Sat, Nov 23, 2024, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 13 · at North Texas · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenUNT -2.5
no move
CloseUNT -2.5
No change since the open
Total
Open72.5
▲ 1
Close73.5
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened UNT -2.5 · unchangedmodel UNT -5
model UNT -5
Opened 72.5 · closed 73.5 · moved 1 upmodel 66
model 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
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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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-2.5 | 45–42 | W | O73 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-3.5 | 46–52 | L | O71.25 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-4 | 38–35 | L | O66.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & team ratings |
-3.5 | 52–47 | W | O72 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar season form & rest |
-4 | 42–21 | W | U65 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & spread |
-2.5 | 54–30 | W | O76.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & spread |
-2.5 | 14–42 | L | U62.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & spread |
-3.5 | 77–63 | W | O66 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form |
-4 | 51–31 | W | O66 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & situation |
-2.5 | 41–33 | 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.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 15 in the 4th quarter and got 9. 45% of games with totals 69.5–77.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 6-4 60% | 6-4 60% | |
| 5-5 50% | 4-5 44% | 7-2 78% |
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
Longer bar = better
#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
| ECU off | UNT def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| UNT off | ECU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.7 #10 | 6.9 #100 | 16.6 #37 | 9.6 #13 | 6.8 #71 | 16.4 #29 | |
9.6 #131 | 13.2 #131 | 22.8 #133 | 4.8 #47 | 8.1 #107 | 12.9 #76 |
UNT scoring against the ECU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.6 #34 | 8.5 #61 | 16.1 #45 | 11.4 #3 | 8.1 #44 | 19.5 #6 | |
5.1 #67 | 9.3 #99 | 14.4 #90 | 5.9 #75 | 6.9 #74 | 12.8 #74 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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