Sat, Nov 11, 2023, 10:30 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Oregon · Conference game
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7-3 · Power #23
27
final
Final
@
8-1 · Power #2
36
▲ winner
Closing spread
ORE -17
✓ USC W
Total
78
▼ Under · 63 pts
Model before kickoff
USC 28–45 ORE
✓ ORE (88%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseORE -17
Total78
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Spread
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Total
 
Line context
Home favorites of 15–19 since 2023: won 98%, covered 57% (51 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseORE -17
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Similar games

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

In the 7 games most like ORE as a 17-point home favorite against USC, the favorite won 5, covered 3, and 2 went over the total.

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This game: ORE won 36–27; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 7 similar games. 63 points stayed under 78, as in 5 of 7.
Favorite won
5 of 771%
Normal range · usually 87%
Favorite covered
3 of 743%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
2 of 729%
Normal range · usually 49%

Only 7 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 16.3 against an average line of 18; 69.4 points a game (usually 55.1). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 7 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Loose
OSU vs MSU
2021 · Week 12 · loose · similar rest & situation
-19.556–7 W U70.5
Loose
ORE vs WASH
2022 · Week 11 · loose · similar situation & rest
-1234–37 L U74
Loose
OSU vs MD
2021 · Week 6 · loose · similar rest & situation
-21.7566–17 W O71.5
Loose
ALA vs MISS
2021 · Week 5 · loose · similar total & situation
-1542–21 W U79.5
Loose
2023 · Week 6 · loose · similar rest & situation
-2143–41 L O69.5
Loose
UCLA vs ARIZ
2022 · Week 11 · loose · similar total & situation
-2028–34 L U77.5
Loose
2023 · Week 8 · loose · similar spread & season form
-1731–29 L U67.5
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 5 trends and market moves behind it
Strong Oregon ATS trend Miss
Strong-or-stronger ATS leans went 52-45 (54%) 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.

USC ATS struggles (2-8)
USC have covered only 20% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
USC away ATS weakness (0-4)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Oregon ATS trend (8-1)
Oregon have covered 89% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Oregon 4-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Oregon 7-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
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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
USC+9.1 →+10.3▲ 1.2#20
ORE+8.3 →+22.1▲ 13.8#2
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10

USC
Longer bar = better
ORE
#5
Offense
Even
#2
#117
Defense
ORE better ▶
#14
+0.2 #52
Turnovers
ORE better ▶
+0.9 #14
65 plays #100
Pace
ORE faster ▶
70 plays #42
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When USC has the ball
Even matchup
USC offORE defEdge
Points / game 45.5 #2 16.0 #10 Even
Yards / play 7.53 #4 4.69 #13 Even
PPA / play +0.34 #5 −0.03 #14 Even
Success rate 50% #10 37% #20 Even
When ORE has the ball
Advantage: ORE offense
ORE offUSC defEdge
Points / game 47.4 #1 34.5 #125 ORE
Yards / play 7.76 #2 6.11 #112 ORE
PPA / play +0.44 #2 +0.21 #121 ORE
Success rate 56% #1 45% #108 ORE

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
USC scoring against the ORE defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
USC scored
12.5
#4
11.4
#18
23.9
#4
9.1
#14
11.0
#3
20.1
#4
ORE allowed
5.2
#65
4.0
#9
9.2
#25
3.3
#17
3.4
#7
6.8
#5
ORE scoring against the USC defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ORE scored
12.6
#3
14.3
#4
26.9
#1
11.3
#3
9.2
#20
20.6
#3
USC allowed
6.6
#100
10.3
#115
16.9
#111
6.7
#94
9.6
#119
16.3
#114

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ORE +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
51° · 3 mph
gusts 6 mph · at kickoff
Rest
USC7d
ORE7d
Even
Tempo
Average 134 plays
slowavg 133fast

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