Sat, Sep 16, 2023, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Old Dominion
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2-0 · Power #81
27
▲ winner
Final
@
1-1 · Power #97
24
final
Closing spread
WAKE -13.5
✓ ODU W
Total
60
▼ Under · 51 pts
Model before kickoff
WAKE 33–20 ODU
✓ WAKE (83%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseWAKE -13.5
Total60
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Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseWAKE -13.5
Total60
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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 WAKE as a 13.5-point road favorite at ODU, the favorite won 7, covered 3, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: WAKE won 27–24; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 51 points stayed under 60, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 80%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
4 of 1040%
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 9.2 against an average line of 13.3; 63 points a game (usually 56). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
WASH @ ASU
2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & rest
-13.538–45 L O56
Very close
MRSH @ CLT
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread
-14.549–28 W O62
Very close
MD @ IU
2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-1138–33 L O63.5
Close
FLA @ VAN
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & spread
-1424–31 L U58
Close
UTSA @ RICE
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & spread
-1441–7 W U56
Close
CCU @ ULM
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & spread
-12.528–21 L U58
Close
WAKE @ SYR
2020 · Week 9 · close · similar total & rest
-1438–14 W U59.5
Close
CCU @ USA
2021 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & spread
-1527–21 L U55
Close
FRES @ HAW
2021 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & team ratings
-10.7524–27 L U64.25
Close
HOU @ USF
2021 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & team ratings
-13.554–42 L O53
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
No clear signal on the spread
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.

Small sample warning
Wake Forest have 2 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 135 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
WAKE+1.2 →+4.7▲ 3.5#35
ODU−5.2 →−8.0▼ 2.8#112
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2

WAKE
Longer bar = better
ODU
#68
Offense
◀ WAKE better
#97
#41
Defense
◀ WAKE better
#88
+0.7 #33
Turnovers
◀ WAKE better
−0.7 #105
74 plays #21
Pace
◀ WAKE faster
62 plays #111
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When WAKE has the ball
Even matchup
WAKE offODU defEdge
Points / game 33.3 #51 31.3 #111 WAKE
Yards / play 5.92 #65 5.28 #72 Even
PPA / play +0.06 #96 +0.06 #68 ODU
Success rate 44% #61 45% #100 WAKE
When ODU has the ball
Advantage: WAKE defense
ODU offWAKE defEdge
Points / game 26.3 #86 20.3 #54 WAKE
Yards / play 5.34 #98 5.10 #61 WAKE
PPA / play −0.04 #124 −0.13 #15 WAKE
Success rate 42% #78 35% #34 WAKE

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 22 FBS teams
WAKE scoring against the ODU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
WAKE scored
6.5
17.5
24.0
4.5
8.0
12.5
ODU allowed
6.0
10.5
16.5
7.0
10.0
17.0
ODU scoring against the WAKE defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ODU scored
3.5
10.0
13.5
10.5
3.5
14.0
WAKE allowed
0.0
7.0
7.0
7.0
4.5
11.5

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ODU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
75° · 10 mph
gusts 19 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
WAKE7d
ODU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 136 plays
slowavg 134fast

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