Fri, Sep 15, 2023, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 3 · at UTSA
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
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CloseUTSA -7
Total42
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Market
Open → close
Spread
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CloseUTSA -7
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Total
Open—
no open
Close42
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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 4 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-6 | 31–20 | W | O47.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 8 · close · similar total & rest |
-5.5 | 45–17 | W | O43 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & total |
-6.5 | 23–14 | W | U43.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & total |
-6.5 | 10–34 | L | O43.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & season form |
-4 | 24–14 | W | U47 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & spread |
-5 | 37–10 | W | O46 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 2 · close · similar rest & season form |
-3.5 | 7–10 | L | U39 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 13 · close · similar total & rest |
-3.5 | 26–13 | W | U42.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & team ratings |
-5.5 | 24–27 | L | U52 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & team ratings |
-3 | 38–12 | 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.
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
Longer bar = better
#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
| ARMY off | UTSA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| UTSA off | ARMY def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.5 | 15.5 | 23.0 | 3.5 | 8.5 | 12.0 | |
3.5 | 6.5 | 10.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 5.0 |
UTSA scoring against the ARMY defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.0 | 3.5 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 8.5 | |
0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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