Sat, Sep 9, 2023, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 2 · at Georgia State
Weather at kickoff78°F4 mphWet0.0 mmWet Over 45% of 309 games since 2023Weather watch ›
0-1 · Power #125
14
final
Final
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1-0 · Power #91
35
▲ winner
Closing spread
GAST -3
✓ GAST W
Total
54.5
▼ Under · 49 pts
Model before kickoff
CONN 25–29 GAST
✓ GAST (59%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseGAST -3
Total54.5
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Market

Open → close
Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseGAST -3
Total54.5
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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 GAST as a 3-point home favorite against CONN, the favorite won 5, covered 5, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: GAST won 35–14; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 49 points stayed under 54.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 59%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
5 of 1050%
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 4.4 against an average line of 3; 56.4 points a game (usually 54.4). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
GAST vs ODU
2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & total
-3.531–17 W U53.75
Close
WSU vs STAN
2021 · Week 7 · close · similar total & rest
-134–31 W O53
Close
BALL vs M-OH
2021 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & total
-3.517–24 L U53
Close
CLT vs MTSU
2021 · Week 4 · close · similar spread & total
-2.542–39 W O55.5
Close
GT vs VT
2021 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & total
-3.517–26 L U55.25
Close
BC vs FSU
2021 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & total
-323–26 L U55.5
Close
AFA vs FAU
2021 · Week 4 · close · similar total & spread
-3.531–7 W U54
Close
BC vs GT
2020 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & total
-3.548–27 W O57.25
Close
MEM vs HOU
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & total
-1.532–33 L O57.5
Close
MEM vs ECU
2021 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & team ratings
-429–30 L O58.75
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
UConn has 1 game 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
CONN
Longer bar = better
GAST
#93
Offense
GAST better ▶
#27
#93
Defense
◀ CONN better
#109
−1.0 #89
Turnovers
GAST better ▶
+2.0 #11
53 plays #124
Pace
Even
58 plays #117
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CONN has the ball
Even matchup
CONN offGAST defEdge
Points / game 14.0 #116 35.0 #106 Even
Yards / play 5.15 #94 6.93 #117 CONN
PPA / play +0.09 #86 +0.26 #113 CONN
Success rate 42% #77 43% #98 CONN
When GAST has the ball
Advantage: GAST offense
GAST offCONN defEdge
Points / game 42.0 #28 24.0 #76 GAST
Yards / play 7.31 #23 5.06 #68 GAST
PPA / play +0.42 #22 +0.15 #97 GAST
Success rate 51% #35 60% #131 GAST

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
GAST +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
78° · 4 mph
gusts 8 mph · 0.004 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
CONN9d
GAST9d
Even
Tempo
Slow 111 plays
slowavg 135fast
Quarterback
CONN backup QB started
Not the usual starter

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