Sat, Nov 23, 2024, 4:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Arkansas
Weather at kickoff61°F9 mphgusts 17DryWeather watch ›
4-6 · Power #112
14
final
Final
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5-5 · Power #32
35
▲ winner
Closing spread
ARK -23.5
✓ LT W
Total
48.5
▲ Over · 49 pts
Model before kickoff
LT 12–35 ARK
✓ ARK (95%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenARK -22.5
CloseARK -23.5
Total50.5 → 48.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Arkansas
Total
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ARK -22.5 · closed ARK -23.5 · moved 1 toward ARKmodel ARK -24.5
Opened 50.5 · closed 48.5 · moved 2 downmodel 47
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 22.5–24.5 since 2023: won 96%, covered 46% (47 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 53% (106 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenARK -22.5
CloseARK -23.5
Total50.5 → 48.5
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 ARK as a 23.5-point home favorite against LT, the favorite won 7, covered 4, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: ARK won 35–14; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 49 points went over 48.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Below normal · usually 92%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 49%

Wins below normal. Splits like this often fade, so treat it as context, not a pick. Average result: favorite by 10.6 against an average line of 23.5; 57 points a game (usually 54.7). Of the 3 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
BYU vs WYO
2022 · Week 4 · very close · similar total & season form
-21.2538–24 L O49.75
Very close
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & spread
-23.534–16 L U53.5
Very close
ND vs NAVY
2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & rest
-2134–6 W U47.5
Very close
2024 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & situation
-24.548–14 W O46
Very close
FSU vs UL
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & spread
-2549–17 W O52.5
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest
-2510–31 L U48.5
Very close
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & spread
-2227–38 L O51.5
Very close
LIB vs NMSU
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & situation
-2414–49 L O50.5
Very close
UTAH vs COLO
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread
-2428–13 L U52.5
Very close
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & rest
-24.556–24 W O55.5
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Mixed signals on the spread
Slight Under trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

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 4-0 ATS as an underdog
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Arkansas ATS trend (7-2)
Arkansas have covered 78% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Total moved down 2
50.5 → 48.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
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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
LT−10.2 →−11.1▼ 0.9#110
ARK+3.1 →+8.3▲ 5.2#32
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12

LT
Longer bar = better
ARK
#122
Offense
ARK better ▶
#30
#16
Defense
◀ LT better
#74
−0.5 #103
Turnovers
Even
−0.5 #107
70 plays #28
Pace
Even
70 plays #33
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When LT has the ball
Advantage: ARK defense
LT offARK defEdge
Points / game 21.9 #112 25.7 #75 ARK
Yards / play 4.94 #124 5.70 #80 ARK
PPA / play −0.03 #129 +0.10 #70 ARK
Success rate 38% #124 42% #70 ARK
When ARK has the ball
Even matchup
ARK offLT defEdge
Points / game 30.7 #45 21.1 #35 Even
Yards / play 6.59 #19 4.64 #9 Even
PPA / play +0.19 #40 −0.01 #16 LT
Success rate 48% #17 35% #5 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
LT scoring against the ARK defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
LT scored
4.2
#103
8.5
#60
12.7
#88
3.6
#122
5.0
#119
8.6
#123
ARK allowed
4.8
#57
6.4
#41
11.2
#47
7.4
#111
6.3
#65
13.7
#92
ARK scoring against the LT defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ARK scored
8.2
#21
8.0
#72
16.2
#41
6.2
#63
8.3
#37
14.5
#53
LT allowed
5.4
#76
4.7
#13
10.1
#32
5.2
#54
3.9
#11
9.1
#21

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ARK +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
61° · 9 mph
gusts 17 mph · at kickoff
Rest
LT7d
ARK7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 139 plays
slowavg 134fast