Mon, Dec 23, 2024, 11:00 AM ESTMyrtle Beach Bowl · at Coastal Carolina
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6-6 · Power #82
44
▲ winner
Final
@
6-6 · Power #101
15
final
Closing spread
UTSA -13.5
✓ UTSA W
Total
56.5
▲ Over · 59 pts
Model before kickoff
UTSA 34–23 CCU
✓ UTSA (78%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCCU -6.5
CloseUTSA -13.5
Total57.5 → 56.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
20 pts toward UTSA
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened CCU -6.5 · closed UTSA -13.5 · moved 20 toward UTSAmodel CCU -1
Opened 57.5 · closed 56.5 · moved 1 downmodel 57
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 12.5–14.5 since 2023: won 80%, covered 46% (54 games)ⓘ
Crossed 7The team the line moved toward covered 60% (30 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCCU -6.5
CloseUTSA -13.5
Total57.5 → 56.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

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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.

UTSA away ATS weakness (1-5)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Market moved toward UTSA
20 pts (CCU -6.5 → UTSA -13.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
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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
UTSA+1.0 →−4.3▼ 5.3#84
CCU−2.5 →−6.5▼ 4.0#98
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW16

UTSA
Longer bar = better
CCU
#77
Offense
Even
#69
#57
Defense
◀ UTSA better
#89
0.0 #65
Turnovers
CCU better ▶
+0.4 #44
78 plays #4
Pace
◀ UTSA faster
65 plays #95
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When UTSA has the ball
Even matchup
UTSA offCCU defEdge
Points / game 32.3 #37 30.6 #105 UTSA
Yards / play 5.74 #77 5.81 #88 Even
PPA / play +0.10 #89 +0.11 #79 Even
Success rate 40% #105 43% #84 CCU
When CCU has the ball
Even matchup
CCU offUTSA defEdge
Points / game 29.8 #51 31.3 #109 CCU
Yards / play 5.94 #57 5.70 #78 CCU
PPA / play +0.12 #75 +0.05 #37 UTSA
Success rate 41% #93 35% #2 UTSA

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
UTSA scoring against the CCU defense
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UTSA scored
8.0
#22
10.8
#21
18.8
#18
5.1
#90
8.3
#37
13.4
#66
CCU allowed
5.1
#68
11.2
#124
16.3
#111
5.1
#59
9.3
#115
14.3
#100
CCU scoring against the UTSA defense
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CCU scored
8.3
#15
6.8
#98
15.2
#47
8.3
#21
6.4
#84
14.7
#54
UTSA allowed
5.1
#68
9.9
#110
15.0
#96
8.3
#120
8.1
#102
16.3
#119

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
CCU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
40° · 8 mph
gusts 21 mph · at kickoff
Rest
UTSA23d bye
CCU23d bye
Even
Tempo
Fast 142 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
CCU backup QB started
Not the usual starter

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