Tue, Dec 30, 2025, 2:00 PM ESTRadiance Technologies Independence Bowl · Neutral site
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6-6 · Power #122
14
final
Final
vs
7-5 · Power #93
23
▲ winner
Closing spread
LT -10
✓ CCU W
Total
51.5
▼ Under · 37 pts
Model before kickoff
CCU 20–30 LT
✓ LT (75%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenLT -7
CloseLT -10
Total52.5 → 51.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
3 pts toward Louisiana Tech
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened LT -7 · closed LT -10 · moved 3 toward LTmodel LT -7.5
Opened 52.5 · closed 51.5 · moved 1 downmodel 50.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Moved off 7The team the line moved toward covered 69% (26 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenLT -7
CloseLT -10
Total52.5 → 51.5
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 LT as a 10-point neutral-site favorite against CCU, the favorite won 5, covered 4, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: LT won 23–14; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 37 points stayed under 51.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 74%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 51%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 0.2 against an average line of 8.4; 58 points a game (usually 53.9). Of the 3 overs, 3 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
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SDSU vs MTSU
2022 · Postseason · close · similar situation
-723–25 L O47
Close
USM vs RICE
2022 · Postseason · close · similar situation & season form
-6.538–24 W O45.5
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ECU vs USF
2022 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & season form
-9.548–28 W O55.5
Close
2024 · Postseason · close · similar situation & total
-7.527–17 W U50.5
Close
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & total
-1139–40 L O55
Close
2024 · Postseason · close · similar season form & spread
-10.531–38 L O54.5
Close
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar season form & spread
-938–28 W O43.5
Loose
UAB vs M-OH
2022 · Postseason · loose · similar situation & season form
-10.7524–20 L U45.75
Loose
2023 · Postseason · loose · similar situation & season form
-4.250–45 L U55.75
Loose
2024 · Postseason · loose · similar situation & spread
-7.521–26 L U60.5
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 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight Louisiana Tech ATS trend Miss
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.

Market moved toward Louisiana Tech
3 pts (LT -7 → LT -10). · 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
CCU−6.6 →−14.5▼ 7.9#123
LT−11.6 →−7.8▲ 3.8#94
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW16

CCU
Longer bar = better
LT
#112
Offense
LT better ▶
#77
#108
Defense
LT better ▶
#41
−0.1 #81
Turnovers
LT better ▶
+0.8 #14
67 plays #69
Pace
◀ CCU faster
65 plays #89
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CCU has the ball
Advantage: LT defense
CCU offLT defEdge
Points / game 22.8 #104 21.3 #39 LT
Yards / play 4.85 #126 5.47 #60 LT
PPA / play +0.05 #101 +0.02 #34 LT
Success rate 38% #118 39% #29 LT
When LT has the ball
Advantage: LT offense
LT offCCU defEdge
Points / game 27.7 #68 33.9 #130 LT
Yards / play 5.57 #78 6.24 #120 LT
PPA / play +0.10 #70 +0.12 #79 Even
Success rate 41% #92 44% #102 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
CCU scoring against the LT defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CCU scored
4.2
#108
5.8
#111
10.0
#118
6.5
#49
6.3
#78
12.8
#61
LT allowed
3.3
#24
6.2
#37
9.5
#19
5.0
#53
6.2
#58
11.2
#52
LT scoring against the CCU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
LT scored
6.9
#37
4.7
#124
11.6
#103
4.9
#92
10.1
#8
15.0
#31
CCU allowed
10.3
#132
9.4
#104
19.7
#133
7.0
#109
7.3
#86
14.3
#103

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
Neutral site
No home edge
Weather
44° · 4 mph
gusts 13 mph · at kickoff
Rest
CCU31d bye
LT31d bye
Even
Tempo
Average 132 plays
slowavg 134fast