Mon, Dec 23, 2024, 11:00 AM ESTMyrtle Beach Bowl · at Coastal Carolina
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenCCU -6.5
20 → UTSA
CloseUTSA -13.5
20 pts toward UTSA
Total
Open57.5
▼ 1
Close56.5
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
model CCU -1
Opened 57.5 · closed 56.5 · moved 1 downmodel 57
model 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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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.
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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 343 earlier overs in games with totals 52.5–60.5, 33% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 6-4 60% | 7-3 70% | |
| 4-6 40% | 3-7 30% | 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
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
Longer bar = better
#77
Offense
Even#69
#57
Defense
◀ UTSA better#89
0.0 #65
Turnovers
CCU better ▶+0.4 #44
78 plays #4
Pace
◀ UTSA faster65 plays #95
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| UTSA off | CCU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| CCU off | UTSA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.0 #22 | 10.8 #21 | 18.8 #18 | 5.1 #90 | 8.3 #37 | 13.4 #66 | |
5.1 #68 | 11.2 #124 | 16.3 #111 | 5.1 #59 | 9.3 #115 | 14.3 #100 |
CCU scoring against the UTSA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.3 #15 | 6.8 #98 | 15.2 #47 | 8.3 #21 | 6.4 #84 | 14.7 #54 | |
5.1 #68 | 9.9 #110 | 15.0 #96 | 8.3 #120 | 8.1 #102 | 16.3 #119 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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