Sat, Sep 28, 2024, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 5 · at Auburn · Conference game
Closing spread
AUB -1.5
✓ OU W
Total
43.5
▲ Over · 48 pts
Model before kickoff
OU 23–23 AUB
✓ OU (50%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenOU -3
CloseAUB -1.5
Total47.5 → 43.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenOU -3
4.5 → AUB
CloseAUB -1.5
4.5 pts toward Auburn
Total
Open47.5
▼ 4
Close43.5
Down 4 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened OU -3 · closed AUB -1.5 · moved 4.5 toward AUBmodel OU -6
model OU -6
Opened 47.5 · closed 43.5 · moved 4 downmodel 47
model 47
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 0.5–2.5 since 2023: won 47%, covered 45% (74 games)ⓘ
Moved off 3Lines that moved 3.5+ pts toward the favorite: that team covered 45% (31 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenOU -3
CloseAUB -1.5
Total47.5 → 43.5
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
AUB as a 1.5-point home favorite against OU, the favorite won 6, covered 5, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: OU won 27–21 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 48 points went over 43.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 56%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 4.1 against an average line of 2.2; 47.1 points a game (usually 53.2). Of the 2 overs, 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 |
2023 · Week 3 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 17–6 | W | U47.75 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & spread |
-1 | 17–21 | L | U40 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & situation |
-1.5 | 17–34 | L | O47.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & situation |
-1 | 31–38 | L | O46.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 42–18 | W | O45.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & rest |
-3.5 | 21–7 | W | U44.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 6 · close · similar team ratings & situation |
-1 | 29–32 | L | O47 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & situation |
-2.5 | 23–21 | L | U45 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 17–14 | W | U52.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 5 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-4 | 42–24 | W | O45 |
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Auburn ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Miss
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 Auburn
4.5 pts (OU -3 → AUB -1.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved down 4
47.5 → 43.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 148 earlier overs in games with totals 39.5–47.5, 33% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 4-6 40% | 5-5 50% | |
| 5-5 50% | 6-4 60% | 4-5-1 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
OU+17.8 →+12.9▼ 4.9#16
AUB+7.1 →+5.0▼ 2.1#41
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW4
Longer bar = better
#114
Offense
AUB better ▶#35
#19
Defense
◀ OU better#43
+1.8 #3
Turnovers
◀ OU better−2.5 #136
67 plays #57
Pace
◀ OU faster58 plays #129
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| OU off | AUB def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 29.0 #78 | 16.8 #33 | AUB |
| Yards / play | 4.45 #129 | 4.62 #32 | AUB |
| PPA / play | −0.03 #121 | +0.03 #52 | AUB |
| Success rate | 33% #129 | 38% #55 | AUB |
| AUB off | OU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 36.5 #33 | 14.8 #25 | Even |
| Yards / play | 8.03 #6 | 4.31 #20 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.13 #80 | −0.08 #19 | OU |
| Success rate | 50% #19 | 32% #12 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
OU scoring against the AUB defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.5 #38 | 9.5 #60 | 18.0 #45 | 1.5 #129 | 9.5 #23 | 11.0 #95 | |
4.3 #66 | 5.0 #35 | 9.3 #48 | 1.8 #11 | 5.8 #71 | 7.5 #29 |
AUB scoring against the OU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12.3 #11 | 6.8 #93 | 19.0 #39 | 8.8 #27 | 8.8 #36 | 17.5 #32 | |
3.3 #39 | 4.5 #34 | 7.8 #31 | 4.8 #54 | 2.3 #15 | 7.0 #26 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
79° · 9 mph
gusts 23 mph · at kickoff
Rest
OU7d
AUB7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 125 plays
slowavg 132fast
Quarterback
OU backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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