Sat, Aug 31, 2024, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 1 · at Texas A&M
Closing spread
TA&M -2.5
✓ ND W
Total
46.5
▼ Under · 36 pts
Model before kickoff
ND 24–26 TA&M
✗ TA&M (54%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTA&M -1
CloseTA&M -2.5
Total48.5 → 46.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenTA&M -1
1.5 → TA&M
CloseTA&M -2.5
1.5 pts toward Texas A&M
Total
Open48.5
▼ 2
Close46.5
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TA&M -1 · closed TA&M -2.5 · moved 1.5 toward TA&Mmodel ND -3
model ND -3
Opened 48.5 · closed 46.5 · moved 2 downmodel 50
model 50
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 60%, covered 51% (105 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTA&M -1
CloseTA&M -2.5
Total48.5 → 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 ND, the favorite won 4, covered 3, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: ND won 23–13 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 36 points stayed under 46.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 47%
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: underdog by 1.7 against an average line of 2.8; 47.7 points a game (usually 53.3). 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 | 2021 · Week 2 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-4 | 17–27 | L | U45 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar total & spread |
-3.5 | 21–7 | W | U44.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar total & spread |
-1 | 31–38 | L | O46.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 8 · close · similar spread |
-3.5 | 27–17 | W | U47 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & situation |
-1 | 29–32 | L | O47 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 5 · close · similar spread |
-2 | 17–38 | L | O43.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 8 · close · similar spread |
-1.5 | 35–24 | W | O51.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 4 · close · similar spread & situation |
-2.5 | 24–31 | L | O45 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & total |
-3.5 | 19–17 | L | U50.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 1 · close · similar total & situation |
-5.5 | 10–16 | L | U48.5 |
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
Slight Texas A&M ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Hit
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.
Market moved toward Texas A&M
1.5 pts (TA&M -1 → TA&M -2.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved down 2
48.5 → 46.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Small sample warning
Notre Dame have 0 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 28 in the 4th quarter and got 17. 53% of games with totals 42.5–50.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-3 70% | 6-3-1 67% | 7-2 78% | |
| 5-5 50% | 4-5-1 44% | 4-5 44% |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
87° · 12 mph
gusts 20 mph · 0.012 in rain · wind lowers scoring
Rest
ND1st game
TA&M1st game
Even
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