Sat, Nov 2, 2024, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 10 · at Washington · Conference game
Weather at kickoff51°F14 mphgusts 22DryWeather watch ›
4-4 · Power #16
21
final
Final
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4-4 · Power #31
26
▲ winner
Closing spread
USC -2.5
✓ WASH W
Total
55.5
▼ Under · 47 pts
Model before kickoff
USC 26–24 WASH
✗ USC (57%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUSC -2
CloseUSC -2.5
Total55.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
0.5 pts toward USC
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened USC -2 · closed USC -2.5 · moved 0.5 toward USCmodel USC -2.5 matches the line
Opened 55.5 · unchangedmodel 50.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 56%, covered 47% (123 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUSC -2
CloseUSC -2.5
Total55.5
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 USC as a 2.5-point road favorite at WASH, the favorite won 6, covered 4, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: WASH won 26–21 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 47 points stayed under 55.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
4 of 944%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: underdog by 2.4 against an average line of 2.8; 54 points a game (usually 53.1). Of the 1 over, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & rest
-27–36 L U58.75
Very close
TCU @ BAY
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest
-229–28 L U58
Very close
TEX @ KSU
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & situation
-334–27 W O54.5
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & rest
-2.520–39 L O55.5
Very close
WASH @ WSU
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & rest
-2.551–33 W O60
Very close
ARK @ LSU
2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & season form
-316–13 P U59.5
Very close
ASU @ ORST
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & rest
-310–24 L U59
Very close
NCST @ FSU
2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & situation
-328–14 W U55
Very close
MSU @ PUR
2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & spread
-2.529–40 L O53.5
Very close
CLEM @ FSU
2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & spread
-4.534–28 W O51
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
Mixed signals 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.

USC away ATS weakness (0-3)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Washington 0-3 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (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+10.9 →+14.6▲ 3.7#15
WASH+12.9 →+10.2▼ 2.7#22
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

USC
Longer bar = better
WASH
#29
Offense
Even
#40
#67
Defense
WASH better ▶
#21
+0.1 #62
Turnovers
Even
0.0 #75
68 plays #59
Pace
◀ USC faster
66 plays #73
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When USC has the ball
Even matchup
USC offWASH defEdge
Points / game 31.8 #44 18.8 #23 WASH
Yards / play 6.42 #34 4.43 #5 WASH
PPA / play +0.24 #24 −0.01 #19 Even
Success rate 49% #12 39% #38 USC
When WASH has the ball
Advantage: WASH offense
WASH offUSC defEdge
Points / game 23.3 #103 21.8 #45 USC
Yards / play 6.57 #25 5.69 #81 WASH
PPA / play +0.26 #20 +0.05 #46 WASH
Success rate 50% #10 43% #95 WASH

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
USC scoring against the WASH defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
USC scored
5.6
#77
10.5
#30
16.1
#49
7.8
#35
7.9
#48
15.6
#38
WASH allowed
3.4
#25
7.4
#67
10.8
#44
3.8
#21
4.3
#19
8.0
#14
WASH scoring against the USC defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
WASH scored
3.0
#123
9.4
#51
12.4
#95
5.4
#83
5.5
#106
10.9
#104
USC allowed
2.9
#17
7.1
#62
10.0
#29
5.3
#53
6.1
#67
11.4
#58

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
WASH +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
51° · 14 mph
gusts 22 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
USC8d
WASH7d
USC +1 day
Tempo
Average 134 plays
slowavg 133fast

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