Sat, Sep 30, 2023, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 5 · at Texas · Conference game
Weather at kickoff93°F7 mphgusts 16Wet0.0 mmWet Over 45% of 309 games since 2023Weather watch ›
4-0 · Power #24
14
final
Final
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4-0 · Power #8
40
▲ winner
Closing spread
TEX -15.5
✓ TEX W
Total
61.5
▼ Under · 54 pts
Model before kickoff
KU 21–37 TEX
✓ TEX (86%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseTEX -15.5
Total61.5
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Open → close
Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseTEX -15.5
Total61.5
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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 TEX as a 15.5-point home favorite against KU, the favorite won 10, covered 6, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: TEX won 40–14; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 54 points stayed under 61.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 83%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 46%
Went over
6 of 1060%
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 14.1 against an average line of 15.6; 58.5 points a game (usually 55.6). When games like this go over ›

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MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
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OU vs TCU
2021 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & situation
-12.552–31 W O64.5
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CIN vs IU
2022 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread
-16.545–24 W O57
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ORE vs UCLA
2020 · Week 12 · close · similar total & rest
-17.538–35 L O61.5
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USC vs WSU
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & situation
-12.530–14 W U64.5
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UNC vs NCST
2020 · Week 8 · close · similar total & rest
-14.7548–21 W O61.5
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ND vs LOU
2020 · Week 7 · close · similar total & spread
-1612–7 L U62
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OU vs WVU
2021 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & situation
-17.516–13 L U56.5
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FLA vs TENN
2021 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & situation
-1938–14 W U64.75
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KSU vs KU
2022 · Week 13 · close · similar total & rest
-1247–27 W O62
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WAKE vs LIB
2022 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & total
-17.537–36 L O64
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 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.
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
KU+2.0 →+4.8▲ 2.8#41
TEX+8.6 →+16.3▲ 7.7#11
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW4

KU
Longer bar = better
TEX
#15
Offense
◀ KU better
#43
#64
Defense
TEX better ▶
#13
+0.8 #25
Turnovers
Even
+1.0 #20
66 plays #85
Pace
Even
65 plays #88
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When KU has the ball
Even matchup
KU offTEX defEdge
Points / game 37.8 #25 12.5 #13 Even
Yards / play 7.07 #19 4.54 #22 Even
PPA / play +0.38 #10 −0.09 #13 Even
Success rate 56% #4 31% #5 Even
When TEX has the ball
Advantage: TEX offense
TEX offKU defEdge
Points / game 35.0 #38 22.8 #62 TEX
Yards / play 6.63 #30 5.03 #46 Even
PPA / play +0.25 #38 +0.06 #63 TEX
Success rate 42% #65 42% #85 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
KU scoring against the TEX defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
KU scored
10.5
#15
6.8
#96
17.3
#51
11.0
#12
9.5
#23
20.5
#7
TEX allowed
3.3
#38
2.3
#4
5.5
#10
3.3
#29
3.8
#28
7.0
#21
TEX scoring against the KU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TEX scored
5.0
#84
11.8
#28
16.8
#56
7.8
#43
10.5
#11
18.3
#23
KU allowed
3.5
#47
7.5
#76
11.0
#65
4.5
#59
7.3
#88
11.8
#70

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
TEX +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
93° · 7 mph
gusts 16 mph · 0.004 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
KU7d
TEX7d
Even
Tempo
Average 131 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
KU backup QB started
Not the usual starter

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