Sat, Sep 28, 2024, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 5 · at Auburn · Conference game
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3-1 · Power #28
27
▲ winner
Final
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2-2 · Power #33
21
final
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
4.5 pts toward Auburn
Total
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
Opened 47.5 · closed 43.5 · moved 4 downmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 3 · very close · similar rest & spread
-2.517–6 W U47.75
Close
MIZ vs UK
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & spread
-117–21 L U40
Close
UVA vs LOU
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & situation
-1.517–34 L O47.5
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & situation
-131–38 L O46.5
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & spread
-2.542–18 W O45.5
Close
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & rest
-3.521–7 W U44.5
Close
VT vs ND
2021 · Week 6 · close · similar team ratings & situation
-129–32 L O47
Close
SDSU vs NEV
2021 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & situation
-2.523–21 L U45
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & spread
-2.517–14 W U52.5
Loose
MSST vs TA&M
2022 · Week 5 · loose · similar situation & rest
-442–24 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%)
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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
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

OU
Longer bar = better
AUB
#114
Offense
AUB better ▶
#35
#19
Defense
◀ OU better
#43
+1.8 #3
Turnovers
◀ OU better
−2.5 #136
67 plays #57
Pace
◀ OU faster
58 plays #129
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When OU has the ball
Advantage: AUB defense
OU offAUB defEdge
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
When AUB has the ball
Even matchup
AUB offOU defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
OU scored
8.5
#38
9.5
#60
18.0
#45
1.5
#129
9.5
#23
11.0
#95
AUB allowed
4.3
#66
5.0
#35
9.3
#48
1.8
#11
5.8
#71
7.5
#29
AUB scoring against the OU defense
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AUB scored
12.3
#11
6.8
#93
19.0
#39
8.8
#27
8.8
#36
17.5
#32
OU allowed
3.3
#39
4.5
#34
7.8
#31
4.8
#54
2.3
#15
7.0
#26

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
AUB +2.5
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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