Sat, Oct 7, 2023, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Clemson · Conference game
Closing spread
CLEM -20
✓ WAKE W
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Model before kickoff
WAKE 15–34 CLEM
✓ CLEM (92%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
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CloseCLEM -20
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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
CLEM as a 20-point home favorite against WAKE, the favorite won 9, covered 7, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: CLEM won 17–12; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 2 of the 10 similar games.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 90%
Favorite covered
7 of 978%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 49%
Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 25.7 against an average line of 19.3; 57.3 points a game (usually 56.2).
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar season form & spread |
-19 | 40–10 | W | O47.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-19.5 | 44–14 | W | O46 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-19 | 52–21 | W | O67 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 4 · very close · similar season form & spread |
-18.5 | 44–14 | W | O48.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & situation |
-19 | 35–16 | P | U54.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & situation |
-21.5 | 31–7 | W | U51.75 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 12 · close · similar team ratings & spread |
-18 | 55–0 | W | U57.75 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 6 · close · similar situation |
-17.5 | 25–35 | L | U64.5 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & spread |
-21 | 51–34 | L | O71 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & situation |
-19.5 | 38–7 | W | U74 |
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 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight Clemson ATS trend Miss
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.
Wake Forest ATS struggles (1-3)
Wake Forest have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-1 75% | 1-3 25% | 2-2 50% | |
| 3-2 60% | 2-3 40% | 2-2 50% |
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
WAKE+1.2 →−0.6▼ 1.8#62
CLEM−4.1 →+13.3▲ 17.4#18
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5
Longer bar = better
#77
Offense
CLEM better ▶#46
#38
Defense
CLEM better ▶#18
−0.5 #104
Turnovers
CLEM better ▶+0.4 #47
76 plays #9
Pace
Even77 plays #7
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| WAKE off | CLEM def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 29.0 #71 | 20.8 #42 | CLEM |
| Yards / play | 5.64 #78 | 4.24 #5 | CLEM |
| PPA / play | +0.04 #106 | −0.11 #9 | CLEM |
| Success rate | 44% #52 | 34% #16 | CLEM |
| CLEM off | WAKE def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 35.2 #35 | 22.8 #52 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.91 #61 | 5.42 #61 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.11 #75 | −0.05 #22 | WAKE |
| Success rate | 50% #14 | 34% #17 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
WAKE scoring against the CLEM defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.0 #104 | 8.8 #69 | 12.8 #91 | 7.0 #57 | 9.3 #23 | 16.3 #35 | |
4.8 #64 | 4.0 #14 | 8.8 #31 | 3.4 #33 | 7.2 #86 | 10.6 #53 |
CLEM scoring against the WAKE defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10.2 #19 | 10.4 #38 | 20.6 #15 | 9.0 #29 | 5.6 #90 | 14.6 #55 | |
1.8 #12 | 11.0 #117 | 12.8 #72 | 5.3 #64 | 4.8 #45 | 10.0 #46 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
72° · 10 mph
gusts 22 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
WAKE14d bye
CLEM7d
WAKE +7 days
Tempo
Fast 154 plays
slowavg 134fast
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