Sat, Nov 11, 2023, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at South Carolina · Conference game
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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Spread
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CloseSC -13.5
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Total
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Close54
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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-13.5 | 7–10 | L | U58 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & total |
-14.75 | 44–18 | W | O52.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-13.5 | 14–10 | L | U57 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-13 | 48–17 | W | O50.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-13.75 | 48–42 | L | O57.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-12.5 | 20–45 | L | O57.5 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-14.5 | 56–21 | W | O58.5 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-14 | 39–37 | L | O52.75 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 16 · very close · similar rest & total |
-11.5 | 45–28 | W | O55 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & team ratings |
-13 | 43–46 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 28 in the 4th quarter and got 26. 54% of games with totals 50–58 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-8 20% | 1-9 10% | 7-2 78% | |
| 3-6 33% | 4-5 44% | 5-4 56% |
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
Longer bar = better
#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
| VAN off | SC def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| SC off | VAN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.0 #87 | 5.2 #122 | 10.2 #112 | 4.6 #106 | 9.6 #16 | 14.2 #50 | |
6.9 #104 | 10.7 #120 | 17.6 #117 | 7.2 #103 | 6.3 #66 | 13.6 #84 |
SC scoring against the VAN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.1 #25 | 7.1 #84 | 15.2 #56 | 5.1 #92 | 6.4 #77 | 11.6 #93 | |
7.8 #115 | 11.2 #127 | 19.0 #125 | 5.8 #68 | 9.1 #108 | 14.9 #104 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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