Sat, Sep 30, 2023, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 5 · at Navy · Conference game
Closing spread
NAVY -3.5
✓ USF W
Total
54
▲ Over · 74 pts
Model before kickoff
USF 23–28 NAVY
✗ NAVY (64%) lost
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseNAVY -3.5
Total54
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Market
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseNAVY -3.5
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close54
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseNAVY -3.5
Total54
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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
NAVY as a 3.5-point home favorite against USF, the favorite won 6, covered 4, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: USF won 44–30 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 74 points went over 54, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 59%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
5 of 1050%
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 3.6 against an average line of 4.4; 57.6 points a game (usually 54.6). When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & total |
-3.5 | 31–17 | W | U53.75 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & team ratings |
-6.25 | 38–18 | W | O51.25 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 7 · close · similar total & situation |
-5 | 17–14 | L | U54.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 4 · close · similar total & spread |
-5 | 29–26 | L | U56 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & situation |
-3.5 | 17–27 | L | U49.5 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 15 · close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 56–35 | W | O57 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 2 · close · similar total & spread |
-3 | 35–14 | W | U54.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 10 · close · similar total & spread |
-4.5 | 22–35 | L | O54 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & total |
-6 | 38–39 | L | O56 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar total & spread |
-4.5 | 23–45 | L | O55.5 |
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 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
Navy have 3 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 62 earlier overs in games with totals 50–58, 35% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-2 50% | 2-2 50% | 1-2 33% | |
| 1-2 33% | 1-2 33% | 1-1 50% |
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
USF−3.1 →−8.6▼ 5.5#105
NAVY−15.5 →−0.8▲ 14.7#65
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW4
Longer bar = better
#101
Offense
Even#100
#87
Defense
Even#90
0.0 #75
Turnovers
NAVY better ▶+0.7 #34
80 plays #3
Pace
◀ USF faster62 plays #112
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| USF off | NAVY def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 26.8 #84 | 23.3 #67 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.45 #88 | 5.68 #83 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.03 #108 | +0.11 #82 | NAVY |
| Success rate | 36% #125 | 48% #126 | Even |
| NAVY off | USF def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 17.0 #125 | 27.8 #95 | USF |
| Yards / play | 5.40 #91 | 5.93 #102 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.06 #96 | +0.17 #103 | Even |
| Success rate | 41% #87 | 37% #46 | USF |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
USF scoring against the NAVY defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.5 #33 | 5.8 #111 | 14.3 #76 | 7.0 #53 | 5.5 #90 | 12.5 #72 | |
7.0 #108 | 7.0 #68 | 14.0 #89 | 4.7 #63 | 4.7 #46 | 9.3 #44 |
NAVY scoring against the USF defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.0 #48 | 3.3 #124 | 10.3 #109 | 2.3 #125 | 4.3 #104 | 6.7 #125 | |
5.3 #83 | 6.8 #64 | 12.0 #72 | 7.8 #107 | 8.0 #99 | 15.8 #112 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
73° · 8 mph
gusts 18 mph · at kickoff
Rest
USF7d
NAVY16d bye
NAVY +9 days
Tempo
Fast 142 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
NAVY backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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