Sat, Nov 11, 2023, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at South Carolina · Conference game
Weather at kickoff52°F11 mphgusts 21Wet0.0 mmWet Over 45% of 309 games since 2023Weather watch ›
2-8 · Power #111
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3-6 · Power #47
47
▲ winner
Closing spread
SC -13.5
✓ SC W
Total
54
▼ Under · 53 pts
Model before kickoff
VAN 20–34 SC
✓ SC (84%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseSC -13.5
Total54
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Line context
Home favorites of 11.5–15.5 since 2023: won 87%, covered 47% (46 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseSC -13.5
Total54
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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 SC as a 13.5-point home favorite against VAN, the favorite won 7, covered 4, and 8 went over the total.

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This game: SC won 47–6; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 53 points stayed under 54, as in 2 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 80%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 46%
Went over
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 51%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 9 against an average line of 13.4; 63.8 points a game (usually 55.8). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & rest
-13.57–10 L U58
Very close
WSU vs ARIZ
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & total
-14.7544–18 W O52.5
Very close
UCF vs TULN
2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & rest
-13.514–10 L U57
Very close
VT vs DUKE
2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & spread
-1348–17 W O50.5
Very close
TLSA vs USF
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & rest
-13.7548–42 L O57.5
Very close
WMU vs BALL
2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & spread
-12.520–45 L O57.5
Very close
HOU vs USF
2020 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation
-14.556–21 W O58.5
Very close
TEM vs USF
2020 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & spread
-1439–37 L O52.75
Very close
UTAH vs WSU
2020 · Week 16 · very close · similar rest & total
-11.545–28 W O55
Very close
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & team ratings
-1343–46 L O59
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
Moderate South Carolina 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 struggles (1-9)
Vanderbilt have covered only 10% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Vanderbilt away ATS weakness (0-4)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Vanderbilt 1-6 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (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+2.1 →−8.9▼ 11.0#108
SC−1.6 →+2.0▲ 3.6#54
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10

VAN
Longer bar = better
SC
#109
Offense
SC better ▶
#67
#117
Defense
SC better ▶
#99
−0.4 #101
Turnovers
SC better ▶
+0.1 #62
61 plays #126
Pace
SC faster ▶
67 plays #67
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When VAN has the ball
Even matchup
VAN offSC defEdge
Points / game 24.4 #88 31.1 #110 VAN
Yards / play 5.42 #86 6.02 #106 Even
PPA / play −0.06 #132 +0.15 #94 SC
Success rate 36% #130 43% #84 SC
When SC has the ball
Advantage: SC offense
SC offVAN defEdge
Points / game 26.8 #75 33.9 #122 SC
Yards / play 5.69 #69 6.27 #125 SC
PPA / play +0.15 #60 +0.23 #127 SC
Success rate 42% #64 44% #95 SC

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
VAN scoring against the SC defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
VAN scored
5.0
#87
5.2
#122
10.2
#112
4.6
#106
9.6
#16
14.2
#50
SC allowed
6.9
#104
10.7
#120
17.6
#117
7.2
#103
6.3
#66
13.6
#84
SC scoring against the VAN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
SC scored
8.1
#25
7.1
#84
15.2
#56
5.1
#92
6.4
#77
11.6
#93
VAN allowed
7.8
#115
11.2
#127
19.0
#125
5.8
#68
9.1
#108
14.9
#104

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
SC +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
52° · 11 mph
gusts 21 mph · 0.028 in rain · wind lowers scoring
Rest
VAN7d
SC7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 128 plays
slowavg 134fast