Sat, Oct 5, 2024, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Tulsa · Conference game
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4-0 · Power #52
49
▲ winner
Final
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2-3 · Power #131
7
final
Closing spread
ARMY -13.5
✓ ARMY W
Total
50.5
▲ Over · 56 pts
Model before kickoff
ARMY 32–19 TLSA
✓ ARMY (82%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenARMY -11
CloseARMY -13.5
Total51.5 → 50.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2.5 pts toward Army
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ARMY -11 · closed ARMY -13.5 · moved 2.5 toward ARMYmodel ARMY -10
Opened 51.5 · closed 50.5 · moved 1 downmodel 50.5 matches the line
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Line context
Road favorites of 11.5–15.5 since 2023: won 87%, covered 58% (45 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 44% (57 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenARMY -11
CloseARMY -13.5
Total51.5 → 50.5
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 ARMY as a 13.5-point road favorite at TLSA, the favorite won 6, covered 4, and 7 went over the total.

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This game: ARMY won 49–7; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 56 points went over 50.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 80%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 52%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 4.9 against an average line of 11.8; 58.7 points a game (usually 55.3). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & situation
-14.530–13 W U47.5
Very close
AFA @ USU
2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar situation & spread
-11.527–34 L O53.75
Very close
HOU @ USF
2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & situation
-13.554–42 L O53
Very close
TULN @ USF
2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar situation & rest
-1245–31 W O55
Very close
TROY @ USM
2021 · Week 3 · very close · similar total & rest
-1121–9 W U49.5
Very close
ARMY @ BALL
2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & situation
-10.2516–28 L U47.25
Close
UL @ RICE
2022 · Week 3 · close · similar total & rest
-11.521–33 L O52
Close
JMU @ ARST
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & team ratings
-11.542–20 W O55
Close
DUKE @ BC
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & total
-1238–31 L O47.25
Close
UAB @ RICE
2022 · Week 5 · close · similar total & situation
-10.524–28 L O51
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
Moderate Army ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (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.

Army ATS trend (4-0)
Army have covered 100% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Army 3-0 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Market moved toward Army
2.5 pts (ARMY -11 → ARMY -13.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
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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
ARMY−16.8 →−1.6▲ 15.2#74
TLSA−9.9 →−13.9▼ 4.0#123
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ARMY
Longer bar = better
TLSA
#16
Offense
◀ ARMY better
#89
#45
Defense
◀ ARMY better
#105
+1.3 #15
Turnovers
◀ ARMY better
0.0 #72
65 plays #84
Pace
TLSA faster ▶
72 plays #27
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ARMY has the ball
Advantage: ARMY offense
ARMY offTLSA defEdge
Points / game 36.3 #30 34.6 #124 ARMY
Yards / play 6.86 #29 6.26 #115 ARMY
PPA / play +0.46 #5 +0.22 #111 ARMY
Success rate 60% #1 40% #69 ARMY
When TLSA has the ball
Advantage: ARMY defense
TLSA offARMY defEdge
Points / game 27.8 #79 10.5 #6 ARMY
Yards / play 5.82 #77 4.80 #35 ARMY
PPA / play +0.10 #88 +0.06 #60 ARMY
Success rate 38% #110 41% #77 ARMY

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
ARMY scoring against the TLSA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ARMY scored
8.8
#34
10.5
#43
19.3
#31
8.3
#39
8.8
#40
17.0
#33
TLSA allowed
5.6
#82
10.4
#116
16.0
#103
10.4
#127
8.2
#108
18.6
#130
TLSA scoring against the ARMY defense
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TLSA scored
4.8
#90
9.4
#57
14.2
#74
4.2
#106
8.8
#39
13.0
#72
ARMY allowed
1.8
#11
1.8
#6
3.5
#2
3.3
#25
3.8
#36
7.0
#24

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
TLSA +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
80° · 8 mph
gusts 16 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ARMY9d
TLSA7d
ARMY +2 days
Tempo
Average 136 plays
slowavg 133fast

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