Sat, Oct 5, 2024, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Texas A&M · Conference game
Closing spread
TA&M -2.5
✓ TA&M W
Total
46.5
▲ Over · 51 pts
Model before kickoff
MIZ 23–25 TA&M
✓ TA&M (56%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTA&M -2
CloseTA&M -2.5
Total49.5 → 46.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenTA&M -2
0.5 → TA&M
CloseTA&M -2.5
0.5 pts toward Texas A&M
Total
Open49.5
▼ 3
Close46.5
Down 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TA&M -2 · closed TA&M -2.5 · moved 0.5 toward TA&Mmodel TA&M -1.5
model TA&M -1.5
Opened 49.5 · closed 46.5 · moved 3 downmodel 48
model 48
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 57%, covered 48% (137 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTA&M -2
CloseTA&M -2.5
Total49.5 → 46.5
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
TA&M as a 2.5-point home favorite against MIZ, the favorite won 6, covered 5, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: TA&M won 41–10; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 51 points went over 46.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 56%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 46%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 47%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 3.5 against an average line of 3.2; 47.3 points a game (usually 53). 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 6 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-3.5 | 19–17 | L | U50.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & season form |
-5.5 | 45–17 | W | O43 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 10 · close · similar total & spread |
-3.5 | 19–9 | W | U47.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & spread |
-1.5 | 35–24 | W | O51.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 5 · close · similar total & situation |
-4 | 24–14 | W | U47 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar team ratings & situation |
-1 | 31–38 | L | O46.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread |
-3.25 | 23–26 | L | O44.75 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & spread |
-2 | 21–38 | L | O50.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 14 · close · similar total & spread |
-2.5 | 14–26 | L | U47.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 10 · close · similar team ratings |
-5 | 23–10 | W | U47.5 |
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
Moderate Missouri ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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.
Texas A&M ATS struggles (1-3)
Texas A&M have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Texas A&M 1-3 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Total moved down 3
49.5 → 46.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 212 earlier overs in games with totals 42.5–50.5, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9-1 90% | 7-3 70% | 3-7 30% | |
| 6-4 60% | 3-5-1 38% | 5-4 56% |
Recent meetings
The series
MIZ 8–11 TA&M
TA&M leads · 19 games since 1957 · MIZ has won the last meeting
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
MIZ+14.2 →+12.2▼ 2.0#17
TA&M+13.5 →+11.2▼ 2.3#21
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5
Longer bar = better
#36
Offense
◀ MIZ better#68
#11
Defense
◀ MIZ better#48
+0.8 #34
Turnovers
TA&M better ▶+1.2 #17
78 plays #3
Pace
◀ MIZ faster67 plays #63
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| MIZ off | TA&M def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 36.5 #28 | 18.0 #34 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.07 #58 | 5.37 #63 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.24 #36 | +0.05 #56 | Even |
| Success rate | 49% #22 | 37% #37 | Even |
| TA&M off | MIZ def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 29.0 #71 | 12.0 #8 | MIZ |
| Yards / play | 5.87 #72 | 4.07 #9 | MIZ |
| PPA / play | +0.16 #72 | −0.05 #19 | MIZ |
| Success rate | 45% #58 | 32% #6 | MIZ |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
MIZ scoring against the TA&M defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10.3 #19 | 11.3 #37 | 21.5 #23 | 8.5 #34 | 4.0 #114 | 12.5 #79 | |
3.4 #36 | 1.2 #4 | 4.6 #7 | 7.0 #96 | 6.4 #77 | 13.4 #89 |
TA&M scoring against the MIZ defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.2 #37 | 10.0 #51 | 18.2 #45 | 5.4 #87 | 5.4 #95 | 10.8 #103 | |
3.5 #42 | 3.3 #17 | 6.8 #14 | 1.8 #12 | 1.8 #6 | 3.5 #7 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
85° · 10 mph
gusts 20 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
MIZ14d bye
TA&M7d
MIZ +7 days
Tempo
Fast 145 plays
slowavg 133fast
Quarterback
TA&M backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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