Sat, Nov 23, 2024, 4:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Arkansas
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenARK -22.5
1 → ARK
CloseARK -23.5
1 pt toward Arkansas
Total
Open50.5
▼ 2
Close48.5
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
model ARK -24.5
Opened 50.5 · closed 48.5 · moved 2 downmodel 47
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 4 · very close · similar total & season form |
-21.25 | 38–24 | L | O49.75 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-23.5 | 34–16 | L | U53.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-21 | 34–6 | W | U47.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-24.5 | 48–14 | W | O46 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-25 | 49–17 | W | O52.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-25 | 10–31 | L | U48.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-22 | 27–38 | L | O51.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-24 | 14–49 | L | O50.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-24 | 28–13 | L | U52.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-24.5 | 56–24 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 329 earlier overs in games with totals 44.5–52.5, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-6 40% | 5-4 56% | 4-5 44% | |
| 5-5 50% | 7-2 78% | 4-5 44% |
Recent meetings
The series
LT 0–4 ARK
ARK leads · 4 games since 1996 · ARK has won the last 4 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
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
Longer bar = better
#122
Offense
ARK better ▶#30
#16
Defense
◀ LT better#74
−0.5 #103
Turnovers
Even−0.5 #107
70 plays #28
Pace
Even70 plays #33
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| LT off | ARK def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| ARK off | LT def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.2 #103 | 8.5 #60 | 12.7 #88 | 3.6 #122 | 5.0 #119 | 8.6 #123 | |
4.8 #57 | 6.4 #41 | 11.2 #47 | 7.4 #111 | 6.3 #65 | 13.7 #92 |
ARK scoring against the LT defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.2 #21 | 8.0 #72 | 16.2 #41 | 6.2 #63 | 8.3 #37 | 14.5 #53 | |
5.4 #76 | 4.7 #13 | 10.1 #32 | 5.2 #54 | 3.9 #11 | 9.1 #21 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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