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Coastal Carolina vs Delaware

Coastal Carolina visit Delaware in Week 3. The model favors Delaware by 0.3. Win probability, the tale of the tape, and the all-time series, all from real data.

Win probability
49%
51%

Model win probability from SP+ ratings + home-field edge.

The read
Model analysis · September 16 · refreshed weekly

SP+ sees a coin flip with a lean: Coastal Carolina rates -9.5 (109th), Delaware -8.8 (108th), a gap of seven tenths of a point that yields a projected Delaware margin of 3.1 and a 57 percent home win probability against 43 percent. The consensus line pushes further, Delaware -4.7 with a 57.3 total and a 61-39 split, and the ProphetX exchange is the most one-sided read of all: Delaware -194 (66 percent implied) versus Coastal Carolina +182 (35 percent). Both priced sources sit a notch beyond the model's tepid home edge.

The unit ranks explain the modest total: Delaware's offense (82) tops Coastal's (94), but neither defense holds up, ranking 114th and 119th. Season form is a wash. Coastal opened with a 24-31 loss at West Virginia before a 45-7 rout of Fordham; Delaware blitzed Merrimack 42-7 then fell 26-35 at Vanderbilt. Simulations echo the tie, projecting 6.2 Delaware wins to Coastal's 6.0, with Playoff odds near zero for each.

The disagreement worth noting is degree, not direction: model, market and exchange all favor Delaware, but the exchange prices roughly nine points of win probability above SP+.

Every source leans Delaware, but the exchange's 66 percent overshoots the model's 57 percent on a near-even ratings matchup.

Matchup odds
Consensus line · 2 books
Spread
DEL -5
Total (O/U)
56.5
Favorite
DEL
Moneyline win probability (implied from the spread)

Real consensus line across 2 sportsbooks. Spread and total are the current market number; the win probabilities are implied from the spread.

Matchup odds price history
The market to win this game · daily prices, colored by the favorite
Coastal Carolina1%-81 ptsvsDelaware99%+81 pts
0%25%50%75%100%Coastal Carolina favoredDelaware favoredSep 7Sep 11Sep 14Sep 17Sep 20

Real daily prices from the market to win this game, shown as Coastal Carolina's win price; Delaware's is 100 minus it (the same market's other side). Above the 50% line Coastal Carolina is favored, below it Delaware is, and each candle takes the favored team's color. Kalshi shows open-high-low-close candles (filled body closed up, hollow closed down). As of Oct 16.

Tale of the tape
Percentile vs FBS · 2025 stats, 2026 SP+
#110SP+SP+: Bill Connelly's tempo- and opponent-adjusted efficiency rating, expressed in points above average.#118
#121FPIFPI: ESPN's Football Power Index, an overall measure of team strength.#114
1163EloElo: a rating that rises or falls after each game based on the result and the quality of the opponent.1356
-Title oddsDe-vigged consensus probability to win the national title, averaged across the prediction markets we track.-
Coastal CarolinaDelawaresolid = better, faded = trailing
What these metrics mean
SP+. SP+: Bill Connelly's tempo- and opponent-adjusted efficiency rating, expressed in points above average.
FPI. FPI: ESPN's Football Power Index, an overall measure of team strength.
Elo. Elo: a rating that rises or falls after each game based on the result and the quality of the opponent.
Title odds. De-vigged consensus probability to win the national title, averaged across the prediction markets we track.
Off PPA. PPA (Predicted Points Added): the average point value each play adds. Higher is better for offense, lower for defense.
Success. Success rate: the share of plays that stay on schedule (roughly 50% of needed yards on 1st down, 70% on 2nd, 100% on 3rd/4th). Higher is better.
Explosive. Explosiveness: the average value of a team's successful plays, i.e. how big its good plays are when they hit.
Yards/game. Total yards gained per game.
Success allowed. How often the defense allows an on-schedule play (enough yards for the down). Lower is better.
Havoc. Havoc rate: the share of plays where the defense makes a tackle for loss, forced fumble, interception, or pass breakup.
Yards allowed. Total yards allowed per game. Lower is better.
Efficiency profile
Percentile vs FBS · 2025
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When do Coastal Carolina and Delaware play?

Week 3 of 2026, on Sep 19, 2026 at Delaware.

Who is favored?

The model projects Delaware by 0.3 (51% win probability), from SP+ ratings.

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