Sat, Nov 4, 2023, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 10 · at USC · Conference game
Weather at kickoff75°F8 mphgusts 17DryWeather watch ›
8-0 · Power #13
52
▲ winner
Final
@
7-2 · Power #23
42
final
Closing spread
WASH -3
✓ WASH W
Total
75.5
▲ Over · 94 pts
Model before kickoff
WASH 37–35 USC
✓ WASH (57%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseWASH -3
Total75.5
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Market

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Total
 
Line context
Road favorites of 2–4 since 2023: won 60%, covered 48% (42 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseWASH -3
Total75.5
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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 WASH as a 3-point road favorite at USC, the favorite won 5, covered 5, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: WASH won 52–42; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 94 points went over 75.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 58%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 47%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 0.1 against an average line of 3.3; 74.7 points a game (usually 54). Of the 1 over, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
USC @ UCLA
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & situation
-2.548–45 W O77.5
Close
UCF @ MEM
2020 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & total
-349–50 L O76.75
Close
ND @ UNC
2020 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & spread
-4.531–17 W U69.5
Close
WKU @ UTSA
2021 · Week 14 · close · similar spread & total
-3.2541–49 L O74.5
Close
UCF @ HOU
2020 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & rest
-344–21 W U81.5
Close
MISS @ TENN
2021 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & situation
-131–26 W U82.25
Close
OU @ TCU
2022 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & situation
-524–55 L O69.5
Loose
SMU @ MEM
2021 · Week 10 · loose · similar spread & situation
-3.525–28 L U72
Loose
2023 · Week 5 · loose · similar spread & rest
-349–55 L O67
Loose
TEX @ TCU
2021 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & spread
-432–27 W U65.5
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 Washington ATS trend Hit
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.

USC ATS struggles (2-7)
USC have covered only 22% 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
WASH+9.9 →+14.4▲ 4.5#14
USC+9.1 →+11.2▲ 2.1#19
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

WASH
Longer bar = better
USC
#5
Offense
Even
#7
#49
Defense
◀ WASH better
#95
−0.4 #100
Turnovers
USC better ▶
+0.2 #52
63 plays #108
Pace
USC faster ▶
65 plays #93
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When WASH has the ball
Advantage: WASH offense
WASH offUSC defEdge
Points / game 40.4 #9 32.6 #113 WASH
Yards / play 7.97 #2 5.90 #95 WASH
PPA / play +0.36 #4 +0.17 #101 WASH
Success rate 55% #4 42% #71 WASH
When USC has the ball
Advantage: USC offense
USC offWASH defEdge
Points / game 45.9 #2 20.6 #35 USC
Yards / play 7.46 #4 5.28 #47 USC
PPA / play +0.34 #6 +0.03 #39 USC
Success rate 48% #17 42% #73 USC

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
WASH scoring against the USC defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
WASH scored
10.9
#8
13.8
#5
24.6
#2
6.9
#56
8.9
#24
15.8
#33
USC allowed
6.6
#98
8.3
#89
14.9
#99
6.7
#89
9.6
#120
16.2
#114
USC scoring against the WASH defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
USC scored
12.3
#5
11.1
#22
23.4
#6
8.6
#22
12.2
#1
20.8
#3
WASH allowed
2.9
#18
6.5
#55
9.4
#25
5.3
#58
6.0
#59
11.3
#52

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
USC +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
75° · 8 mph
gusts 17 mph · at kickoff
Rest
WASH7d
USC7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 128 plays
slowavg 134fast

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