Sat, Oct 7, 2023, 4:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Florida · Conference game
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2-4 · Power #111
14
final
Final
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3-2 · Power #36
38
▲ winner
Closing spread
FLA -18.5
✓ FLA W
Total
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Model before kickoff
VAN 16–35 FLA
✓ FLA (91%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseFLA -18.5
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Opening line not available
Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseFLA -18.5
Total—
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Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like FLA as an 18.5-point home favorite against VAN, the favorite won 7, covered 5, and 2 went over the total.

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This game: FLA won 38–14; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 88%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
2 of 825%
Normal range · usually 46%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 15.1 against an average line of 17.6; 45.5 points a game (usually 55.4).

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
UK vs VAN
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-1721–24 L U45.5
Very close
BOIS vs USU
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & season form
-16.542–23 W O52
Very close
NCST vs BC
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & rest
-1820–21 L P41
Very close
ND vs STAN
2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & season form
-16.514–16 L U53.5
Very close
ND vs GT
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread
-1855–0 W U57.75
Very close
UCF vs USF
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread
-1717–13 L U62
Very close
ASU vs ARIZ
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread
-2038–15 W P53
Very close
CIN vs NAVY
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & rest
-18.520–10 L U43.5
Very close
ORE vs STAN
2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar situation & rest
-17.545–27 W O63
Very close
MINN vs NU
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread
-1731–3 W U41
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Florida ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (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 struggles (0-6)
Vanderbilt have covered only 0% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Vanderbilt 0-3 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Florida ATS struggles (1-4)
Florida have covered only 20% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
VAN+2.1 →−7.6▼ 9.7#101
FLA−1.7 →+6.7▲ 8.4#32
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5

VAN
Longer bar = better
FLA
#88
Offense
FLA better ▶
#64
#100
Defense
FLA better ▶
#34
−0.7 #112
Turnovers
Even
−0.8 #116
64 plays #95
Pace
Even
65 plays #87
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When VAN has the ball
Advantage: FLA defense
VAN offFLA defEdge
Points / game 31.3 #56 17.4 #24 FLA
Yards / play 5.80 #71 5.18 #43 FLA
PPA / play −0.02 #122 +0.06 #61 FLA
Success rate 39% #102 32% #8 FLA
When FLA has the ball
Advantage: FLA offense
FLA offVAN defEdge
Points / game 25.0 #95 33.3 #115 Even
Yards / play 6.06 #55 5.94 #100 FLA
PPA / play +0.13 #66 +0.19 #111 FLA
Success rate 46% #39 41% #75 FLA

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
VAN scoring against the FLA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
VAN scored
6.0
#65
7.5
#86
13.5
#84
4.0
#107
13.8
#3
17.8
#21
FLA allowed
6.0
#87
4.8
#28
10.8
#54
3.4
#35
3.2
#11
6.6
#13
FLA scoring against the VAN defense
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FLA scored
6.4
#56
9.2
#61
15.6
#63
5.2
#89
4.2
#112
9.4
#111
VAN allowed
6.2
#90
10.8
#115
17.0
#110
5.7
#74
10.7
#124
16.3
#114

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
FLA +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
84° · 6 mph
gusts 15 mph · at kickoff
Rest
VAN7d
FLA7d
Even
Tempo
Average 129 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
VAN backup QB started
Not the usual starter

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