Sat, Nov 30, 2024, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Tulsa · Conference game
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2-9 · Power #118
63
▲ winner
Final
@
3-8 · Power #131
16
final
Closing spread
FAU -2.5
✓ FAU W
Total
57.5
▲ Over · 79 pts
Model before kickoff
FAU 28–26 TLSA
✓ FAU (58%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenFAU -1
CloseFAU -2.5
Total56.5 → 57.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1.5 pts toward Florida Atlantic
Total
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened FAU -1 · closed FAU -2.5 · moved 1.5 toward FAUmodel FAU -3.5
Opened 56.5 · closed 57.5 · moved 1 upmodel 54
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 54%, covered 45% (151 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 51% (117 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenFAU -1
CloseFAU -2.5
Total56.5 → 57.5
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 FAU as a 2.5-point road favorite at TLSA, the favorite won 5, covered 4, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: FAU won 63–16; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 79 points went over 57.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 49%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 0.8 against an average line of 4.1; 53.8 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
CLT @ FIU
2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-3.545–33 W O60.75
Very close
LT @ RICE
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest
-431–35 L O52.5
Very close
BUFF @ BGSU
2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & total
-238–7 W U55.75
Very close
CMU @ OHIO
2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & total
-530–27 L U57.5
Very close
HAW @ UNLV
2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread
-3.513–27 L U55.5
Very close
2024 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & situation
-2.510–55 L O62
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest
-5.524–27 L U53.75
Close
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & rest
-614–16 L U56
Close
ODU @ FIU
2021 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & rest
-347–24 W O50
Close
GAST @ GASO
2021 · Week 9 · close · similar season form & total
-621–14 W U55
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 Tulsa 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 Atlantic ATS struggles (3-8)
Florida Atlantic have covered only 27% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Florida Atlantic away ATS weakness (1-4)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Florida Atlantic 1-3 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Market moved toward Florida Atlantic
1.5 pts (FAU -1 → FAU -2.5). · 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
FAU−6.9 →−14.3▼ 7.4#122
TLSA−9.9 →−21.0▼ 11.1#130
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13

FAU
Longer bar = better
TLSA
#103
Offense
Even
#110
#95
Defense
◀ FAU better
#119
0.0 #72
Turnovers
◀ FAU better
−0.5 #110
67 plays #65
Pace
TLSA faster ▶
73 plays #7
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When FAU has the ball
Even matchup
FAU offTLSA defEdge
Points / game 22.5 #114 40.6 #134 Even
Yards / play 5.55 #87 6.83 #134 FAU
PPA / play +0.08 #95 +0.26 #129 FAU
Success rate 39% #114 42% #78 TLSA
When TLSA has the ball
Even matchup
TLSA offFAU defEdge
Points / game 25.8 #90 31.5 #110 Even
Yards / play 5.35 #101 6.22 #113 Even
PPA / play +0.02 #117 +0.13 #89 FAU
Success rate 35% #132 42% #69 FAU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
FAU scoring against the TLSA defense
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FAU scored
3.7
#114
8.4
#65
12.1
#96
6.3
#61
4.2
#129
10.5
#112
TLSA allowed
9.8
#131
13.5
#132
23.4
#133
9.8
#131
7.5
#87
17.3
#122
TLSA scoring against the FAU defense
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TLSA scored
3.1
#125
7.5
#86
10.5
#112
5.6
#75
9.4
#20
15.0
#47
FAU allowed
7.0
#107
7.5
#65
14.5
#92
7.4
#108
9.5
#120
16.8
#119

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
TLSA +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
53° · 8 mph
gusts 20 mph · at kickoff
Rest
FAU7d
TLSA7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 141 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
FAU, TLSA backup QBs started
Not the usual starter