Sat, Sep 30, 2023, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 5 · at Navy · Conference game
Weather at kickoff73°F8 mphgusts 18DryWeather watch ›
2-2 · Power #95
44
▲ winner
Final
@
1-2 · Power #108
30
final
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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Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 
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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
GAST vs ODU
2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & total
-3.531–17 W U53.75
Close
UL vs ARST
2022 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & team ratings
-6.2538–18 W O51.25
Close
FAU vs RICE
2022 · Week 7 · close · similar total & situation
-517–14 L U54.5
Close
ODU vs ARST
2022 · Week 4 · close · similar total & spread
-529–26 L U56
Close
FAU vs MTSU
2021 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & situation
-3.517–27 L U49.5
Close
FSU vs DUKE
2020 · Week 15 · close · similar rest & spread
-356–35 W O57
Close
2023 · Week 2 · close · similar total & spread
-335–14 W U54.5
Close
NIU vs CMU
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar total & spread
-4.522–35 L O54
Close
CMU vs NIU
2021 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & total
-638–39 L O56
Close
WMU vs EMU
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar total & spread
-4.523–45 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.
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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
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

USF
Longer bar = better
NAVY
#101
Offense
Even
#100
#87
Defense
Even
#90
0.0 #75
Turnovers
NAVY better ▶
+0.7 #34
80 plays #3
Pace
◀ USF faster
62 plays #112
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When USF has the ball
Even matchup
USF offNAVY defEdge
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
When NAVY has the ball
Even matchup
NAVY offUSF defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
USF scored
8.5
#33
5.8
#111
14.3
#76
7.0
#53
5.5
#90
12.5
#72
NAVY allowed
7.0
#108
7.0
#68
14.0
#89
4.7
#63
4.7
#46
9.3
#44
NAVY scoring against the USF defense
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NAVY scored
7.0
#48
3.3
#124
10.3
#109
2.3
#125
4.3
#104
6.7
#125
USF allowed
5.3
#83
6.8
#64
12.0
#72
7.8
#107
8.0
#99
15.8
#112

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
NAVY +2.5
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