College football scores › Week 7 › Kent State at South Florida
Kent State3-5away
2
FinalRaymond James Stadium, 66°, wind 11 mph
29
BEAVER KENT +20.5, lostBEAVER Over 45.5, lostBEAVER had USF 90% to win

BEAVER against the market

Locked at kickoff, graded on the closing line
BEAVERSamMarketResultCall
Score (KENT–USF)15–359–31–2–29
SpreadUSF −20.2USF −21.6USF −20.5USF by 27KENT +20.5 ✗
Total49.940.245.531Over 45.5 ✗
USF win chance90%–−1450Won
KENT by 14+
2%
KENT by 1–13
9%
USF by 1–13
25%
USF by 14+
65%

Spread: 0.3 pts better than Vegas for Kent State (sides with a gap this size have won 51% in the backtest). Total: 4.4 pts above Vegas (49% historically). Opened USF −18.5.

Tale of the tape

BEAVER Stats, opponent-adjusted, entering the game. Rank among 138 FBS teams.
Efficiency
−0.173 #125Offense EPA / play−0.030 #84
+0.101 #103Defense EPA / play allowed+0.059 #79
−9.5% #136Offense success rate+1.0% #61
+5.7% #120Defense success rate allowed+4.3% #107
−0.151 #131Rushing EPA / play+0.046 #65
−0.119 #98Passing EPA / play−0.131 #103
+0.084 #101Rush defense EPA allowed−0.048 #35
+0.122 #93Pass defense EPA allowed+0.197 #115
−12.7 #132Scoring offense (pts vs avg)−3.8 #86
+8.9 #125Scoring defense (pts vs avg)−0.1 #62
Situational
−11.5% #136Passing-down success (3rd & long)+0.1% #48
+4.1% #107Passing-down success allowed+4.7% #114
−1.50 #134Points per drive−0.47 #91
+2.06 #137Points per drive allowed+0.21 #75
Trenches
−0.28 #125Line yards per rush−0.08 #100
+0.32 #116Line yards per rush allowed+0.03 #73
+0.7% #104Runs stuffed at the line+1.4% #109
−2.6% #110Opponent runs stuffed+2.3% #36
+1.4% #122Havoc allowed (TFL, sacks, PBU)−1.8% #60
−1.4% #91Havoc created−1.0% #79
Big plays
−0.018 #86Rushing explosiveness−0.006 #78
+0.289 #15Passing explosiveness−0.132 #134
−0.71 #132Open-field yards per rush−0.34 #97
−0.050 #45Pass explosiveness allowed−0.073 #35
Style and schedule
57% #54Run rate57% #46
−4.7 #51Strength of schedule (avg opponent)−13.9 #117

Kent State: last 5 games

L7-38Missed
L10-13Covered
W26-13Covered
L3-59Missed
W36-15Covered

South Florida: last 5 games

L24-31Missed
L13-17Missed
W14-6Missed
W59-17Covered
W28-24Covered

Rating trend

BEAVER Stats: net EPA per play against an average team, entering each week
−0.31−0.23−0.14−0.05+0.03Entering week1234567Kent State · 1: −0.24Kent State · 2: −0.29Kent State · 3: −0.27Kent State · 4: −0.28Kent State · 5: −0.28Kent State · 6: −0.26Kent State · 7: −0.27South Florida · 1: −0.00South Florida · 2: −0.05South Florida · 3: +0.01South Florida · 4: −0.03South Florida · 5: −0.08South Florida · 6: −0.10South Florida · 7: −0.09
● Kent State● South Florida