Sat, Sep 21, 2024, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 4 · at Texas Tech · Conference game
Weather at kickoff89°F14 mphgusts 28DryWindy Over 48% of 274 games since 2023Weather watch ›
3-0 · Power #18
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Final
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2-1 · Power #46
30
▲ winner
Closing spread
TTU -4.5
✓ TTU W
Total
57.5
▼ Under · 52 pts
Model before kickoff
ASU 24–30 TTU
✓ TTU (65%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTTU -2.5
CloseTTU -4.5
Total60.5 → 57.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2 pts toward Texas Tech
Total
Down 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TTU -2.5 · closed TTU -4.5 · moved 2 toward TTUmodel TTU -9
Opened 60.5 · closed 57.5 · moved 3 downmodel 54.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 3.5–5.5 since 2023: won 65%, covered 49% (71 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 46% (41 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTTU -2.5
CloseTTU -4.5
Total60.5 → 57.5
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 TTU as a 4.5-point home favorite against ASU, the favorite won 6, covered 4, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: TTU won 30–22; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 52 points stayed under 57.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 60%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 47%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 0.5 against an average line of 5.6; 54.3 points a game (usually 52.9). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
HOU vs TULN
2022 · Week 5 · close · similar spread
-5.524–27 L U52
Close
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & situation
-734–17 W U63
Close
NIU vs VAN
2022 · Week 3 · close · similar total & rest
-2.528–38 L O58.5
Close
MIA vs DUKE
2022 · Week 8 · close · similar total & rest
-1021–45 L O59
Close
TLSA vs HOU
2021 · Week 5 · close · similar total
-3.510–45 L O54
Close
FSU vs SYR
2021 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & spread
-5.533–30 L O50.25
Close
ND vs PUR
2021 · Week 3 · close · similar rest
-7.527–13 W U58.5
Loose
OKST vs BAY
2021 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest
-424–14 W U47
Loose
FLA vs FSU
2021 · Week 13 · loose · similar spread & rest
-424–21 L U58.5
Loose
UTAH vs UCLA
2021 · Week 9 · loose · similar spread & rest
-6.2544–24 W O60.5
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Texas Tech ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Market moved toward Texas Tech
2 pts (TTU -2.5 → TTU -4.5), through the key number 3. · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved down 3
60.5 → 57.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Small sample warning
Texas Tech have 2 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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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
ASU−3.3 →+2.9▲ 6.2#60
TTU+4.7 →+6.6▲ 1.9#33
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW3

ASU
Longer bar = better
TTU
#47
Offense
TTU better ▶
#30
#51
Defense
◀ ASU better
#108
+2.0 #7
Turnovers
◀ ASU better
0.0 #85
73 plays #17
Pace
Even
77 plays #7
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ASU has the ball
Advantage: ASU offense
ASU offTTU defEdge
Points / game 36.3 #33 36.3 #124 ASU
Yards / play 5.73 #87 6.44 #118 ASU
PPA / play +0.27 #39 +0.17 #95 ASU
Success rate 49% #29 42% #94 ASU
When TTU has the ball
Even matchup
TTU offASU defEdge
Points / game 44.7 #14 19.3 #54 TTU
Yards / play 6.97 #30 4.45 #35 Even
PPA / play +0.27 #40 −0.02 #46 Even
Success rate 48% #37 39% #68 TTU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 121 FBS teams
ASU scoring against the TTU defense
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ASU scored
11.3
#18
13.7
#19
25.0
#15
10.3
#18
1.0
#117
11.3
#80
TTU allowed
7.0
#89
11.3
#105
18.3
#102
7.0
#83
9.0
#102
16.0
#106
TTU scoring against the ASU defense
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TTU scored
14.0
#7
17.3
#4
31.3
#4
4.7
#85
6.3
#68
11.0
#84
ASU allowed
2.3
#24
5.7
#44
8.0
#34
4.7
#51
6.7
#77
11.3
#63

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
TTU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
89° · 14 mph
gusts 28 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
ASU9d
TTU7d
ASU +2 days
Tempo
Fast 151 plays
slowavg 132fast
Altitude
ASU +2,034 ft
moderate climb