Sat, Oct 7, 2023, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Clemson · Conference game
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3-1 · Power #81
12
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Final
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3-2 · Power #19
17
▲ winner
Closing spread
CLEM -20
✓ WAKE W
Total
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Model before kickoff
WAKE 15–34 CLEM
✓ CLEM (92%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseCLEM -20
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Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
CLEM vs MIA
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar season form & spread
-1940–10 W O47.5
Very close
TA&M vs SC
2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & spread
-19.544–14 W O46
Very close
OU vs TTU
2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & situation
-1952–21 W O67
Very close
FSU vs BC
2022 · Week 4 · very close · similar season form & spread
-18.544–14 W O48.5
Close
PSU vs MSU
2022 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & situation
-1935–16 P U54.5
Close
APP vs USA
2021 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & situation
-21.531–7 W U51.75
Close
ND vs GT
2021 · Week 12 · close · similar team ratings & spread
-1855–0 W U57.75
Close
UNC vs FSU
2021 · Week 6 · close · similar situation
-17.525–35 L U64.5
Close
UCF vs TULN
2020 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & spread
-2151–34 L O71
Close
UNC vs DUKE
2021 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & situation
-19.538–7 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%)
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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
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

WAKE
Longer bar = better
CLEM
#77
Offense
CLEM better ▶
#46
#38
Defense
CLEM better ▶
#18
−0.5 #104
Turnovers
CLEM better ▶
+0.4 #47
76 plays #9
Pace
Even
77 plays #7
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When WAKE has the ball
Advantage: CLEM defense
WAKE offCLEM defEdge
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
When CLEM has the ball
Even matchup
CLEM offWAKE defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
WAKE scored
4.0
#104
8.8
#69
12.8
#91
7.0
#57
9.3
#23
16.3
#35
CLEM allowed
4.8
#64
4.0
#14
8.8
#31
3.4
#33
7.2
#86
10.6
#53
CLEM scoring against the WAKE defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CLEM scored
10.2
#19
10.4
#38
20.6
#15
9.0
#29
5.6
#90
14.6
#55
WAKE allowed
1.8
#12
11.0
#117
12.8
#72
5.3
#64
4.8
#45
10.0
#46

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
CLEM +2.5
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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