Sat, Nov 30, 2024, 4:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Louisiana Tech · Conference game
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2-9 · Power #133
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4-7 · Power #112
33
▲ winner
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2 pts toward Louisiana Tech
Total
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
Opened 42.5 · closed 41.5 · moved 1 downmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & situation
-12.530–20 L O45.5
Very close
CONN vs MASS
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & rest
-1527–10 W U39.75
Very close
NAVY vs TEM
2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & season form
-14.527–20 L O41.5
Very close
2024 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & spread
-1531–11 W U44.5
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & rest
-13.542–9 W O45
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & total
-1220–13 L U43.5
Close
TEM vs MASS
2022 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & total
-1028–0 W U44
Close
BGSU vs AKR
2021 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & spread
-1420–35 L O46
Close
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & total
-1435–26 L O41
Close
BUFF vs BGSU
2021 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & spread
-13.544–56 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%)
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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

KENN
Longer bar = better
LT
#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
When KENN has the ball
Advantage: LT defense
KENN offLT defEdge
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
When LT has the ball
Advantage: KENN defense
LT offKENN defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
KENN scored
3.8
#112
4.6
#126
8.5
#128
3.5
#123
5.5
#110
8.9
#124
LT allowed
4.9
#65
5.5
#24
10.5
#33
5.4
#61
4.8
#30
10.2
#31
LT scoring against the KENN defense
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LT scored
3.8
#112
7.7
#79
11.5
#101
3.9
#115
5.2
#115
9.1
#121
KENN allowed
5.7
#85
9.8
#109
15.5
#102
7.8
#115
5.7
#47
13.5
#87

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
LT +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
56° · 6 mph
gusts 15 mph · at kickoff
Rest
KENN7d
LT7d
Even
Tempo
Average 133 plays
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