Sat, Nov 2, 2024, 12:45 PM EDTWeek 10 · at Auburn · Conference game
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5-3 · Power #53
17
▲ winner
Final
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3-5 · Power #33
7
final
Closing spread
AUB -7.5
✓ VAN W
Total
47.5
▼ Under · 24 pts
Model before kickoff
VAN 22–29 AUB
✗ AUB (71%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenAUB -6.5
CloseAUB -7.5
Total48.5 → 47.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Auburn
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened AUB -6.5 · closed AUB -7.5 · moved 1 toward AUBmodel AUB -8
Opened 48.5 · closed 47.5 · moved 1 downmodel 50.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 6.5–8.5 since 2023: won 72%, covered 57% (101 games)ⓘ
Crossed 7Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 53% (79 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenAUB -6.5
CloseAUB -7.5
Total48.5 → 47.5
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 AUB as a 7.5-point home favorite against VAN, the favorite won 7, covered 6, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: VAN won 17–7 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 24 points stayed under 47.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 70%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 50%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 2.5 against an average line of 6.8; 51.7 points a game (usually 53.7). Of the 2 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
KSU vs WVU
2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & rest
-634–17 W O47
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar season form & spread
-8.542–21 W O47.5
Very close
CLEM vs LOU
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation
-731–16 W U52
Very close
AUB vs MSST
2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation
-5.7534–43 L O51
Very close
MRSH vs GAST
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & situation
-6.528–23 L O45.5
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest
-6.527–19 W O44.75
Very close
SDSU vs USU
2021 · Week 14 · very close · similar total & rest
-6.513–46 L O49.5
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest
-9.57–33 L U51
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar season form & rest
-524–14 W U51
Very close
ISU vs WVU
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & total
-6.531–14 W U49.5
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 Vanderbilt 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.

Vanderbilt ATS trend (6-2)
Vanderbilt have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Vanderbilt 5-0 ATS as an underdog
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
VAN−6.1 →+3.5▲ 9.6#53
AUB+7.1 →+8.6▲ 1.5#29
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

VAN
Longer bar = better
AUB
#49
Offense
Even
#54
#81
Defense
AUB better ▶
#27
+0.6 #30
Turnovers
◀ VAN better
−1.1 #129
63 plays #109
Pace
Even
63 plays #110
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When VAN has the ball
Advantage: AUB defense
VAN offAUB defEdge
Points / game 32.0 #41 19.5 #26 Even
Yards / play 5.59 #83 4.87 #21 AUB
PPA / play +0.21 #34 +0.04 #37 Even
Success rate 46% #39 37% #25 Even
When AUB has the ball
Advantage: AUB offense
AUB offVAN defEdge
Points / game 27.6 #72 22.8 #58 Even
Yards / play 6.86 #16 5.60 #75 AUB
PPA / play +0.10 #89 +0.14 #93 Even
Success rate 45% #40 44% #99 AUB

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
VAN scoring against the AUB defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
VAN scored
6.3
#66
9.8
#43
16.0
#49
4.3
#104
10.0
#11
14.3
#53
AUB allowed
5.5
#72
3.4
#7
8.9
#23
2.5
#7
8.1
#101
10.6
#42
AUB scoring against the VAN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
AUB scored
6.5
#57
6.8
#102
13.3
#83
7.9
#32
6.5
#83
14.4
#51
VAN allowed
4.8
#55
4.5
#13
9.3
#27
6.8
#96
5.5
#50
12.3
#69

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
AUB +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
78° · 5 mph
gusts 13 mph · at kickoff
Rest
VAN7d
AUB7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 126 plays
slowavg 133fast

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