Sat, Oct 7, 2023, 4:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at UAB · Conference game
Weather at kickoff67°F12 mphgusts 24DryWeather watch ›
3-2 · Power #95
35
final
Final
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1-4 · Power #102
56
▲ winner
Closing spread
USF -3
✓ UAB W
Total
68
▲ Over · 91 pts
Model before kickoff
USF 32–30 UAB
✗ USF (56%) lost
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseUSF -3
Total68
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Market

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Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseUSF -3
Total68
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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 USF as a 3-point road favorite at UAB, the favorite won 4, covered 4, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: UAB won 56–35 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 91 points went over 68, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 59%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 47%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 0.5 against an average line of 3; 67.1 points a game (usually 54.3). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
NIU @ OHIO
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread
-2.517–24 L U65.5
Very close
FAU @ UNT
2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & total
-328–45 L O67.5
Very close
TULN @ ECU
2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & rest
-329–52 L O64.5
Very close
CLT @ UNT
2020 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & rest
-349–21 W O66
Very close
MTSU @ LT
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & rest
-2.524–40 L O63.5
Very close
ARST @ TXST
2020 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & total
-4.545–47 L O69
Very close
KENT @ OHIO
2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & rest
-534–27 W U68.5
Very close
LT @ UNT
2020 · Week 14 · very close · similar total & situation
-142–31 W O65.5
Very close
TULN @ ECU
2020 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & rest
-3.538–21 W U63.5
Very close
WMU @ BALL
2020 · Week 15 · very close · similar rest & spread
-227–30 L U66
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 no trends and market moves 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.

No notable trends or market moves for this game.
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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 →−5.0▼ 1.9#87
UAB+0.5 →−7.2▼ 7.7#99
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5

USF
Longer bar = better
UAB
#93
Offense
UAB better ▶
#56
#75
Defense
◀ USF better
#128
−0.4 #101
Turnovers
UAB better ▶
+0.4 #41
80 plays #3
Pace
◀ USF faster
73 plays #18
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When USF has the ball
Advantage: USF offense
USF offUAB defEdge
Points / game 30.2 #65 36.0 #127 USF
Yards / play 5.47 #90 6.65 #127 USF
PPA / play +0.05 #102 +0.27 #126 USF
Success rate 38% #116 50% #131 Even
When UAB has the ball
Even matchup
UAB offUSF defEdge
Points / game 27.0 #83 28.2 #88 Even
Yards / play 5.72 #77 5.87 #95 Even
PPA / play +0.20 #47 +0.13 #85 UAB
Success rate 50% #16 37% #32 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
USF scoring against the UAB defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
USF scored
8.2
#36
7.8
#84
16.0
#58
7.0
#58
7.2
#60
14.2
#59
UAB allowed
6.2
#94
13.2
#128
19.4
#124
9.0
#115
7.6
#93
16.6
#116
UAB scoring against the USF defense
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UAB scored
2.0
#128
13.4
#14
15.4
#66
3.4
#116
8.2
#39
11.6
#92
USF allowed
7.0
#108
6.6
#53
13.6
#80
6.8
#87
7.8
#98
14.6
#99

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
UAB +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
67° · 12 mph
gusts 24 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
USF7d
UAB7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 153 plays
slowavg 134fast