Sat, Nov 23, 2024, 7:30 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Oklahoma · Conference game
Weather at kickoff61°F17 mphgusts 31DryWindy Over 48% of 274 games since 2023Weather watch ›
8-2 · Power #7
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5-5 · Power #28
24
▲ winner
Closing spread
ALA -14.5
✓ OU W
Total
46.5
▼ Under · 27 pts
Model before kickoff
ALA 30–16 OU
✗ ALA (84%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenALA -14
CloseALA -14.5
Total47.5 → 46.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
0.5 pts toward Alabama
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ALA -14 · closed ALA -14.5 · moved 0.5 toward ALAmodel ALA -12.5
Opened 47.5 · closed 46.5 · moved 1 downmodel 46
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 12.5–16.5 since 2023: won 85%, covered 49% (68 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenALA -14
CloseALA -14.5
Total47.5 → 46.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like ALA as a 14.5-point road favorite at OU, the favorite won 8, covered 4, and 7 went over the total.

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This game: OU won 24–3 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 27 points stayed under 46.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 83%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 48%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 9.2 against an average line of 14.4; 53.6 points a game (usually 53.9). Of the 4 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-13.516–13 L U49.5
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & total
-14.527–24 L O48
Very close
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & season form
-14.538–17 W O45.5
Very close
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & total
-14.540–17 W O46.5
Close
2023 · Week 3 · close · similar spread & total
-1430–13 W U47.5
Close
UGA @ MSST
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & spread
-16.2545–19 W O53
Close
ALA @ TA&M
2021 · Week 6 · close · similar season form & team ratings
-18.538–41 L O50.75
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar season form
-11.528–27 L O49.5
Close
LSU @ TA&M
2022 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & season form
-1023–38 L O47.5
Close
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar total & spread
-16.529–13 L U47
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 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 no trends and market moves behind it
No clear signal on the spread
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.

No notable trends or market moves for this game.
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 137 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
ALA+20.2 →+23.4▲ 3.2#4
OU+17.8 →+9.3▼ 8.5#26
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12

ALA
Longer bar = better
OU
#13
Offense
◀ ALA better
#118
#13
Defense
Even
#20
+1.3 #3
Turnovers
◀ ALA better
−0.1 #80
64 plays #98
Pace
OU faster ▶
69 plays #44
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ALA has the ball
Even matchup
ALA offOU defEdge
Points / game 39.5 #5 21.9 #38 ALA
Yards / play 6.82 #9 4.80 #19 Even
PPA / play +0.28 #13 −0.02 #13 Even
Success rate 47% #26 36% #8 Even
When OU has the ball
Advantage: ALA defense
OU offALA defEdge
Points / game 25.1 #94 16.9 #10 ALA
Yards / play 4.74 #129 4.71 #12 ALA
PPA / play −0.04 #129 −0.05 #9 ALA
Success rate 38% #121 37% #22 ALA

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
ALA scoring against the OU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ALA scored
10.1
#6
10.6
#30
20.7
#13
7.6
#36
11.2
#4
18.8
#5
OU allowed
4.8
#59
7.0
#56
11.8
#57
4.2
#31
5.9
#55
10.1
#32
OU scoring against the ALA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
OU scored
5.8
#69
8.5
#61
14.3
#67
2.9
#127
7.9
#44
10.8
#109
ALA allowed
2.2
#9
4.2
#9
6.4
#5
5.0
#48
5.5
#42
10.5
#37

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
OU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
61° · 17 mph
gusts 31 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
ALA7d
OU14d bye
OU +7 days
Tempo
Average 133 plays
slowavg 134fast

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