Sat, Nov 9, 2024, 4:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Texas Tech · Conference game
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6-2 · Power #25
41
▲ winner
Final
@
6-3 · Power #46
27
final
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1.5 pts toward Colorado
Total
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
Opened 62.5 · unchangedmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & situation
-2.53–45 L U64
Very close
ARK @ LSU
2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & situation
-316–13 P U59.5
Very close
2024 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-2.534–24 W U62.5
Very close
UCLA @ USC
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & total
-3.562–33 W O65.5
Close
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & total
-442–29 W O61.5
Close
GT @ DUKE
2021 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & situation
-4.531–27 L U60.5
Close
MIA @ FSU
2021 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & total
-2.528–31 L U61.25
Close
KSU @ TTU
2021 · Week 8 · close · similar total & situation
-125–24 P U60.5
Close
APP @ UL
2021 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & season form
-4.2513–41 L U57.5
Close
ORST @ WSU
2021 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & season form
-424–31 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%)
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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
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

COLO
Longer bar = better
TTU
#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
When COLO has the ball
Advantage: COLO offense
COLO offTTU defEdge
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
When TTU has the ball
Even matchup
TTU offCOLO defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
COLO scored
8.8
#24
8.0
#74
16.8
#43
6.9
#50
6.9
#76
13.8
#59
TTU allowed
6.9
#106
9.0
#97
15.9
#105
7.1
#103
10.8
#131
17.9
#129
TTU scoring against the COLO defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TTU scored
10.3
#6
11.2
#20
21.6
#9
6.6
#57
7.6
#52
14.1
#53
COLO allowed
7.3
#111
8.3
#80
15.5
#101
2.1
#5
4.4
#20
6.5
#8

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
TTU +2.5
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