Sat, Oct 7, 2023, 4:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at UAB · Conference game
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
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseUSF -3
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close68
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseUSF -3
Total68
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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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 17–24 | L | U65.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & total |
-3 | 28–45 | L | O67.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-3 | 29–52 | L | O64.5 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-3 | 49–21 | W | O66 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-2.5 | 24–40 | L | O63.5 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & total |
-4.5 | 45–47 | L | O69 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & rest |
-5 | 34–27 | W | U68.5 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 14 · very close · similar total & situation |
-1 | 42–31 | W | O65.5 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-3.5 | 38–21 | W | U63.5 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 15 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-2 | 27–30 | 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.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 6 earlier overs in games with totals 64–72, 33% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-2 60% | 3-2 60% | 2-2 50% | |
| 1-4 20% | 3-2 60% | 3-2 60% |
Recent meetings
The series
USF 3–2 UAB
USF leads · 5 games since 2003 · USF has won the last 2 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
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
Longer bar = better
#93
Offense
UAB better ▶#56
#75
Defense
◀ USF better#128
−0.4 #101
Turnovers
UAB better ▶+0.4 #41
80 plays #3
Pace
◀ USF faster73 plays #18
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| USF off | UAB def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| UAB off | USF def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.2 #36 | 7.8 #84 | 16.0 #58 | 7.0 #58 | 7.2 #60 | 14.2 #59 | |
6.2 #94 | 13.2 #128 | 19.4 #124 | 9.0 #115 | 7.6 #93 | 16.6 #116 |
UAB scoring against the USF defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.0 #128 | 13.4 #14 | 15.4 #66 | 3.4 #116 | 8.2 #39 | 11.6 #92 | |
7.0 #108 | 6.6 #53 | 13.6 #80 | 6.8 #87 | 7.8 #98 | 14.6 #99 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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