Sat, Nov 2, 2024, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 10 · at UCF · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenUCF -6
0.5 → ARIZ
CloseUCF -5.5
0.5 pts toward Arizona
Total
Open54.5
no move
Close54.5
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
model UCF -9
Opened 54.5 · unchangedmodel 54
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-7 | 38–26 | W | O55.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-7.5 | 45–13 | W | O53 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-6.5 | 28–41 | L | O59 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-7.5 | 6–21 | L | U52.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-6 | 31–22 | W | O51.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-8 | 38–6 | W | U58 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & total |
-3.5 | 17–26 | L | U55.25 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-5.5 | 33–28 | L | O58 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-5 | 42–21 | W | O52.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-6.5 | 42–14 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 291 earlier overs in games with totals 50.5–58.5, 35% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 3-7 30% | 5-5 50% | |
| 4-6 40% | 4-6 40% | 6-4 60% |
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
Longer bar = better
#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
| ARIZ off | UCF def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| UCF off | ARIZ def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.5 #81 | 3.8 #131 | 9.3 #119 | 7.0 #54 | 7.1 #69 | 14.1 #54 | |
7.4 #112 | 8.9 #90 | 16.3 #108 | 6.3 #85 | 4.6 #26 | 10.9 #46 |
UCF scoring against the ARIZ defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.6 #98 | 9.3 #55 | 13.9 #75 | 9.9 #16 | 6.6 #79 | 16.5 #30 | |
6.5 #98 | 9.5 #106 | 16.0 #105 | 5.5 #61 | 6.5 #78 | 12.0 #66 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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