Sat, Nov 2, 2024, 12:45 PM EDTWeek 10 · at Auburn · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenAUB -6.5
1 → AUB
CloseAUB -7.5
1 pt toward Auburn
Total
Open48.5
▼ 1
Close47.5
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
model AUB -8
Opened 48.5 · closed 47.5 · moved 1 downmodel 50.5
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-6 | 34–17 | W | O47 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar season form & spread |
-8.5 | 42–21 | W | O47.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-7 | 31–16 | W | U52 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-5.75 | 34–43 | L | O51 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-6.5 | 28–23 | L | O45.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-6.5 | 27–19 | W | O44.75 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 14 · very close · similar total & rest |
-6.5 | 13–46 | L | O49.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-9.5 | 7–33 | L | U51 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar season form & rest |
-5 | 24–14 | W | U51 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & total |
-6.5 | 31–14 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 31 in the 4th quarter and got 7. 54% of games with totals 43.5–51.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 7-3 70% | 6-4 60% | |
| 3-7 30% | 6-4 60% | 4-6 40% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
VAN 0–1 AUB
AUB leads · 1 game since 2023 · AUB has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 2023 | Auburn 31 @ Vanderbilt 15 | AUB -12.5 | AUB W |
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
Longer bar = better
#49
Offense
Even#54
#81
Defense
AUB better ▶#27
+0.6 #30
Turnovers
◀ VAN better−1.1 #129
63 plays #109
Pace
Even63 plays #110
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| VAN off | AUB def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| AUB off | VAN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.3 #66 | 9.8 #43 | 16.0 #49 | 4.3 #104 | 10.0 #11 | 14.3 #53 | |
5.5 #72 | 3.4 #7 | 8.9 #23 | 2.5 #7 | 8.1 #101 | 10.6 #42 |
AUB scoring against the VAN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.5 #57 | 6.8 #102 | 13.3 #83 | 7.9 #32 | 6.5 #83 | 14.4 #51 | |
4.8 #55 | 4.5 #13 | 9.3 #27 | 6.8 #96 | 5.5 #50 | 12.3 #69 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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