Fri, Sep 15, 2023, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 3 · at UTSA
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1-1 · Power #104
37
▲ winner
Final
@
1-1 · Power #56
29
final
Closing spread
UTSA -7
✓ ARMY W
Total
42
▲ Over · 66 pts
Model before kickoff
ARMY 21–27 UTSA
✗ UTSA (66%) lost
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseUTSA -7
Total42
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Market

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Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseUTSA -7
Total42
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Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like UTSA as a 7-point home favorite against ARMY, the favorite won 7, covered 7, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: ARMY won 37–29 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 66 points went over 42, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 69%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
5 of 1050%
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 9.4 against an average line of 4.9; 43.6 points a game (usually 54.3). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
OKST vs KSU
2021 · Week 4 · very close · similar spread & rest
-631–20 W O47.5
Close
PSU vs MINN
2022 · Week 8 · close · similar total & rest
-5.545–17 W O43
Close
SC vs TROY
2021 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & total
-6.523–14 W U43.5
Close
WISC vs ILL
2022 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & total
-6.510–34 L O43.5
Close
OKST vs BAY
2021 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & season form
-424–14 W U47
Close
WVU vs KSU
2020 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & spread
-537–10 W O46
Close
IOWA vs ISU
2022 · Week 2 · close · similar rest & season form
-3.57–10 L U39
Close
UK vs LOU
2022 · Week 13 · close · similar total & rest
-3.526–13 W U42.5
Close
HOU vs TULN
2022 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & team ratings
-5.524–27 L U52
Close
TULN vs ARMY
2020 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & team ratings
-338–12 W O46.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 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
No clear signal on the spread
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.

Small sample warning
Army 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 135 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
ARMY−0.7 →+3.2▲ 3.9#43
UTSA+0.7 →+1.0▲ 0.3#61
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2

ARMY
Longer bar = better
UTSA
#61
Offense
◀ ARMY better
#114
#27
Defense
Even
#40
−1.0 #112
Turnovers
◀ ARMY better
−2.0 #129
60 plays #121
Pace
UTSA faster ▶
82 plays #6
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ARMY has the ball
Advantage: UTSA defense
ARMY offUTSA defEdge
Points / game 35.0 #48 15.0 #37 Even
Yards / play 6.70 #28 4.40 #30 Even
PPA / play +0.12 #72 −0.05 #35 UTSA
Success rate 39% #97 38% #57 UTSA
When UTSA has the ball
Advantage: ARMY defense
UTSA offARMY defEdge
Points / game 17.0 #123 8.5 #12 ARMY
Yards / play 4.84 #116 3.95 #13 ARMY
PPA / play −0.01 #118 −0.14 #16 ARMY
Success rate 39% #98 38% #66 ARMY

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 16 FBS teams
ARMY scoring against the UTSA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ARMY scored
7.5
15.5
23.0
3.5
8.5
12.0
UTSA allowed
3.5
6.5
10.0
3.5
1.5
5.0
UTSA scoring against the ARMY defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UTSA scored
5.0
3.5
8.5
3.5
5.0
8.5
ARMY allowed
0.0
1.5
1.5
0.0
7.0
7.0

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
UTSA +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
ARMY6d
UTSA6d
Even
Tempo
Fast 142 plays
slowavg 134fast
Travel
ARMY 1,601 mi
1 time zone
Quarterback
UTSA backup QB started
Not the usual starter

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