Sat, Nov 23, 2024, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 13 · at California · Conference game
Closing spread
CAL -15.5
✓ STAN W
Total
52.5
▼ Under · 45 pts
Model before kickoff
STAN 17–33 CAL
✓ CAL (87%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCAL -14.5
CloseCAL -15.5
Total55.5 → 52.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenCAL -14.5
1 → CAL
CloseCAL -15.5
1 pt toward California
Total
Open55.5
▼ 3
Close52.5
Down 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened CAL -14.5 · closed CAL -15.5 · moved 1 toward CALmodel CAL -16.5
model CAL -16.5
Opened 55.5 · closed 52.5 · moved 3 downmodel 49.5
model 49.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 14.5–16.5 since 2023: won 91%, covered 47% (66 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 53% (103 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCAL -14.5
CloseCAL -15.5
Total55.5 → 52.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 10 games most like
CAL as a 15.5-point home favorite against STAN, the favorite won 9, covered 4, and 3 went over the total.
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This game: CAL won 24–21; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 45 points stayed under 52.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 84%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 47%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 16.7 against an average line of 15.1; 45.3 points a game (usually 53.9). Of the 2 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-16 | 27–14 | L | U50.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-13.5 | 14–10 | L | U57 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-16.5 | 40–34 | L | O55 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-13.5 | 47–6 | W | U53.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-13.5 | 7–10 | L | U58 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-12.5 | 24–21 | L | U47.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & total |
-18.5 | 38–14 | W | O51 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & spread |
-15.5 | 45–3 | W | U52.25 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-16.5 | 24–13 | L | U48.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-14.75 | 44–18 | W | O52.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight California ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Stanford away ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Total moved down 3
55.5 → 52.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 22 in the 4th quarter and got 14. 52% of games with totals 48.5–56.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-7 30% | 4-6 40% | 4-6 40% | |
| 5-5 50% | 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
STAN 54–45 CAL (6 tied)
STAN leads · 105 games since 1918 · STAN has won the last meeting
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18 2023 | California 27 @ Stanford 15 | CAL -6.5 | CAL W |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 137 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
STAN−5.0 →−7.0▼ 2.0#100
CAL+2.0 →+5.4▲ 3.4#44
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12
Longer bar = better
#117
Offense
CAL better ▶#64
#120
Defense
CAL better ▶#46
−0.5 #105
Turnovers
CAL better ▶+1.4 #3
67 plays #75
Pace
CAL faster ▶70 plays #35
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| STAN off | CAL def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 22.2 #110 | 20.7 #33 | CAL |
| Yards / play | 4.88 #127 | 4.99 #33 | CAL |
| PPA / play | −0.03 #128 | +0.08 #57 | CAL |
| Success rate | 40% #103 | 41% #59 | CAL |
| CAL off | STAN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 28.3 #61 | 34.6 #121 | CAL |
| Yards / play | 5.71 #72 | 6.52 #122 | CAL |
| PPA / play | +0.16 #59 | +0.23 #118 | CAL |
| Success rate | 44% #64 | 47% #120 | CAL |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
STAN scoring against the CAL defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.5 #95 | 6.4 #108 | 10.9 #107 | 4.9 #94 | 6.4 #83 | 11.3 #101 | |
5.3 #78 | 5.5 #25 | 10.8 #39 | 1.8 #3 | 8.1 #107 | 9.9 #28 |
CAL scoring against the STAN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.5 #48 | 8.6 #60 | 15.1 #56 | 7.5 #40 | 5.7 #106 | 13.2 #70 | |
8.7 #126 | 9.9 #108 | 18.6 #122 | 8.3 #121 | 7.7 #94 | 16.0 #116 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
57° · 9 mph
gusts 21 mph · 0.004 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
STAN7d
CAL7d
Even
Tempo
Average 136 plays
slowavg 134fast
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