Sat, Nov 30, 2024, 4:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Louisiana Tech · Conference game
Closing spread
LT -13.5
✓ LT W
Total
41.5
▼ Under · 33 pts
Model before kickoff
KENN 13–27 LT
✓ LT (84%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenLT -11.5
CloseLT -13.5
Total42.5 → 41.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenLT -11.5
2 → LT
CloseLT -13.5
2 pts toward Louisiana Tech
Total
Open42.5
▼ 1
Close41.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened LT -11.5 · closed LT -13.5 · moved 2 toward LTmodel LT -15
model LT -15
Opened 42.5 · closed 41.5 · moved 1 downmodel 41
model 41
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 12.5–14.5 since 2023: won 83%, covered 46% (81 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 52% (109 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenLT -11.5
CloseLT -13.5
Total42.5 → 41.5
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
LT as a 13.5-point home favorite against KENN, the favorite won 8, covered 4, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: LT won 33–0; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 33 points stayed under 41.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 80%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 46%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 52%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 10.4 against an average line of 13.4; 50.4 points a game (usually 54.7). Of the 3 overs, 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 |
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-12.5 | 30–20 | L | O45.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & rest |
-15 | 27–10 | W | U39.75 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-14.5 | 27–20 | L | O41.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-15 | 31–11 | W | U44.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & rest |
-13.5 | 42–9 | W | O45 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & total |
-12 | 20–13 | L | U43.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & total |
-10 | 28–0 | W | U44 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & spread |
-14 | 20–35 | L | O46 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & total |
-14 | 35–26 | L | O41 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & spread |
-13.5 | 44–56 | L | O51.5 |
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Mixed signals 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.
Louisiana Tech 1-4 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Market moved toward Louisiana Tech
2 pts (LT -11.5 → LT -13.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 16 in the 4th quarter and got 7. 57% of games with totals 37.5–45.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-8 20% | 5-5 50% | 4-6 40% | |
| 3-7 30% | 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% |
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
KENN−17.4 →−22.4▼ 5.0#132
LT−10.2 →−11.3▼ 1.1#113
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13
Longer bar = better
#133
Offense
Even#126
#104
Defense
LT better ▶#26
−0.6 #116
Turnovers
LT better ▶−0.3 #89
63 plays #114
Pace
LT faster ▶70 plays #24
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| KENN off | LT def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 18.0 #128 | 22.4 #45 | LT |
| Yards / play | 4.13 #136 | 4.78 #18 | LT |
| PPA / play | −0.11 #133 | +0.02 #25 | LT |
| Success rate | 32% #136 | 37% #14 | LT |
| LT off | KENN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 21.2 #116 | 31.0 #107 | Even |
| Yards / play | 4.75 #129 | 6.04 #103 | KENN |
| PPA / play | −0.05 #132 | +0.15 #93 | KENN |
| Success rate | 36% #127 | 46% #112 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
KENN scoring against the LT defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.8 #112 | 4.6 #126 | 8.5 #128 | 3.5 #123 | 5.5 #110 | 8.9 #124 | |
4.9 #65 | 5.5 #24 | 10.5 #33 | 5.4 #61 | 4.8 #30 | 10.2 #31 |
LT scoring against the KENN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.8 #112 | 7.7 #79 | 11.5 #101 | 3.9 #115 | 5.2 #115 | 9.1 #121 | |
5.7 #85 | 9.8 #109 | 15.5 #102 | 7.8 #115 | 5.7 #47 | 13.5 #87 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
56° · 6 mph
gusts 15 mph · at kickoff
Rest
KENN7d
LT7d
Even
Tempo
Average 133 plays
slowavg 134fast
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