Sat, Sep 14, 2024, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Tulsa
Closing spread
OKST -17.5
✓ OKST W
Total
62.5
▼ Under · 55 pts
Model before kickoff
OKST 39–23 TLSA
✓ OKST (87%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenOKST -20.5
CloseOKST -17.5
Total62.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenOKST -20.5
3 → TLSA
CloseOKST -17.5
3 pts toward Tulsa
Total
Open62.5
no move
Close62.5
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened OKST -20.5 · closed OKST -17.5 · moved 3 toward TLSAmodel OKST -10
model OKST -10
Opened 62.5 · unchangedmodel 63
model 63
Openline modelKickoff
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenOKST -20.5
CloseOKST -17.5
Total62.5
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Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 10 games most like
OKST as a 17.5-point road favorite at TLSA, the favorite won 7, covered 3, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: OKST won 45–10; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 55 points stayed under 62.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 87%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 51%
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 7.4 against an average line of 14.1; 61.2 points a game (usually 54.5). Of the 2 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar total & spread |
-17 | 52–28 | W | O59.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 12 · loose · similar rest & total |
-14.5 | 49–28 | W | O62 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 9 · loose · similar rest & total |
-12 | 42–46 | L | O65 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 6 · loose · similar rest |
-19.5 | 24–36 | L | O54.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 6 · loose · similar rest |
-12.5 | 28–21 | L | U58 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-12.5 | 40–6 | W | U58 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest |
-15 | 27–21 | L | U55 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 12 · loose · similar rest & total |
-14 | 24–31 | L | U58 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 9 · loose · similar rest |
-10 | 30–28 | L | O55 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-13.75 | 27–24 | L | U60.5 |
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
Slight Tulsa ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (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.
Market moved toward Tulsa
3 pts (OKST -20.5 → OKST -17.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Small sample warning
Oklahoma State have 2 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 25 in the 4th quarter and got 17. 45% of games with totals 58.5–66.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-2 80% | 6-4 60% | 7-3 70% | |
| 3-7 30% | 5-5 50% | 5-4 56% |
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
OKST+4.1 →+3.0▼ 1.1#52
TLSA−9.9 →−8.3▲ 1.6#99
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2
Longer bar = better
#67
Offense
TLSA better ▶#26
#94
Defense
TLSA better ▶#79
+1.5 #25
Turnovers
◀ OKST better−0.5 #93
73 plays #28
Pace
◀ OKST faster66 plays #69
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| OKST off | TLSA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 41.5 #28 | 28.0 #104 | OKST |
| Yards / play | 5.34 #93 | 4.86 #63 | TLSA |
| PPA / play | +0.18 #61 | +0.18 #102 | OKST |
| Success rate | 41% #86 | 35% #46 | TLSA |
| TLSA off | OKST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 43.0 #22 | 25.5 #98 | TLSA |
| Yards / play | 7.45 #24 | 6.56 #121 | TLSA |
| PPA / play | +0.36 #25 | +0.03 #76 | TLSA |
| Success rate | 50% #33 | 39% #79 | TLSA |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 10 FBS teams
OKST scoring against the TLSA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.0 | 7.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 12.0 | 25.5 | |
10.5 | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 7.0 | 17.5 |
TLSA scoring against the OKST defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.5 | 20.5 | 29.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 14.0 | |
7.0 | 6.5 | 13.5 | 3.5 | 8.5 | 12.0 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
76° · 5 mph
gusts 13 mph · at kickoff
Rest
OKST7d
TLSA7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 139 plays
slowavg 132fast
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