Sat, Sep 30, 2023, 4:00 PM EDTWeek 5 · at Wyoming · Conference game
Closing spread
WYO -14.5
✓ UNM W
Total
40.5
▲ Over · 61 pts
Model before kickoff
UNM 15–29 WYO
✓ WYO (83%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseWYO -14.5
Total40.5
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Market
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Spread
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CloseWYO -14.5
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close40.5
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseWYO -14.5
Total40.5
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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
WYO as a 14.5-point home favorite against UNM, the favorite won 7, covered 4, and 8 went over the total.
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This game: WYO won 35–26; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 61 points went over 40.5, as in 8 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 83%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
8 of 1080%
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 4.9 against an average line of 14.3; 48.9 points a game (usually 55.8). Of the 2 overs, 0 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 9 · very close · similar spread & total |
-14.5 | 27–20 | L | O41.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & season form |
-16.5 | 17–14 | L | U47 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & spread |
-15 | 34–16 | W | O48.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & total |
-11.5 | 35–11 | W | O42.75 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & spread |
-13 | 14–38 | L | O48.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & season form |
-10.5 | 34–17 | W | O45 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & rest |
-14.5 | 35–42 | L | O46.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & rest |
-14.5 | 6–14 | L | U44 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread |
-16.5 | 29–27 | L | O46 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & spread |
-16 | 38–21 | W | O46 |
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
No clear signal 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.
Small sample warning
Wyoming have 3 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 20 earlier overs in games with totals 36.5–44.5, 20% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-2 50% | 2-2 50% | 3-1 75% | |
| 3-1 75% | 2-1-1 67% | 0-3 0% |
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
UNM−11.8 →−10.7▲ 1.1#117
WYO−2.7 →−5.1▼ 2.4#88
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW4
Longer bar = better
#40
Offense
◀ UNM better#105
#122
Defense
WYO better ▶#64
−0.5 #103
Turnovers
WYO better ▶0.0 #82
61 plays #121
Pace
Even60 plays #122
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| UNM off | WYO def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 29.3 #67 | 25.0 #75 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.36 #40 | 5.01 #44 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.31 #23 | +0.05 #58 | UNM |
| Success rate | 48% #29 | 42% #79 | UNM |
| WYO off | UNM def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 24.5 #91 | 30.0 #107 | Even |
| Yards / play | 4.94 #114 | 6.36 #121 | Even |
| PPA / play | 0.00 #117 | +0.28 #127 | Even |
| Success rate | 39% #99 | 50% #131 | WYO |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
UNM scoring against the WYO defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.0 #62 | 12.3 #22 | 18.3 #40 | 6.0 #73 | 3.5 #119 | 9.5 #109 | |
6.5 #102 | 5.8 #49 | 12.3 #73 | 0.0 #1 | 9.5 #116 | 9.5 #43 |
WYO scoring against the UNM defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.3 #79 | 6.0 #107 | 11.3 #104 | 5.0 #89 | 4.5 #105 | 9.5 #109 | |
3.5 #47 | 15.5 #132 | 19.0 #120 | 3.3 #30 | 7.0 #82 | 10.3 #53 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
76° · 15 mph
gusts 31 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
UNM7d
WYO7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 121 plays
slowavg 134fast
Altitude
UNM +2,133 ft
moderate climb
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