Sat, Sep 21, 2024, 2:00 PM EDTWeek 4 · at Coastal Carolina
Closing spread
UVA -3.5
✓ UVA W
Total
52.5
▲ Over · 67 pts
Model before kickoff
UVA 28–26 CCU
✓ UVA (55%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUVA -3
CloseUVA -3.5
Total54.5 → 52.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenUVA -3
0.5 → UVA
CloseUVA -3.5
0.5 pts toward Virginia
Total
Open54.5
▼ 2
Close52.5
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened UVA -3 · closed UVA -3.5 · moved 0.5 toward UVAmodel CCU -5.5
model CCU -5.5
Opened 54.5 · closed 52.5 · moved 2 downmodel 54.5
model 54.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 2.5–4.5 since 2023: won 51%, covered 41% (70 games)ⓘ
Moved off 3Too few earlier games to rateⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUVA -3
CloseUVA -3.5
Total54.5 → 52.5
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
UVA as a 3.5-point road favorite at CCU, the favorite won 6, covered 6, and 1 went over the total.
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This game: UVA won 43–24; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 67 points went over 52.5, as in 1 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 58%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
1 of 1010%
Below normal · usually 48%
Overs below normal. Splits like this often fade, so treat it as context, not a pick. Average result: favorite by 3 against an average line of 3; 43.8 points a game (usually 53.1). Of the 1 over, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & rest |
-3.5 | 6–34 | L | U47 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 4 · close · similar situation & total |
-2 | 33–10 | W | U49.75 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar total & spread |
-4.5 | 31–21 | W | U55 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & spread |
-2 | 21–17 | W | U46.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 8 · close · similar rest |
-1.5 | 15–34 | L | U54.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & situation |
-6 | 13–20 | L | U54.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & situation |
-5 | 45–38 | W | O52.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 7 · close · similar total & spread |
-3 | 17–0 | W | U53.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & total |
-0.25 | 17–20 | L | U48.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 36–10 | W | U58.5 |
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
No clear signal on the spread
Slight Under trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Total moved down 2
54.5 → 52.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Small sample warning
Virginia has 1 game with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 224 earlier overs in games with totals 48.5–56.5, 36% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 5-3 63% | 6-1-1 86% | |
| 8-2 80% | 7-3 70% | 5-5 50% |
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
UVA−2.9 →−4.6▼ 1.7#86
CCU−2.5 →−2.0▲ 0.5#75
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW3
Longer bar = better
#69
Offense
CCU better ▶#43
#85
Defense
CCU better ▶#58
−1.7 #129
Turnovers
CCU better ▶+1.3 #20
67 plays #55
Pace
CCU faster ▶71 plays #28
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| UVA off | CCU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 26.0 #92 | 22.7 #78 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.45 #43 | 5.29 #73 | UVA |
| PPA / play | +0.16 #72 | −0.14 #15 | CCU |
| Success rate | 44% #67 | 38% #64 | Even |
| CCU off | UVA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 41.0 #20 | 23.3 #81 | CCU |
| Yards / play | 6.08 #71 | 5.35 #76 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.22 #53 | +0.15 #93 | CCU |
| Success rate | 49% #28 | 41% #88 | CCU |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 119 FBS teams
UVA scoring against the CCU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.7 #50 | 11.3 #38 | 19.0 #41 | 2.3 #107 | 4.7 #81 | 7.0 #105 | |
2.0 #21 | 7.0 #64 | 9.0 #44 | 4.7 #49 | 9.0 #99 | 13.7 #86 |
CCU scoring against the UVA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15.0 #6 | 11.3 #38 | 26.3 #12 | 9.0 #33 | 5.7 #70 | 14.7 #52 | |
3.3 #44 | 8.0 #75 | 11.3 #64 | 7.7 #92 | 4.3 #46 | 12.0 #67 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
82° · 6 mph
gusts 14 mph · at kickoff
Rest
UVA7d
CCU7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 138 plays
slowavg 132fast
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