Sat, Sep 9, 2023, 6:00 PM EDTWeek 2 · at Georgia Southern
Weather at kickoff83°F7 mphgusts 14Wet0.0 mmWet Over 45% of 309 games since 2023Weather watch ›
1-0 · Power #102
35
final
Final
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1-0 · Power #92
49
▲ winner
Closing spread
GASO -7
✓ GASO W
Total
63
▲ Over · 84 pts
Model before kickoff
UAB 22–28 GASO
✓ GASO (68%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseGASO -7
Total63
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Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseGASO -7
Total63
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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 GASO as a 7-point home favorite against UAB, the favorite won 8, covered 7, and 7 went over the total.

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This game: GASO won 49–35; the favorite covered, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 84 points went over 63, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 68%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 48%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 13 against an average line of 7.6; 76 points a game (usually 54.1). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Loose
BUFF vs KENT
2020 · Week 13 · loose · similar spread
-7.570–41 W O69.5
Loose
WASH vs MSU
2022 · Week 3 · loose · similar situation & rest
-3.539–28 W O56.5
Loose
UCLA vs FRES
2021 · Week 3 · loose · similar total & situation
-1137–40 L O64
Loose
APP vs MRSH
2021 · Week 4 · loose · similar spread & situation
-731–30 L O59.25
Loose
TEX vs TTU
2021 · Week 4 · loose · similar total & rest
-970–35 W O62.75
Loose
UNC vs UVA
2021 · Week 3 · loose · similar spread & rest
-7.559–39 W O66.5
Loose
KU vs DUKE
2022 · Week 4 · loose · similar spread & situation
-735–27 W U65.5
Loose
TCU vs SMU
2021 · Week 4 · loose · similar situation & total
-9.534–42 L O65.5
Loose
KSU vs MIZ
2022 · Week 2 · loose · similar spread & rest
-740–12 W U52.5
Loose
PUR vs ORST
2021 · Week 1 · loose · similar spread & situation
-730–21 W U68
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
Georgia Southern have 0 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
UAB
Longer bar = better
GASO
#30
Offense
Even
#32
#27
Defense
Even
#16
−1.0 #92
Turnovers
◀ UAB better
−1.0 #107
71 plays #38
Pace
Even
74 plays #29
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When UAB has the ball
Even matchup
UAB offGASO defEdge
Points / game 35.0 #56 0.0 #3 GASO
Yards / play 6.45 #48 4.16 #34 Even
PPA / play +0.51 #13 −0.19 #22 Even
Success rate 71% #4 17% #4 Even
When GASO has the ball
Even matchup
GASO offUAB defEdge
Points / game 34.0 #61 6.0 #11 UAB
Yards / play 6.39 #51 3.33 #10 UAB
PPA / play +0.51 #14 −0.11 #30 Even
Success rate 76% #1 36% #55 GASO

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
GASO +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
83° · 7 mph
gusts 14 mph · 0.004 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
UAB9d
GASO7d
UAB +2 days
Tempo
Fast 145 plays
slowavg 135fast

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