Sat, Sep 21, 2024, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 4 · at Texas Tech · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenTTU -2.5
2 → TTU
CloseTTU -4.5
2 pts toward Texas Tech
Total
Open60.5
▼ 3
Close57.5
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
model TTU -9
Opened 60.5 · closed 57.5 · moved 3 downmodel 54.5
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar spread |
-5.5 | 24–27 | L | U52 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & situation |
-7 | 34–17 | W | U63 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 3 · close · similar total & rest |
-2.5 | 28–38 | L | O58.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 8 · close · similar total & rest |
-10 | 21–45 | L | O59 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 5 · close · similar total |
-3.5 | 10–45 | L | O54 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & spread |
-5.5 | 33–30 | L | O50.25 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 3 · close · similar rest |
-7.5 | 27–13 | W | U58.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest |
-4 | 24–14 | W | U47 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 13 · loose · similar spread & rest |
-4 | 24–21 | L | U58.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 9 · loose · similar spread & rest |
-6.25 | 44–24 | 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.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 18 in the 4th quarter and got 12. 52% of games with totals 53.5–61.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 6-3-1 67% | 6-4 60% | |
| 6-4 60% | 3-6 33% | 4-5 44% |
Recent meetings
The series
ASU 3–4 TTU
TTU leads · 7 games since 1999 · TTU has won the last meeting
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
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
Longer bar = better
#47
Offense
TTU better ▶#30
#51
Defense
◀ ASU better#108
+2.0 #7
Turnovers
◀ ASU better0.0 #85
73 plays #17
Pace
Even77 plays #7
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| ASU off | TTU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| TTU off | ASU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11.3 #18 | 13.7 #19 | 25.0 #15 | 10.3 #18 | 1.0 #117 | 11.3 #80 | |
7.0 #89 | 11.3 #105 | 18.3 #102 | 7.0 #83 | 9.0 #102 | 16.0 #106 |
TTU scoring against the ASU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14.0 #7 | 17.3 #4 | 31.3 #4 | 4.7 #85 | 6.3 #68 | 11.0 #84 | |
2.3 #24 | 5.7 #44 | 8.0 #34 | 4.7 #51 | 6.7 #77 | 11.3 #63 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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