Sat, Sep 9, 2023, 8:30 PM EDTWeek 2 · at Florida State
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
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseFSU -31
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close54
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseFSU -31
Total54
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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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.
Small sample warning
Southern Miss has 1 game with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 32 earlier overs in games with totals 50–58, 38% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-0 100% | 1-0 100% | 1-0 100% | |
| 1-0 100% | 1-0 100% | 0-0 — |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 135 FBS teams
Longer bar = better
#95
Offense
FSU better ▶#30
#89
Defense
FSU better ▶#58
0.0 #83
Turnovers
FSU better ▶+1.0 #39
66 plays #77
Pace
Even68 plays #65
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| USM off | FSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| FSU off | USM def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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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