Tue, Dec 30, 2025, 2:00 PM ESTRadiance Technologies Independence Bowl · Neutral site
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenLT -7
3 → LT
CloseLT -10
3 pts toward Louisiana Tech
Total
Open52.5
▼ 1
Close51.5
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
model LT -7.5
Opened 52.5 · closed 51.5 · moved 1 downmodel 50.5
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | 2022 · Postseason · close · similar situation |
-7 | 23–25 | L | O47 |
| Close | 2022 · Postseason · close · similar situation & season form |
-6.5 | 38–24 | W | O45.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & season form |
-9.5 | 48–28 | W | O55.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Postseason · close · similar situation & total |
-7.5 | 27–17 | W | U50.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & total |
-11 | 39–40 | L | O55 |
| Close |
2024 · Postseason · close · similar season form & spread |
-10.5 | 31–38 | L | O54.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar season form & spread |
-9 | 38–28 | W | O43.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Postseason · loose · similar situation & season form |
-10.75 | 24–20 | L | U45.75 |
| Loose |
2023 · Postseason · loose · similar situation & season form |
-4.25 | 0–45 | L | U55.75 |
| Loose |
2024 · Postseason · loose · similar situation & spread |
-7.5 | 21–26 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 32 in the 4th quarter and got 17. 53% of games with totals 47.5–55.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% | 8-2 80% | |
| 6-4 60% | 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% |
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
Longer bar = better
#112
Offense
LT better ▶#77
#108
Defense
LT better ▶#41
−0.1 #81
Turnovers
LT better ▶+0.8 #14
67 plays #69
Pace
◀ CCU faster65 plays #89
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| CCU off | LT def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| LT off | CCU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.2 #108 | 5.8 #111 | 10.0 #118 | 6.5 #49 | 6.3 #78 | 12.8 #61 | |
3.3 #24 | 6.2 #37 | 9.5 #19 | 5.0 #53 | 6.2 #58 | 11.2 #52 |
LT scoring against the CCU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.9 #37 | 4.7 #124 | 11.6 #103 | 4.9 #92 | 10.1 #8 | 15.0 #31 | |
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
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