Sat, Nov 18, 2023, 3:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Tulsa · Conference game
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
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Line context
Road favorites of 1–3 since 2023: won 46%, covered 42% (50 games)ⓘ
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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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-2.5 | 17–24 | L | U65.5 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 12 · very close · similar total & rest |
-4.5 | 45–47 | L | O69 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar total & rest |
-3 | 35–56 | L | O68.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & season form |
-5 | 34–27 | W | U68.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 29–52 | L | O64.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-2 | 21–26 | L | U66.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & total |
-3 | 28–45 | L | O67.5 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 49–21 | W | O66 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & situation |
-2.5 | 24–40 | L | O63.5 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 14 · close · similar spread & season form |
-1 | 42–31 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 14 in the 4th quarter and got 7. 41% of games with totals 65–73 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-7 30% | 5-4-1 56% | 4-4 50% | |
| 3-7 30% | 4-5-1 44% | 4-5 44% |
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
Longer bar = better
#39
Offense
◀ UNT better#93
#132
Defense
TLSA better ▶#115
−0.3 #98
Turnovers
◀ UNT better−0.8 #129
73 plays #12
Pace
◀ UNT faster71 plays #27
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| UNT off | TLSA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| TLSA off | UNT def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.2 #25 | 8.4 #57 | 16.6 #38 | 6.7 #57 | 10.1 #8 | 16.8 #20 | |
12.2 #133 | 6.9 #58 | 19.1 #125 | 9.7 #133 | 4.9 #32 | 14.6 #99 |
TLSA scoring against the UNT defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.6 #117 | 8.6 #53 | 12.2 #88 | 2.9 #127 | 7.3 #56 | 10.2 #108 | |
8.0 #117 | 12.4 #131 | 20.4 #128 | 7.4 #110 | 9.7 #123 | 17.1 #127 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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