Sat, Nov 4, 2023, 6:00 PM EDTWeek 10 · at Liberty · Conference game
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3-6 · Power #116
30
final
Final
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8-0 · Power #32
56
▲ winner
Closing spread
LIB -14
✓ LIB W
Total
59
▲ Over · 86 pts
Model before kickoff
LT 22–37 LIB
✓ LIB (85%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseLIB -14
Total59
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Line context
Home favorites of 12–16 since 2023: won 91%, covered 43% (45 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseLIB -14
Total59
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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 LIB as a 14-point home favorite against LT, the favorite won 8, covered 3, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: LIB won 56–30; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 86 points went over 59, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 82%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 50%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 7.9 against an average line of 14.1; 57.3 points a game (usually 55.6). Of the 1 over, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
WKU vs RICE
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & season form
-13.545–10 W U61
Very close
NEV vs HAW
2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & season form
-1434–17 W U61.5
Very close
HOU vs ECU
2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & season form
-13.531–24 L U56.5
Very close
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar team ratings & total
-1642–35 L O56.5
Very close
ORE vs WSU
2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & spread
-13.2538–24 W O57.75
Very close
PITT vs WMU
2021 · Week 3 · very close · similar total & spread
-14.541–44 L O58.5
Very close
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & season form
-1428–16 L U60.5
Very close
NEV vs SJSU
2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & season form
-11.527–24 L U55.5
Very close
UTSA vs UTEP
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar season form & total
-16.534–31 L O56.5
Very close
TOL vs CSU
2021 · Week 3 · very close · similar total & spread
-14.56–22 L U59
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 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight Louisiana Tech ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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.

Liberty home ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
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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
LT−2.5 →−7.8▼ 5.3#104
LIB+3.0 →+5.5▲ 2.5#37
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

LT
Longer bar = better
LIB
#73
Offense
LIB better ▶
#12
#70
Defense
LIB better ▶
#47
−0.6 #114
Turnovers
LIB better ▶
+1.3 #5
67 plays #73
Pace
LIB faster ▶
71 plays #38
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When LT has the ball
Advantage: LIB defense
LT offLIB defEdge
Points / game 26.3 #75 20.9 #37 LIB
Yards / play 5.73 #67 5.47 #61 Even
PPA / play +0.10 #76 +0.03 #38 LIB
Success rate 42% #73 40% #50 LIB
When LIB has the ball
Advantage: LIB offense
LIB offLT defEdge
Points / game 37.0 #14 27.4 #85 LIB
Yards / play 6.93 #11 5.50 #64 LIB
PPA / play +0.29 #13 +0.12 #81 LIB
Success rate 50% #10 39% #48 LIB

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
LT scoring against the LIB defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
LT scored
4.4
#101
8.2
#69
12.7
#82
6.2
#65
7.4
#50
13.7
#61
LIB allowed
6.4
#92
6.4
#48
12.8
#65
5.0
#54
3.1
#7
8.1
#17
LIB scoring against the LT defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
LIB scored
8.3
#23
11.9
#15
20.1
#13
9.5
#13
7.4
#52
16.9
#21
LT allowed
8.4
#122
9.4
#103
17.9
#120
5.0
#54
4.6
#26
9.6
#29

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
LIB +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
58° · 4 mph
gusts 5 mph · at kickoff
Rest
LT11d
LIB11d
Even
Tempo
Average 137 plays
slowavg 134fast