College football scores › Week 9 › SMU at Syracuse
SMUNo. 196-1away
BEAVER projects33
JMA Wireless Dome, indoors
Syracuse3-4home
BEAVER projects24
BEAVERUnder 58.5, leanleanSYR +10, leanleanBEAVER gives SMU 73% to win

Lines

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BEAVER’s card

Lean
Under 58.5, lean1.7 points off the line
  • SYR +10 lean, 0.3 points off the line

BEAVER against the market

Updates until kickoff
BEAVERMarketCall
Score (SMU–SYR)33–24–
SpreadSMU −9.7SMU −10SYR +10
Total56.858.5Under 58.5
SYR win chance27%+285
SMU by 14+
39%
SMU by 1–13
33%
SYR by 1–13
20%
SYR by 14+
7%

Spread: 0.3 pts better than Vegas for Syracuse (sides with a gap this size have won 51% in the backtest). Total: 1.7 pts below Vegas (52% historically). Opened SMU −12.5.

Tale of the tape

BEAVER Stats, opponent-adjusted, entering the game. Rank among 138 FBS teams.
Efficiency
+0.070 #32Offense EPA / play−0.061 #90
−0.003 #52Defense EPA / play allowed+0.002 #55
+5.4% #19Offense success rate+0.5% #68
−2.5% #36Defense success rate allowed+0.9% #76
+0.002 #87Rushing EPA / play+0.033 #68
+0.167 #17Passing EPA / play−0.092 #91
−0.001 #62Rush defense EPA allowed+0.047 #83
−0.019 #42Pass defense EPA allowed−0.110 #23
+4.5 #34Scoring offense (pts vs avg)+1.5 #54
−2.3 #44Scoring defense (pts vs avg)+2.0 #75
Situational
+6.1% #16Passing-down success (3rd & long)−0.9% #60
−4.6% #18Passing-down success allowed−0.6% #57
+0.59 #30Points per drive+0.19 #56
−0.10 #54Points per drive allowed+0.13 #70
Trenches
−0.10 #109Line yards per rush−0.27 #127
−0.29 #28Line yards per rush allowed−0.37 #17
+2.4% #126Runs stuffed at the line+1.0% #113
+1.9% #47Opponent runs stuffed+6.2% #7
−2.7% #39Havoc allowed (TFL, sacks, PBU)−1.2% #74
+2.3% #23Havoc created+1.4% #29
Big plays
−0.061 #103Rushing explosiveness+0.057 #45
+0.171 #48Passing explosiveness+0.128 #65
−0.20 #81Open-field yards per rush−0.06 #58
+0.119 #119Pass explosiveness allowed−0.155 #12
Style and schedule
53% #104Run rate55% #73
−6.5 #74Strength of schedule (avg opponent)−5.2 #68

SMU: last 5 games

W59-20Covered
W23-13Push
W25-16Missed
W34-24Missed
L31-41Missed

Syracuse: last 5 games

W31-30Covered
L26-34Covered
L25-28Covered
W42-41Missed
L13-27Missed

Rating trend

BEAVER Stats: net EPA per play against an average team, entering each week
−0.13−0.01+0.10+0.22+0.33Entering week123456789SMU · 1: +0.11SMU · 2: +0.18SMU · 3: +0.30SMU · 4: +0.20SMU · 5: +0.13SMU · 6: +0.07SMU · 7: +0.06SMU · 8: +0.06SMU · 9: +0.07Syracuse · 1: −0.08Syracuse · 2: +0.02Syracuse · 3: −0.10Syracuse · 4: −0.09Syracuse · 5: −0.09Syracuse · 6: −0.06Syracuse · 7: −0.05Syracuse · 8: −0.09Syracuse · 9: −0.06
● SMU● Syracuse