Sat, Dec 6, 2025, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 15 · Neutral site
Closing spread
TTU -12.5
✓ TTU W
Total
50.5
▼ Under · 41 pts
Model before kickoff
BYU 20–32 TTU
✓ TTU (80%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenTTU -12.5
CloseTTU -12.5
Total50.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenTTU -12.5
no move
CloseTTU -12.5
No change since the open
Total
Open50.5
no move
Close50.5
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TTU -12.5 · unchangedmodel TTU -9.5
model TTU -9.5
Opened 50.5 · unchangedmodel 52
model 52
Openline modelKickoff
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenTTU -12.5
CloseTTU -12.5
Total50.5
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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
TTU as a 12.5-point neutral-site favorite against BYU, the favorite won 9, covered 7, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: TTU won 34–7; the favorite covered, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 41 points stayed under 50.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 79%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 50%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 19.5 against an average line of 11.9; 59.9 points a game (usually 53.5). Of the 3 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2024 · Postseason · close · similar spread & total |
-13.5 | 39–31 | L | O52.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 14 · close · similar situation & rest |
-17 | 50–30 | W | O52 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 14 · close · similar situation & rest |
-15.75 | 43–22 | W | O54 |
| Loose |
2024 · Postseason · loose · similar situation |
-8.5 | 34–23 | W | O45.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Postseason · loose · similar situation |
-12 | 31–14 | W | U54.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Postseason · loose · similar spread & rest |
-13.5 | 65–7 | W | O61.75 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 13 · loose · similar season form & spread |
-14.5 | 49–14 | W | O44.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & spread |
-10 | 21–14 | L | U50.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Postseason · loose · similar rest & situation |
-5 | 34–13 | W | U55.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 14 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-9.5 | 31–34 | L | U65.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 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.
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.
BYU ATS trend (8-3)
BYU have covered 73% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Texas Tech ATS trend (10-1)
Texas Tech have covered 91% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Texas Tech 9-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 23 in the 4th quarter and got 13. 54% of games with totals 46.5–54.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9-1 90% | 6-3 67% | 5-4 56% | |
| 9-1 90% | 9-1 90% | 3-6 33% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
BYU 1–1 TTU
Series tied · 2 games since 2023 · TTU has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8 2025 | BYU 7 @ Texas Tech 29 | TTU -13.5 | TTU W |
| Oct 21 2023 | Texas Tech 14 @ BYU 27 | TTU -3 | BYU W |
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
BYU+7.8 →+14.8▲ 7.0#16
TTU+5.6 →+23.3▲ 17.7#5
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW14
Longer bar = better
#34
Offense
Even#22
#27
Defense
TTU better ▶#2
+1.0 #9
Turnovers
Even+1.1 #6
68 plays #60
Pace
TTU faster ▶75 plays #4
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| BYU off | TTU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 34.0 #22 | 11.3 #3 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.12 #36 | 4.00 #3 | TTU |
| PPA / play | +0.18 #37 | −0.29 #1 | TTU |
| Success rate | 45% #40 | 29% #1 | TTU |
| TTU off | BYU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 43.2 #3 | 17.8 #14 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.51 #22 | 5.06 #35 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.25 #18 | +0.01 #26 | Even |
| Success rate | 45% #44 | 39% #32 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
BYU scoring against the TTU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.5 #52 | 10.9 #23 | 17.4 #33 | 6.2 #60 | 9.7 #16 | 15.8 #26 | |
1.1 #2 | 3.0 #3 | 4.1 #2 | 1.8 #4 | 5.4 #38 | 7.2 #10 |
TTU scoring against the BYU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13.7 #2 | 11.8 #13 | 25.4 #1 | 8.5 #15 | 9.3 #22 | 17.8 #15 | |
5.4 #71 | 4.5 #12 | 9.9 #26 | 3.0 #14 | 4.6 #24 | 7.6 #13 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
Neutral site
No home edge
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
BYU7d
TTU7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 143 plays
slowavg 134fast
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