Sat, Nov 23, 2024, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 13 · at North Texas · Conference game
Weather at kickoff68°F10 mphgusts 22DryWeather watch ›
6-4 · Power #92
40
▲ winner
Final
@
5-5 · Power #94
28
final
Closing spread
UNT -2.5
✓ ECU W
Total
73.5
▼ Under · 68 pts
Model before kickoff
ECU 31–34 UNT
✗ UNT (59%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUNT -2.5
CloseUNT -2.5
Total72.5 → 73.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened UNT -2.5 · unchangedmodel UNT -5
Opened 72.5 · closed 73.5 · moved 1 upmodel 66
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 56%, covered 48% (194 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUNT -2.5
CloseUNT -2.5
Total72.5 → 73.5
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 UNT as a 2.5-point home favorite against ECU, the favorite won 8, covered 7, and 8 went over the total.

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This game: ECU won 40–28 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 68 points stayed under 73.5, as in 2 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
8 of 1080%
Above normal · usually 48%

Overs above normal. Splits like this often fade, so treat it as context, not a pick. Average result: favorite by 6.4 against an average line of 3.3; 85.6 points a game (usually 53.2). 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 13 · very close · similar situation & spread
-2.545–42 W O73
Very close
WKU vs UTSA
2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & situation
-3.546–52 L O71.25
Very close
ARIZ vs ASU
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & spread
-438–35 L O66.5
Close
KENT vs NIU
2021 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & team ratings
-3.552–47 W O72
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar season form & rest
-442–21 W U65
Close
CMU vs KENT
2021 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & spread
-2.554–30 W O76.5
Close
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & spread
-2.514–42 L U62.5
Close
SMU vs HOU
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & spread
-3.577–63 W O66
Close
USU vs HAW
2021 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form
-451–31 W O66
Close
GAST vs GASO
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & situation
-2.541–33 W O66.5
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 no trends and market moves behind it
No clear signal on the spread
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.

No notable trends or market moves for this game.
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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
ECU−7.2 →−6.6▲ 0.6#97
UNT−6.3 →−5.2▲ 1.1#90
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12

ECU
Longer bar = better
UNT
#51
Offense
UNT better ▶
#36
#53
Defense
◀ ECU better
#116
−0.6 #113
Turnovers
Even
−0.6 #114
68 plays #55
Pace
UNT faster ▶
72 plays #15
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ECU has the ball
Advantage: ECU offense
ECU offUNT defEdge
Points / game 33.0 #34 35.7 #125 ECU
Yards / play 6.32 #36 6.22 #113 ECU
PPA / play +0.16 #55 +0.21 #113 ECU
Success rate 43% #77 45% #112 ECU
When UNT has the ball
Even matchup
UNT offECU defEdge
Points / game 35.6 #16 27.2 #84 UNT
Yards / play 6.94 #8 5.24 #46 UNT
PPA / play +0.18 #42 +0.08 #56 Even
Success rate 43% #76 38% #27 ECU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
ECU scoring against the UNT defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ECU scored
9.7
#10
6.9
#100
16.6
#37
9.6
#13
6.8
#71
16.4
#29
UNT allowed
9.6
#131
13.2
#131
22.8
#133
4.8
#47
8.1
#107
12.9
#76
UNT scoring against the ECU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UNT scored
7.6
#34
8.5
#61
16.1
#45
11.4
#3
8.1
#44
19.5
#6
ECU allowed
5.1
#67
9.3
#99
14.4
#90
5.9
#75
6.9
#74
12.8
#74

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
UNT +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
68° · 10 mph
gusts 22 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
ECU9d
UNT8d
ECU +1 day
Tempo
Fast 140 plays
slowavg 134fast