Sat, Nov 18, 2023, 3:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Tulsa · Conference game
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3-7 · Power #103
35
▲ winner
Final
@
3-7 · Power #118
28
final
Closing spread
UNT -2
✓ UNT W
Total
69
▼ Under · 63 pts
Model before kickoff
UNT 34–33 TLSA
✓ UNT (55%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
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CloseUNT -2
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Total
 
Line context
Road favorites of 1–3 since 2023: won 46%, covered 42% (50 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseUNT -2
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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 UNT as a 2-point road favorite at TLSA, the favorite won 3, covered 3, and 7 went over the total.

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This game: UNT won 35–28; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 63 points stayed under 69, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 47%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 4.5 against an average line of 3; 69.3 points a game (usually 54.2). 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
NIU @ OHIO
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & rest
-2.517–24 L U65.5
Very close
ARST @ TXST
2020 · Week 12 · very close · similar total & rest
-4.545–47 L O69
Very close
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar total & rest
-335–56 L O68.5
Very close
KENT @ OHIO
2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & season form
-534–27 W U68.5
Very close
TULN @ ECU
2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & spread
-329–52 L O64.5
Very close
LT @ CLT
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & rest
-221–26 L U66.5
Close
FAU @ UNT
2022 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & total
-328–45 L O67.5
Close
CLT @ UNT
2020 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & spread
-349–21 W O66
Close
MTSU @ LT
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & situation
-2.524–40 L O63.5
Close
LT @ UNT
2020 · Week 14 · close · similar spread & season form
-142–31 W O65.5
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Mixed signals 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.

North Texas 1-3 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Tulsa home ATS weakness (1-4)
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 137 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
UNT−15.5 →−8.3▲ 7.2#107
TLSA+3.9 →−10.9▼ 14.8#116
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11

UNT
Longer bar = better
TLSA
#39
Offense
◀ UNT better
#93
#132
Defense
TLSA better ▶
#115
−0.3 #98
Turnovers
◀ UNT better
−0.8 #129
73 plays #12
Pace
◀ UNT faster
71 plays #27
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When UNT has the ball
Advantage: UNT offense
UNT offTLSA defEdge
Points / game 33.4 #29 34.4 #124 UNT
Yards / play 6.44 #27 6.39 #125 UNT
PPA / play +0.16 #53 +0.20 #119 UNT
Success rate 44% #45 44% #92 UNT
When TLSA has the ball
Advantage: TLSA offense
TLSA offUNT defEdge
Points / game 22.4 #104 37.5 #135 TLSA
Yards / play 5.25 #96 6.47 #129 TLSA
PPA / play +0.08 #89 +0.25 #129 TLSA
Success rate 41% #81 49% #133 TLSA

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
UNT scoring against the TLSA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UNT scored
8.2
#25
8.4
#57
16.6
#38
6.7
#57
10.1
#8
16.8
#20
TLSA allowed
12.2
#133
6.9
#58
19.1
#125
9.7
#133
4.9
#32
14.6
#99
TLSA scoring against the UNT defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TLSA scored
3.6
#117
8.6
#53
12.2
#88
2.9
#127
7.3
#56
10.2
#108
UNT allowed
8.0
#117
12.4
#131
20.4
#128
7.4
#110
9.7
#123
17.1
#127

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
TLSA +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
65° · 2 mph
gusts 8 mph · at kickoff
Rest
UNT8d
TLSA7d
UNT +1 day
Tempo
Fast 145 plays
slowavg 133fast

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