Sat, Nov 30, 2024, 7:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at LSU · Conference game
Closing spread
LSU -4.5
✓ LSU W
Total
47.5
▲ Over · 54 pts
Model before kickoff
OU 24–28 LSU
✓ LSU (63%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenLSU -6
CloseLSU -4.5
Total47.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenLSU -6
1.5 → OU
CloseLSU -4.5
1.5 pts toward Oklahoma
Total
Open47.5
no move
Close47.5
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened LSU -6 · closed LSU -4.5 · moved 1.5 toward OUmodel LSU -5
model LSU -5
Opened 47.5 · unchangedmodel 52
model 52
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 3.5–5.5 since 2023: won 65%, covered 51% (136 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 52% (137 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenLSU -6
CloseLSU -4.5
Total47.5
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
LSU as a 4.5-point home favorite against OU, the favorite won 5, covered 5, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: LSU won 37–17; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 54 points went over 47.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 60%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 49%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 1.4 against an average line of 4.1; 54 points a game (usually 53.1). Of the 1 over, 0 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 10 · very close · similar situation & season form |
-3.5 | 36–39 | L | O49.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-5.75 | 34–43 | L | O51 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & situation |
-6 | 34–17 | W | O47 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-2 | 35–45 | L | O51.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-7 | 31–16 | W | U52 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar team ratings & spread |
-3 | 26–42 | L | O52.75 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-2 | 10–24 | L | U43.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 24–10 | W | U51.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & situation |
-1.5 | 13–10 | W | U48.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & situation |
-7 | 34–17 | W | U52.5 |
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Oklahoma ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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.
LSU ATS struggles (3-7)
LSU have covered only 30% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Market moved toward Oklahoma
1.5 pts (LSU -6 → LSU -4.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 337 earlier overs in games with totals 43.5–51.5, 34% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% | |
| 7-3 70% | 3-6 33% | 3-6 33% |
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 →+11.3▼ 6.5#21
LSU+17.5 →+13.7▼ 3.8#14
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13
Longer bar = better
#116
Offense
LSU better ▶#48
#14
Defense
◀ OU better#83
+0.1 #60
Turnovers
◀ OU better−0.2 #85
68 plays #54
Pace
LSU faster ▶71 plays #18
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| OU off | LSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 25.0 #95 | 24.4 #64 | LSU |
| Yards / play | 4.78 #129 | 5.97 #96 | LSU |
| PPA / play | −0.02 #125 | +0.17 #101 | LSU |
| Success rate | 39% #114 | 42% #69 | LSU |
| LSU off | OU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 28.6 #63 | 20.2 #24 | OU |
| Yards / play | 6.12 #48 | 4.75 #15 | OU |
| PPA / play | +0.18 #42 | −0.04 #8 | OU |
| Success rate | 45% #39 | 36% #7 | OU |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
OU scoring against the LSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.3 #78 | 8.6 #61 | 13.9 #74 | 3.9 #116 | 7.2 #69 | 11.1 #105 | |
5.4 #79 | 7.1 #60 | 12.5 #66 | 4.5 #36 | 7.1 #77 | 11.6 #55 |
LSU scoring against the OU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.1 #61 | 10.0 #37 | 16.1 #39 | 5.6 #75 | 6.4 #88 | 12.0 #88 | |
4.6 #57 | 6.4 #42 | 11.0 #43 | 3.8 #22 | 5.4 #38 | 9.2 #21 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
51° · 6 mph
gusts 12 mph · at kickoff
Rest
OU7d
LSU7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 139 plays
slowavg 134fast
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