Sat, Aug 31, 2024, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 1 · at Texas A&M
Weather at kickoff87°F12 mphgusts 20Wet0.0 mmWet Over 45% of 309 games since 2023Weather watch ›
0-0 · Power #4
23
▲ winner
Final
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0-0 · Power #19
13
final
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1.5 pts toward Texas A&M
Total
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
Opened 48.5 · closed 46.5 · moved 2 downmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
ISU vs IOWA
2021 · Week 2 · very close · similar situation & spread
-417–27 L U45
Very close
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar total & spread
-3.521–7 W U44.5
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar total & spread
-131–38 L O46.5
Close
PITT vs CLEM
2021 · Week 8 · close · similar spread
-3.527–17 W U47
Close
VT vs ND
2021 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & situation
-129–32 L O47
Close
WISC vs MICH
2021 · Week 5 · close · similar spread
-217–38 L O43.5
Close
WISC vs PUR
2022 · Week 8 · close · similar spread
-1.535–24 W O51.5
Close
ISU vs BAY
2022 · Week 4 · close · similar spread & situation
-2.524–31 L O45
Close
NCST vs FSU
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & total
-3.519–17 L U50.5
Close
WISC vs PSU
2021 · Week 1 · close · similar total & situation
-5.510–16 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.
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Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
TA&M +2.5
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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