Sat, Nov 23, 2024, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Syracuse
Closing spread
SYR -9.5
✓ CONN W
Total
53.5
▲ Over · 55 pts
Model before kickoff
CONN 22–32 SYR
✓ SYR (76%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenSYR -11
CloseSYR -9.5
Total54.5 → 53.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenSYR -11
1.5 → CONN
CloseSYR -9.5
1.5 pts toward UConn
Total
Open54.5
▼ 1
Close53.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened SYR -11 · closed SYR -9.5 · moved 1.5 toward CONNmodel SYR -12
model SYR -12
Opened 54.5 · closed 53.5 · moved 1 downmodel 54
model 54
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 8.5–10.5 since 2023: won 78%, covered 43% (88 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 54% (112 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenSYR -11
CloseSYR -9.5
Total54.5 → 53.5
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
SYR as a 9.5-point home favorite against CONN, the favorite won 7, covered 5, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: SYR won 31–24; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 55 points went over 53.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 73%
Favorite covered
5 of 956%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 52%
Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 11.5 against an average line of 9.1; 53.9 points a game (usually 54.6). Of the 2 overs, 0 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 10 · very close · similar rest & total |
-6.5 | 34–10 | W | U53.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & rest |
-11 | 28–25 | L | O49 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 8 · close · similar team ratings & spread |
-9.5 | 42–17 | W | U60.25 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 11 · close · similar season form & spread |
-8 | 38–6 | W | U58 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar total & spread |
-11.5 | 7–12 | L | U52.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar spread |
-10 | 35–24 | W | O48.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar total |
-10 | 41–14 | W | O53 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 10 · close · similar season form & spread |
-9.25 | 49–52 | L | O54.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 5 · close · similar total |
-10 | 24–14 | P | U54 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar season form |
-5 | 29–38 | L | O54.5 |
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
Moderate UConn ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (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.
Syracuse 1-3 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Market moved toward UConn
1.5 pts (SYR -11 → SYR -9.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 329 earlier overs in games with totals 49.5–57.5, 35% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-3 70% | 6-4 60% | 8-2 80% | |
| 7-3 70% | 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% |
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
CONN−11.5 →−4.7▲ 6.8#88
SYR−2.1 →+3.9▲ 6.0#52
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12
Longer bar = better
#69
Offense
SYR better ▶#47
#29
Defense
◀ CONN better#101
−0.1 #74
Turnovers
Even−0.1 #78
71 plays #23
Pace
SYR faster ▶79 plays #2
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| CONN off | SYR def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 31.7 #38 | 28.2 #91 | CONN |
| Yards / play | 5.66 #75 | 6.09 #108 | CONN |
| PPA / play | +0.13 #71 | +0.18 #104 | CONN |
| Success rate | 42% #91 | 44% #101 | Even |
| SYR off | CONN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 31.8 #37 | 21.3 #37 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.64 #78 | 4.90 #28 | CONN |
| PPA / play | +0.17 #49 | −0.02 #14 | CONN |
| Success rate | 47% #23 | 38% #37 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
CONN scoring against the SYR defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.7 #45 | 6.7 #107 | 13.4 #74 | 8.7 #22 | 9.6 #15 | 18.3 #8 | |
5.8 #86 | 8.6 #90 | 14.4 #88 | 5.4 #63 | 8.1 #106 | 13.5 #88 |
SYR scoring against the CONN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.4 #100 | 10.3 #31 | 14.7 #58 | 8.3 #25 | 7.5 #54 | 15.8 #31 | |
3.7 #28 | 6.6 #50 | 10.3 #34 | 3.9 #25 | 7.1 #82 | 11.0 #49 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
CONN14d bye
SYR7d
CONN +7 days
Tempo
Fast 150 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
CONN backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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