Sat, Sep 16, 2023, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Tulsa
Closing spread
OU -28
✓ OU W
Total
59.5
▲ Over · 83 pts
Model before kickoff
OU 42–17 TLSA
✓ OU (97%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseOU -28
Total59.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseOU -28
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close59.5
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseOU -28
Total59.5
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Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 3 games most like
OU as a 28-point road favorite at TLSA, the favorite won 3, covered 1, and 1 went over the total.
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This game: OU won 66–17; the favorite covered, as in 1 of the 3 similar games. 83 points went over 59.5, as in 1 of 3.
Favorite won
3 of 3100%
Normal range · usually 94%
Favorite covered
1 of 333%
Normal range · usually 58%
Went over
1 of 333%
Normal range · usually 62%
Only 3 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 23 against an average line of 26.2; 51 points a game (usually 59.2). When games like this go over ›
All 3 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | 2021 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & total |
-28 | 31–12 | L | U61.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 6 · loose · similar rest & total |
-23.5 | 31–10 | L | U57.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 6 · loose · similar rest & spread |
-27 | 49–20 | W | O64.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 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 1 trend and market move behind it
No clear signal on the spread
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.
Small sample warning
Tulsa has 1 game with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 24 earlier overs in games with totals 55.5–63.5, 38% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-0 100% | 2-0 100% | 0-1 0% | |
| 1-1 50% | 0-1-1 0% | 0-2 0% |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 135 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
OU+20.5 →+10.9▼ 9.6#13
TLSA+3.9 →−5.4▼ 9.3#96
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2
Longer bar = better
#13
Offense
◀ OU better#72
#17
Defense
◀ OU better#107
+1.5 #14
Turnovers
◀ OU better−0.5 #89
78 plays #8
Pace
◀ OU faster71 plays #41
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| OU off | TLSA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 50.5 #6 | 25.0 #79 | OU |
| Yards / play | 6.46 #40 | 6.22 #113 | OU |
| PPA / play | +0.52 #6 | +0.23 #110 | OU |
| Success rate | 64% #1 | 50% #124 | OU |
| TLSA off | OU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 26.0 #90 | 5.5 #6 | OU |
| Yards / play | 5.92 #65 | 4.46 #30 | OU |
| PPA / play | +0.10 #82 | −0.13 #22 | OU |
| Success rate | 46% #52 | 30% #11 | OU |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 48 FBS teams
OU scoring against the TLSA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17.5 | 12.0 | 29.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 21.0 | |
10.5 | 4.0 | 14.5 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 10.5 |
TLSA scoring against the OU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.5 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 3.5 | 7.0 | 10.5 | |
1.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
81° · 5 mph
gusts 12 mph · at kickoff
Rest
OU7d
TLSA7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 149 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
TLSA backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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