Sat, Oct 12, 2024, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Tennessee · Conference game
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3-2 · Power #21
17
final
Final
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4-1 · Power #11
23
▲ winner
Closing spread
TENN -13.5
✓ FLA W
Total
54.5
▼ Under · 40 pts
Model before kickoff
FLA 20–35 TENN
✓ TENN (86%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTENN -16.5
CloseTENN -13.5
Total54.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
3 pts toward Florida
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TENN -16.5 · closed TENN -13.5 · moved 3 toward FLAmodel TENN -20
Opened 54.5 · unchangedmodel 56
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 12.5–14.5 since 2023: won 84%, covered 48% (62 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 46% (54 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTENN -16.5
CloseTENN -13.5
Total54.5
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 TENN as a 13.5-point home favorite against FLA, the favorite won 8, covered 5, and 7 went over the total.

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This game: TENN won 23–17; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 40 points stayed under 54.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 80%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 52%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 13.9 against an average line of 13.7; 59.9 points a game (usually 55.2). Of the 3 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

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MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
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2023 · Week 3 · close · similar rest
-1748–23 W O61.5
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2023 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & situation
-14.527–20 L U50.5
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2024 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & situation
-1517–20 L U51.5
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2023 · Week 10 · close · similar total & situation
-14.530–21 L U55.5
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UTAH vs ORST
2022 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & situation
-10.542–16 W O54
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PITT vs MIA
2021 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & rest
-9.534–38 L O61
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2024 · Week 5 · close · similar situation
-13.538–21 W O50
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2023 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & situation
-1444–17 W O50
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MISS vs AUB
2022 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & rest
-15.548–34 L O55
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TEX vs UTSA
2022 · Week 3 · close · similar rest
-1341–20 W O57
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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Tennessee ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) 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.

Florida ATS struggles (1-3)
Florida have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Tennessee ATS trend (4-1)
Tennessee have covered 80% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Tennessee 4-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Market moved toward Florida
3 pts (TENN -16.5 → TENN -13.5). · 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
FLA+8.5 →+5.5▼ 3.0#45
TENN+13.9 →+21.1▲ 7.2#6
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6

FLA
Longer bar = better
TENN
#43
Offense
TENN better ▶
#22
#92
Defense
TENN better ▶
#4
−0.6 #104
Turnovers
TENN better ▶
+0.4 #48
59 plays #131
Pace
TENN faster ▶
75 plays #5
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When FLA has the ball
Advantage: TENN defense
FLA offTENN defEdge
Points / game 30.2 #63 9.4 #4 TENN
Yards / play 6.99 #20 3.80 #4 Even
PPA / play +0.16 #68 −0.15 #3 TENN
Success rate 49% #20 34% #6 Even
When TENN has the ball
Advantage: TENN offense
TENN offFLA defEdge
Points / game 46.0 #4 24.4 #75 TENN
Yards / play 6.92 #22 5.47 #68 TENN
PPA / play +0.29 #21 +0.20 #107 TENN
Success rate 46% #39 46% #116 TENN

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
FLA scoring against the TENN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
FLA scored
4.8
#91
10.4
#42
15.2
#60
7.0
#58
8.0
#45
15.0
#47
TENN allowed
1.2
#7
0.6
#2
1.8
#1
3.4
#25
4.2
#32
7.6
#20
TENN scoring against the FLA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TENN scored
15.6
#2
14.2
#6
29.8
#1
9.4
#18
6.8
#72
16.2
#37
FLA allowed
5.4
#78
6.8
#57
12.2
#69
8.8
#119
3.4
#18
12.2
#76

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
TENN +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
63° · 5 mph
gusts 7 mph · at kickoff
Rest
FLA7d
TENN7d
Even
Tempo
Average 134 plays
slowavg 133fast
Quarterback
FLA backup QB started
Not the usual starter

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