Sat, Sep 28, 2024, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 5 · at Clemson · Conference game
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2-1 · Power #96
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Final
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2-1 · Power #17
40
▲ winner
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1.5 pts toward Clemson
Total
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
Opened 57.5 · unchangedmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
FSU vs UL
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & season form
-2549–17 W O52.5
Very close
USC vs ASU
2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar situation & rest
-24.542–25 L O61
Very close
UTAH vs COLO
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest
-2428–13 L U52.5
Very close
UTAH vs STAN
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & rest
-2442–7 W U54
Close
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & total
-20.559–25 W O55.5
Close
LIB vs MTSU
2021 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & total
-2041–13 W U58.75
Close
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & team ratings
-21.562–17 W O52.5
Close
MICH vs NU
2021 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & situation
-23.533–7 W U51
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & spread
-2427–31 L P58
Close
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & rest
-20.569–10 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.
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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

STAN
Longer bar = better
CLEM
#92
Offense
CLEM better ▶
#12
#84
Defense
◀ STAN better
#106
+0.3 #61
Turnovers
CLEM better ▶
+1.3 #14
68 plays #48
Pace
◀ STAN faster
64 plays #91
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When STAN has the ball
Even matchup
STAN offCLEM defEdge
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
When CLEM has the ball
Advantage: CLEM offense
CLEM offSTAN defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
STAN scored
7.0
#55
7.7
#82
14.7
#76
8.0
#44
8.7
#39
16.7
#39
CLEM allowed
0.0
#1
8.7
#96
8.7
#37
9.3
#122
11.7
#128
21.0
#131
CLEM scoring against the STAN defense
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CLEM scored
21.0
#1
12.7
#22
33.7
#2
9.0
#27
0.0
#134
9.0
#114
STAN allowed
2.3
#20
6.7
#58
9.0
#42
5.7
#73
7.0
#88
12.7
#82

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
CLEM +2.5
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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