Sat, Sep 9, 2023, 8:30 PM EDTWeek 2 · at Florida State
Weather at kickoff77°F5 mphDryWeather watch ›
1-0 · Power #121
13
final
Final
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1-0 · Power #14
66
▲ winner
Closing spread
FSU -31
✓ FSU W
Total
54
▲ Over · 79 pts
Model before kickoff
USM 16–43 FSU
✓ FSU (97%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseFSU -31
Total54
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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
CloseFSU -31
Total54
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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.

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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 135 FBS teams
USM
Longer bar = better
FSU
#95
Offense
FSU better ▶
#30
#89
Defense
FSU better ▶
#58
0.0 #83
Turnovers
FSU better ▶
+1.0 #39
66 plays #77
Pace
Even
68 plays #65
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When USM has the ball
Advantage: FSU defense
USM offFSU defEdge
Points / game 26.5 #87 18.5 #53 FSU
Yards / play 5.34 #97 5.69 #93 Even
PPA / play +0.15 #69 −0.01 #49 Even
Success rate 32% #127 35% #36 FSU
When FSU has the ball
Advantage: FSU offense
FSU offUSM defEdge
Points / game 55.5 #6 40.0 #125 FSU
Yards / play 7.76 #10 6.96 #127 FSU
PPA / play +0.36 #25 +0.13 #90 FSU
Success rate 43% #79 31% #14 USM

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
FSU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
77° · 5 mph
gusts 7 mph · at kickoff
Rest
USM7d
FSU6d
USM +1 day
Tempo
Average 133 plays
slowavg 134fast

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