Sat, Nov 9, 2024, 4:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Texas Tech · Conference game
Closing spread
COLO -4.5
✓ COLO W
Total
62.5
▲ Over · 68 pts
Model before kickoff
COLO 30–27 TTU
✓ COLO (60%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCOLO -3
CloseCOLO -4.5
Total62.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenCOLO -3
1.5 → COLO
CloseCOLO -4.5
1.5 pts toward Colorado
Total
Open62.5
no move
Close62.5
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened COLO -3 · closed COLO -4.5 · moved 1.5 toward COLOmodel COLO -0.5
model COLO -0.5
Opened 62.5 · unchangedmodel 57
model 57
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 3.5–5.5 since 2023: won 63%, covered 47% (73 games)ⓘ
Moved off 3The team the line moved toward covered 43% (21 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCOLO -3
CloseCOLO -4.5
Total62.5
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
COLO as a 4.5-point road favorite at TTU, the favorite won 6, covered 3, and 2 went over the total.
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This game: COLO won 41–27; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 68 points went over 62.5, as in 2 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 61%
Favorite covered
3 of 838%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 49%
Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: underdog by 2 against an average line of 3.2; 57.6 points a game (usually 53.1). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & situation |
-2.5 | 3–45 | L | U64 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-3 | 16–13 | P | U59.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-2.5 | 34–24 | W | U62.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & total |
-3.5 | 62–33 | W | O65.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & total |
-4 | 42–29 | W | O61.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & situation |
-4.5 | 31–27 | L | U60.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & total |
-2.5 | 28–31 | L | U61.25 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 8 · close · similar total & situation |
-1 | 25–24 | P | U60.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & season form |
-4.25 | 13–41 | L | U57.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & season form |
-4 | 24–31 | L | U59 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 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 6 trends and market moves behind it
Strong Colorado ATS trend Hit
Strong-or-stronger ATS leans went 52-45 (54%) 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.
Colorado ATS trend (6-1)
Colorado have covered 86% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Colorado 3-0 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Colorado 3-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Texas Tech home ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Texas Tech 3-0 ATS as an underdog
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Market moved toward Colorado
1.5 pts (COLO -3 → COLO -4.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 124 earlier overs in games with totals 58.5–66.5, 29% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 7-2 78% | 6-3 67% | |
| 7-3 70% | 5-4 56% | 4-5 44% |
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
COLO+0.6 →+7.5▲ 6.9#34
TTU+4.7 →+4.2▼ 0.5#50
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10
Longer bar = better
#41
Offense
Even#50
#50
Defense
◀ COLO better#109
+0.5 #36
Turnovers
◀ COLO better+0.2 #60
67 plays #67
Pace
TTU faster ▶76 plays #5
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| COLO off | TTU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 31.4 #43 | 34.4 #120 | COLO |
| Yards / play | 6.03 #53 | 6.50 #122 | COLO |
| PPA / play | +0.19 #42 | +0.15 #93 | COLO |
| Success rate | 47% #24 | 44% #100 | COLO |
| TTU off | COLO def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 36.4 #20 | 22.0 #44 | TTU |
| Yards / play | 5.87 #69 | 5.44 #64 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.19 #46 | +0.06 #45 | Even |
| Success rate | 44% #63 | 40% #45 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
COLO scoring against the TTU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.8 #24 | 8.0 #74 | 16.8 #43 | 6.9 #50 | 6.9 #76 | 13.8 #59 | |
6.9 #106 | 9.0 #97 | 15.9 #105 | 7.1 #103 | 10.8 #131 | 17.9 #129 |
TTU scoring against the COLO defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10.3 #6 | 11.2 #20 | 21.6 #9 | 6.6 #57 | 7.6 #52 | 14.1 #53 | |
7.3 #111 | 8.3 #80 | 15.5 #101 | 2.1 #5 | 4.4 #20 | 6.5 #8 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
63° · 13 mph
gusts 24 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
COLO14d bye
TTU7d
COLO +7 days
Tempo
Fast 143 plays
slowavg 134fast
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