5 · closed 40.5 · moved 1 downmodel 43.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 54%, covered 44% (105 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3The team the line moved toward covered 50% (24 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenOU -3.5
CloseSC -2.5
Total41.5 → 40.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like SC as a 2.5-point road favorite at OU, the favorite won 5, covered 5, and 7 went over the total.

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This game: SC won 35–9; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 44 points went over 40.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 48%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 2.6 against an average line of 3.2; 46.6 points a game (usually 53.1). Of the 4 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & situation
-317–21 L U45
Close
TULN @ CIN
2022 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & situation
-127–24 W O44
Close
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & spread
-2.548–22 W O48.5
Close
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & situation
-5.524–3 W U44.5
Close
PSU @ MSU
2021 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & situation
-4.527–30 L O51.5
Close
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & total
-114–31 L O39.5
Loose
2023 · Week 9 · loose · similar situation
-330–18 W O47
Loose
FRES @ SDSU
2021 · Week 9 · loose · similar rest & situation
-230–20 W O44.25
Loose
2023 · Week 10 · loose · similar rest & total
-323–31 L O44.5
Loose
2023 · Week 10 · loose · similar rest & situation
-66–20 L U44
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 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight South Carolina ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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.

Market moved toward South Carolina
6 pts (OU -3.5 → SC -2.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
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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
SC+5.6 →+9.5▲ 3.9#25
OU+17.8 →+10.3▼ 7.5#22
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW7

SC
Longer bar = better
OU
#94
Offense
◀ SC better
#123
#38
Defense
OU better ▶
#24
0.0 #80
Turnovers
OU better ▶
+1.2 #11
70 plays #40
Pace
◀ SC faster
64 plays #92
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When SC has the ball
Advantage: OU defense
SC offOU defEdge
Points / game 27.5 #78 19.0 #26 OU
Yards / play 5.21 #106 5.07 #41 OU
PPA / play +0.08 #94 −0.02 #18 OU
Success rate 40% #99 35% #10 OU
When OU has the ball
Advantage: SC defense
OU offSC defEdge
Points / game 24.3 #100 20.3 #37 SC
Yards / play 4.48 #131 4.64 #17 SC
PPA / play −0.05 #128 0.00 #25 SC
Success rate 34% #131 41% #73 SC

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
SC scoring against the OU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
SC scored
6.5
#60
7.5
#86
14.0
#72
5.2
#82
8.3
#43
13.5
#68
OU allowed
2.2
#12
8.8
#92
11.0
#57
3.7
#26
4.3
#25
8.0
#17
OU scoring against the SC defense
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OU scored
7.3
#47
6.3
#102
13.7
#76
1.5
#132
9.2
#29
10.7
#104
SC allowed
4.7
#60
7.7
#75
12.3
#68
3.0
#16
5.0
#37
8.0
#17

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
OU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
71° · 7 mph
gusts 18 mph · at kickoff
Rest
SC7d
OU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 134 plays
slowavg 133fast
Quarterback
OU backup QB started
Not the usual starter