Sat, Sep 16, 2023, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Florida · Conference game
Weather at kickoff79°F3 mphgusts 11Wet0.0 mmWet Over 45% of 309 games since 2023Weather watch ›
2-0 · Power #15
16
final
Final
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1-1 · Power #36
29
▲ winner
Closing spread
TENN -5
✓ FLA W
Total
56.5
▼ Under · 45 pts
Model before kickoff
TENN 31–26 FLA
✗ TENN (66%) lost
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseTENN -5
Total56.5
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Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseTENN -5
Total56.5
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Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like TENN as a 5-point road favorite at FLA, the favorite won 4, covered 2, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: FLA won 29–16 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 8 of the 10 similar games. 45 points stayed under 56.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 61%
Favorite covered
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 46%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 4.5 against an average line of 5.2; 60.3 points a game (usually 54.1). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
CLEM @ WAKE
2022 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & situation
-7.551–45 L O58
Very close
FLA @ UK
2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar total & rest
-7.513–20 L U56.5
Close
ORE @ WSU
2022 · Week 4 · close · similar situation & rest
-6.544–41 L O57.25
Close
CLEM @ FSU
2022 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & spread
-4.534–28 W O51
Close
MSST @ LSU
2022 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & situation
-316–31 L U53
Close
TEX @ ARK
2021 · Week 2 · close · similar rest & total
-621–40 L O57.5
Close
MICH @ IU
2020 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & spread
-4.521–38 L O55
Close
CCU @ APP
2021 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & situation
-4.527–30 L U60.75
Close
UCLA @ STAN
2021 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & situation
-435–24 W U60
Close
MSST @ UK
2022 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & spread
-3.517–27 L U50.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 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 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
Tennessee have 2 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 135 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
TENN+9.7 →+14.6▲ 4.9#6
FLA−1.7 →+4.7▲ 6.4#34
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2

TENN
Longer bar = better
FLA
#27
Offense
◀ TENN better
#43
#11
Defense
◀ TENN better
#27
0.0 #69
Turnovers
◀ TENN better
−1.0 #108
75 plays #18
Pace
◀ TENN faster
70 plays #51
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TENN has the ball
Even matchup
TENN offFLA defEdge
Points / game 39.5 #27 15.5 #35 Even
Yards / play 6.37 #39 4.11 #19 Even
PPA / play +0.31 #30 0.00 #50 Even
Success rate 54% #12 28% #4 Even
When FLA has the ball
Advantage: TENN defense
FLA offTENN defEdge
Points / game 30.0 #69 13.0 #21 TENN
Yards / play 6.52 #33 3.88 #10 TENN
PPA / play +0.20 #50 −0.16 #10 TENN
Success rate 53% #19 24% #3 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 80 FBS teams
TENN scoring against the FLA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TENN scored
5.0
12.0
17.0
12.0
10.5
22.5
FLA allowed
3.5
5.0
8.5
3.5
3.5
7.0
FLA scoring against the TENN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
FLA scored
8.0
6.5
14.5
8.0
7.5
15.5
TENN allowed
1.5
3.0
4.5
3.5
5.0
8.5

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
FLA +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
79° · 3 mph
gusts 11 mph · 0.004 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
TENN7d
FLA7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 145 plays
slowavg 134fast

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