College football scores › Week 8 › USC at Wisconsin
USC6-2away
7
FinalCamp Randall Stadium, 61°, wind 7 mph
WisconsinNo. 255-2home
24
BEAVER WIS +3, wonBEAVER Over 49.5, lostBEAVER had USC 52% to win

BEAVER against the market

Locked at kickoff, graded on the closing line
BEAVERSamMarketResultCall
Score (USC–WIS)27–2623–29–7–24
SpreadUSC −1.0WIS −5.6USC −3WIS by 17WIS +3 ✓
Total53.352.249.531Over 49.5 ✗
WIS win chance48%–+110Won
USC by 14+
21%
USC by 1–13
32%
WIS by 1–13
30%
WIS by 14+
17%

Spread: 2.0 pts better than Vegas for Wisconsin (sides with a gap this size have won 51% in the backtest). Total: 3.8 pts above Vegas (51% historically). Opened USC −1.5.

Tale of the tape

BEAVER Stats, opponent-adjusted, entering the game. Rank among 138 FBS teams.
Efficiency
+0.222 #5Offense EPA / play+0.019 #60
+0.024 #69Defense EPA / play allowed−0.106 #18
+9.1% #7Offense success rate−2.0% #84
−1.3% #44Defense success rate allowed−5.1% #18
+0.074 #44Rushing EPA / play+0.161 #19
+0.370 #3Passing EPA / play−0.052 #79
−0.006 #56Rush defense EPA allowed−0.019 #50
+0.117 #96Pass defense EPA allowed−0.161 #14
+9.8 #11Scoring offense (pts vs avg)+0.3 #62
−1.3 #52Scoring defense (pts vs avg)−8.3 #12
Situational
+9.3% #5Passing-down success (3rd & long)−4.9% #99
−0.1% #65Passing-down success allowed−8.6% #4
+1.54 #8Points per drive+0.21 #56
−0.13 #51Points per drive allowed−0.94 #12
Trenches
+0.37 #27Line yards per rush+0.28 #41
−0.04 #59Line yards per rush allowed−0.13 #51
−3.7% #42Runs stuffed at the line−6.7% #11
−1.2% #87Opponent runs stuffed−3.3% #112
−6.9% #3Havoc allowed (TFL, sacks, PBU)−2.0% #54
−2.9% #116Havoc created+0.0% #55
Big plays
−0.098 #115Rushing explosiveness+0.280 #2
+0.201 #36Passing explosiveness+0.217 #32
−0.51 #117Open-field yards per rush−0.07 #63
+0.209 #132Pass explosiveness allowed−0.175 #10
Style and schedule
55% #78Run rate58% #40
+0.2 #23Strength of schedule (avg opponent)−0.3 #25

USC: last 5 games

W31-23Covered
W25-21Missed
L27-41Missed
W42-35Missed
W49-30Missed

Wisconsin: last 5 games

L7-17Missed
W31-3Covered
W24-20Covered
W54-10Covered
W36-9Missed

Rating trend

BEAVER Stats: net EPA per play against an average team, entering each week
−0.09−0.00+0.09+0.18+0.28Entering week12345678USC · 1: +0.24USC · 2: +0.25USC · 3: +0.19USC · 4: +0.17USC · 5: +0.16USC · 6: +0.16USC · 7: +0.18USC · 8: +0.20Wisconsin · 1: +0.01Wisconsin · 2: −0.02Wisconsin · 3: −0.07Wisconsin · 4: −0.02Wisconsin · 5: +0.06Wisconsin · 6: +0.13Wisconsin · 7: +0.13Wisconsin · 8: +0.12
● USC● Wisconsin