Sat, Nov 30, 2024, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Tulsa · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenFAU -1
1.5 → FAU
CloseFAU -2.5
1.5 pts toward Florida Atlantic
Total
Open56.5
▲ 1
Close57.5
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
model FAU -3.5
Opened 56.5 · closed 57.5 · moved 1 upmodel 54
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-3.5 | 45–33 | W | O60.75 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-4 | 31–35 | L | O52.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & total |
-2 | 38–7 | W | U55.75 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & total |
-5 | 30–27 | L | U57.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 13–27 | L | U55.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-2.5 | 10–55 | L | O62 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-5.5 | 24–27 | L | U53.75 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & rest |
-6 | 14–16 | L | U56 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & rest |
-3 | 47–24 | W | O50 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 9 · close · similar season form & total |
-6 | 21–14 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 319 earlier overs in games with totals 53.5–61.5, 34% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-8 20% | 2-8 20% | 7-3 70% | |
| 2-8 20% | 4-6 40% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
FAU 1–0 TLSA
FAU leads · 1 game since 2023 · FAU has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7 2023 | Tulsa 17 @ Florida Atlantic 20 | FAU -4 | 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
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
Longer bar = better
#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
| FAU off | TLSA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| TLSA off | FAU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.7 #114 | 8.4 #65 | 12.1 #96 | 6.3 #61 | 4.2 #129 | 10.5 #112 | |
9.8 #131 | 13.5 #132 | 23.4 #133 | 9.8 #131 | 7.5 #87 | 17.3 #122 |
TLSA scoring against the FAU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.1 #125 | 7.5 #86 | 10.5 #112 | 5.6 #75 | 9.4 #20 | 15.0 #47 | |
7.0 #107 | 7.5 #65 | 14.5 #92 | 7.4 #108 | 9.5 #120 | 16.8 #119 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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