Sat, Sep 30, 2023, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 5 · at Texas · Conference game
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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Market
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseTEX -15.5
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close61.5
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 ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | 2021 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & situation |
-12.5 | 52–31 | W | O64.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread |
-16.5 | 45–24 | W | O57 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 12 · close · similar total & rest |
-17.5 | 38–35 | L | O61.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & situation |
-12.5 | 30–14 | W | U64.5 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 8 · close · similar total & rest |
-14.75 | 48–21 | W | O61.5 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 7 · close · similar total & spread |
-16 | 12–7 | L | U62 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & situation |
-17.5 | 16–13 | L | U56.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & situation |
-19 | 38–14 | W | U64.75 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 13 · close · similar total & rest |
-12 | 47–27 | W | O62 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & total |
-17.5 | 37–36 | 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.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 22 in the 4th quarter and got 14. 41% of games with totals 57.5–65.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-0 100% | 2-2 50% | 2-2 50% | |
| 4-0 100% | 2-2 50% | 1-3 25% |
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
Longer bar = better
#15
Offense
◀ KU better#43
#64
Defense
TEX better ▶#13
+0.8 #25
Turnovers
Even+1.0 #20
66 plays #85
Pace
Even65 plays #88
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| KU off | TEX def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| TEX off | KU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10.5 #15 | 6.8 #96 | 17.3 #51 | 11.0 #12 | 9.5 #23 | 20.5 #7 | |
3.3 #38 | 2.3 #4 | 5.5 #10 | 3.3 #29 | 3.8 #28 | 7.0 #21 |
TEX scoring against the KU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.0 #84 | 11.8 #28 | 16.8 #56 | 7.8 #43 | 10.5 #11 | 18.3 #23 | |
3.5 #47 | 7.5 #76 | 11.0 #65 | 4.5 #59 | 7.3 #88 | 11.8 #70 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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