Thu, Nov 14, 2024, 7:30 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Tulsa · Conference game
Closing spread
ECU -16.5
✓ TLSA W
Total
63.5
▲ Over · 69 pts
Model before kickoff
ECU 36–21 TLSA
✓ ECU (86%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenECU -13
CloseECU -16.5
Total61.5 → 63.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenECU -13
3.5 → ECU
CloseECU -16.5
3.5 pts toward East Carolina
Total
Open61.5
▲ 2
Close63.5
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ECU -13 · closed ECU -16.5 · moved 3.5 toward ECUmodel ECU -10.5
model ECU -10.5
Opened 61.5 · closed 63.5 · moved 2 upmodel 56.5
model 56.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 14.5–18.5 since 2023: won 93%, covered 55% (42 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 3.5+ pts toward the favorite: that team covered 45% (58 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenECU -13
CloseECU -16.5
Total61.5 → 63.5
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
ECU as a 16.5-point road favorite at TLSA, the favorite won 10, covered 6, and 2 went over the total.
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This game: ECU won 38–31; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 69 points went over 63.5, as in 2 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 86%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 47%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 16.9 against an average line of 16.3; 55.7 points a game (usually 53.7). 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 |
2024 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-17.5 | 23–13 | L | U57.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & team ratings |
-13.25 | 45–10 | W | U58 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & season form |
-13.5 | 45–21 | W | O64.25 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & situation |
-18.5 | 35–13 | W | U72.25 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & spread |
-18.5 | 41–14 | W | U68 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 10 · close · similar situation |
-20 | 31–25 | L | U58 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & total |
-14.5 | 49–28 | W | O62 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & team ratings |
-12.5 | 37–17 | W | U55 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & rest |
-17 | 29–26 | L | U56.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 8 · close · similar season form & situation |
-18 | 28–27 | L | U70 |
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate East Carolina ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Tulsa home ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Market moved toward East Carolina
3.5 pts (ECU -13 → ECU -16.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved up 2
61.5 → 63.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 97 earlier overs in games with totals 59.5–67.5, 28% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 6-4 60% | 6-4 60% | |
| 4-6 40% | 4-6 40% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
ECU 0–1 TLSA
TLSA leads · 1 game since 2023 · TLSA has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25 2023 | Tulsa 29 @ East Carolina 27 | ECU -3 | TLSA W |
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 →−6.9▲ 0.3#97
TLSA−9.9 →−19.8▼ 9.9#130
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11
Longer bar = better
#55
Offense
◀ ECU better#112
#56
Defense
◀ ECU better#107
−0.4 #100
Turnovers
Even−0.4 #99
67 plays #71
Pace
TLSA faster ▶73 plays #11
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| ECU off | TLSA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 32.4 #36 | 38.4 #132 | ECU |
| Yards / play | 6.26 #41 | 6.69 #129 | ECU |
| PPA / play | +0.14 #61 | +0.23 #119 | ECU |
| Success rate | 42% #82 | 40% #49 | TLSA |
| TLSA off | ECU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 24.8 #99 | 26.8 #84 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.24 #109 | 5.19 #44 | ECU |
| PPA / play | +0.05 #108 | +0.09 #63 | ECU |
| Success rate | 35% #132 | 38% #33 | ECU |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
ECU scoring against the TLSA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10.0 #10 | 6.6 #107 | 16.6 #46 | 9.9 #12 | 6.0 #92 | 15.9 #31 | |
8.1 #117 | 13.9 #132 | 22.0 #130 | 10.4 #133 | 6.0 #58 | 16.4 #118 |
TLSA scoring against the ECU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.4 #117 | 6.8 #98 | 10.2 #117 | 6.1 #63 | 8.1 #39 | 14.2 #54 | |
5.3 #65 | 8.8 #93 | 14.1 #89 | 5.8 #71 | 6.9 #78 | 12.7 #74 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
54° · 4 mph
gusts 8 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ECU7d
TLSA12d
TLSA +5 days
Tempo
Fast 140 plays
slowavg 134fast
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