Sat, Sep 28, 2024, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 5 · at Clemson · Conference game
Closing spread
CLEM -23.5
✓ CLEM W
Total
57.5
▼ Under · 54 pts
Model before kickoff
STAN 15–39 CLEM
✓ CLEM (95%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCLEM -22
CloseCLEM -23.5
Total57.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenCLEM -22
1.5 → CLEM
CloseCLEM -23.5
1.5 pts toward Clemson
Total
Open57.5
no move
Close57.5
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened CLEM -22 · closed CLEM -23.5 · moved 1.5 toward CLEMmodel CLEM -23.5 matches the line
model CLEM -23.5 = line ✓
Opened 57.5 · unchangedmodel 53.5
model 53.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 21.5–25.5 since 2023: won 94%, covered 43% (64 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 52% (42 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCLEM -22
CloseCLEM -23.5
Total57.5
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
CLEM as a 23.5-point home favorite against STAN, the favorite won 9, covered 7, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: CLEM won 40–14; the favorite covered, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 54 points stayed under 57.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 91%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
5 of 956%
Normal range · usually 50%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 28.7 against an average line of 22.8; 61.7 points a game (usually 54.5). Of the 3 overs, 3 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 rest & season form |
-25 | 49–17 | W | O52.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-24.5 | 42–25 | L | O61 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-24 | 28–13 | L | U52.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-24 | 42–7 | W | U54 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & total |
-20.5 | 59–25 | W | O55.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & total |
-20 | 41–13 | W | U58.75 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & team ratings |
-21.5 | 62–17 | W | O52.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & situation |
-23.5 | 33–7 | W | U51 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & spread |
-24 | 27–31 | L | P58 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & rest |
-20.5 | 69–10 | W | O55 |
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 Clemson ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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.
Market moved toward Clemson
1.5 pts (CLEM -22 → CLEM -23.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Small sample warning
Stanford have 3 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 24 in the 4th quarter and got 20. 52% of games with totals 53.5–61.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-6 40% | 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% | |
| 7-3 70% | 6-4 60% | 6-4 60% |
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 →−3.6▲ 1.4#82
CLEM+12.9 →+13.5▲ 0.6#14
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW4
Longer bar = better
#92
Offense
CLEM better ▶#12
#84
Defense
◀ STAN better#106
+0.3 #61
Turnovers
CLEM better ▶+1.3 #14
68 plays #48
Pace
◀ STAN faster64 plays #91
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| STAN off | CLEM def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 31.3 #62 | 29.7 #103 | STAN |
| Yards / play | 5.24 #106 | 6.26 #117 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.03 #110 | +0.19 #104 | Even |
| Success rate | 41% #91 | 43% #99 | Even |
| CLEM off | STAN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 42.7 #15 | 21.7 #62 | CLEM |
| Yards / play | 7.41 #15 | 5.68 #85 | CLEM |
| PPA / play | +0.53 #4 | +0.10 #77 | CLEM |
| Success rate | 52% #14 | 44% #111 | CLEM |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
STAN scoring against the CLEM defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.0 #55 | 7.7 #82 | 14.7 #76 | 8.0 #44 | 8.7 #39 | 16.7 #39 | |
0.0 #1 | 8.7 #96 | 8.7 #37 | 9.3 #122 | 11.7 #128 | 21.0 #131 |
CLEM scoring against the STAN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
21.0 #1 | 12.7 #22 | 33.7 #2 | 9.0 #27 | 0.0 #134 | 9.0 #114 | |
2.3 #20 | 6.7 #58 | 9.0 #42 | 5.7 #73 | 7.0 #88 | 12.7 #82 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
73° · 4 mph
gusts 10 mph · at kickoff
Rest
STAN8d
CLEM7d
STAN +1 day
Tempo
Average 132 plays
slowavg 132fast
Travel
STAN 2,189 mi
3 time zones
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