Sat, Oct 14, 2023, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Texas Tech · Conference game
Closing spread
TTU -0.5
✓ KSU W
Total
56.5
▲ Over · 59 pts
Model before kickoff
KSU 29–30 TTU
✗ TTU (53%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
Opennot available
CloseTTU -0.5
Total56.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseTTU -0.5
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close56.5
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
Opennot available
CloseTTU -0.5
Total56.5
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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
TTU as a 0.5-point home favorite against KSU, the favorite won 4, covered 4, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: KSU won 38–21 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 59 points went over 56.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 46%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 1 against an average line of 1.9; 57.6 points a game (usually 54.4). When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & rest |
-1.5 | 25–21 | W | U55.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-1 | 31–34 | L | O61.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-1.5 | 17–45 | L | O61 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & spread |
-1 | 13–42 | L | U57 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & season form |
-2.5 | 48–0 | W | U57.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-1 | 31–38 | L | O54.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & team ratings |
-3 | 21–52 | L | O57.75 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar total & rest |
-2.5 | 24–9 | W | U55.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-3 | 38–7 | W | U58.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-2 | 35–45 | L | O51.5 |
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
Went over in Q4. Of 76 earlier overs in games with totals 52.5–60.5, 33% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-2 60% | 3-2 60% | 3-1 75% | |
| 3-3 50% | 3-3 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
KSU+2.0 →+7.7▲ 5.7#28
TTU+2.7 →+6.6▲ 3.9#32
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6
Longer bar = better
#39
Offense
◀ KSU better#62
#40
Defense
Even#38
−0.6 #111
Turnovers
TTU better ▶0.0 #72
74 plays #16
Pace
Even72 plays #24
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| KSU off | TTU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 35.8 #23 | 23.0 #53 | KSU |
| Yards / play | 6.24 #44 | 5.03 #32 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.18 #50 | −0.01 #30 | Even |
| Success rate | 46% #39 | 38% #37 | Even |
| TTU off | KSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 34.2 #33 | 20.6 #40 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.56 #79 | 5.37 #56 | KSU |
| PPA / play | +0.13 #70 | +0.02 #43 | KSU |
| Success rate | 43% #65 | 35% #20 | KSU |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
KSU scoring against the TTU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.6 #76 | 14.0 #8 | 19.6 #17 | 7.6 #45 | 8.6 #32 | 16.2 #29 | |
6.0 #90 | 6.0 #43 | 12.0 #67 | 1.2 #5 | 7.3 #86 | 8.5 #25 |
TTU scoring against the KSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11.5 #10 | 6.7 #104 | 18.2 #34 | 6.3 #68 | 7.5 #53 | 13.8 #61 | |
6.0 #90 | 6.8 #62 | 12.8 #77 | 2.6 #15 | 5.2 #47 | 7.8 #15 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
66° · 2 mph
gusts 9 mph · at kickoff
Rest
KSU8d
TTU7d
KSU +1 day
Tempo
Fast 145 plays
slowavg 134fast
Altitude
KSU +2,133 ft
moderate climb
Quarterback
TTU backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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