Sat, Nov 2, 2024, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 10 · at UCF · Conference game
Weather at kickoff79°F13 mphgusts 24DryWeather watch ›
3-5 · Power #79
12
final
Final
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3-5 · Power #37
56
▲ winner
Closing spread
UCF -5.5
✓ UCF W
Total
54.5
▲ Over · 68 pts
Model before kickoff
ARIZ 24–30 UCF
✓ UCF (67%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUCF -6
CloseUCF -5.5
Total54.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
0.5 pts toward Arizona
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened UCF -6 · closed UCF -5.5 · moved 0.5 toward ARIZmodel UCF -9
Opened 54.5 · unchangedmodel 54
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 4.5–6.5 since 2023: won 70%, covered 56% (96 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUCF -6
CloseUCF -5.5
Total54.5
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 UCF as a 5.5-point home favorite against ARIZ, the favorite won 7, covered 6, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: UCF won 56–12; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 68 points went over 54.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 63%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
6 of 1060%
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 10.2 against an average line of 6.3; 53.8 points a game (usually 53.1). Of the 4 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
MIA vs VT
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & situation
-738–26 W O55.5
Very close
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread
-7.545–13 W O53
Very close
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread
-6.528–41 L O59
Very close
CAL vs WSU
2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & season form
-7.56–21 L U52.5
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread
-631–22 W O51.5
Very close
FLA vs SC
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation
-838–6 W U58
Very close
GT vs VT
2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & total
-3.517–26 L U55.25
Very close
MEM vs TULN
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & situation
-5.533–28 L O58
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread
-542–21 W O52.5
Very close
UCLA vs CAL
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread
-6.542–14 W U58.5
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 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight UCF ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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.

Arizona ATS struggles (1-7)
Arizona have covered only 13% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
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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
ARIZ+9.2 →+1.4▼ 7.8#63
UCF+6.5 →+5.6▼ 0.9#41
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

ARIZ
Longer bar = better
UCF
#87
Offense
UCF better ▶
#40
#86
Defense
Even
#80
−0.6 #110
Turnovers
Even
−0.5 #101
65 plays #89
Pace
UCF faster ▶
68 plays #48
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ARIZ has the ball
Even matchup
ARIZ offUCF defEdge
Points / game 23.4 #102 27.1 #86 Even
Yards / play 6.03 #54 5.55 #74 Even
PPA / play +0.11 #86 +0.14 #92 Even
Success rate 39% #105 41% #68 UCF
When UCF has the ball
Advantage: UCF offense
UCF offARIZ defEdge
Points / game 30.4 #51 28.0 #91 UCF
Yards / play 6.65 #23 5.65 #79 UCF
PPA / play +0.15 #61 +0.11 #77 Even
Success rate 47% #24 43% #96 UCF

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
ARIZ scoring against the UCF defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ARIZ scored
5.5
#81
3.8
#131
9.3
#119
7.0
#54
7.1
#69
14.1
#54
UCF allowed
7.4
#112
8.9
#90
16.3
#108
6.3
#85
4.6
#26
10.9
#46
UCF scoring against the ARIZ defense
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UCF scored
4.6
#98
9.3
#55
13.9
#75
9.9
#16
6.6
#79
16.5
#30
ARIZ allowed
6.5
#98
9.5
#106
16.0
#105
5.5
#61
6.5
#78
12.0
#66

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
UCF +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
79° · 13 mph
gusts 24 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
ARIZ7d
UCF7d
Even
Tempo
Average 133 plays
slowavg 133fast
Travel
ARIZ 1,785 mi
3 time zones
Quarterback
UCF backup QB started
Not the usual starter

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