Sat, Sep 28, 2024, 11:00 PM EDTWeek 5 · at UCLA · Conference game
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3-0 · Power #5
34
▲ winner
Final
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1-2 · Power #48
13
final
Closing spread
ORE -23.5
✓ UCLA W
Total
52.5
▼ Under · 47 pts
Model before kickoff
ORE 37–15 UCLA
✓ ORE (95%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenORE -24
CloseORE -23.5
Total55.5 → 52.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
0.5 pts toward UCLA
Total
Down 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ORE -24 · closed ORE -23.5 · moved 0.5 toward UCLAmodel ORE -18.5
Opened 55.5 · closed 52.5 · moved 3 downmodel 52.5 matches the line
Openline modelKickoff
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenORE -24
CloseORE -23.5
Total55.5 → 52.5
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 ORE as a 23.5-point road favorite at UCLA, the favorite won 9, covered 4, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: ORE won 34–13; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 47 points stayed under 52.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 91%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 50%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 16.7 against an average line of 22.3; 54.7 points a game (usually 54.5). Of the 2 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & team ratings
-21.524–7 L U50
Close
UTAH @ ARIZ
2021 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & situation
-2438–29 L O54.5
Close
CLEM @ BC
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar situation
-2131–3 W U48.75
Loose
2023 · Week 8 · loose · similar situation & rest
-23.531–24 L U60.5
Loose
2023 · Week 9 · loose · similar situation & team ratings
-2141–16 W O53
Loose
2023 · Week 13 · loose · similar total
-2656–23 W O50
Loose
OSU @ IU
2021 · Week 8 · loose · similar situation & rest
-2154–7 W O59
Loose
FLA @ SC
2021 · Week 10 · loose · similar team ratings
-20.517–40 L O52
Loose
2023 · Week 12 · loose · similar spread & situation
-24.531–24 L U58.5
Loose
BYU @ GASO
2021 · Week 12 · loose · similar rest
-2034–17 L U57.25
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
No clear signal on the spread
Slight Under trend Hit
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.

Total moved down 3
55.5 → 52.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Small sample warning
Oregon has 1 game with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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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
ORE+22.4 →+19.0▼ 3.4#9
UCLA+7.7 →−0.1▼ 7.8#69
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW4

ORE
Longer bar = better
UCLA
#25
Offense
◀ ORE better
#120
#43
Defense
◀ ORE better
#106
−0.3 #89
Turnovers
◀ ORE better
−1.0 #122
68 plays #56
Pace
◀ ORE faster
55 plays #133
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ORE has the ball
Advantage: ORE offense
ORE offUCLA defEdge
Points / game 36.7 #29 29.7 #104 ORE
Yards / play 6.82 #30 5.70 #89 ORE
PPA / play +0.26 #31 +0.17 #101 ORE
Success rate 52% #11 50% #128 ORE
When UCLA has the ball
Advantage: ORE defense
UCLA offORE defEdge
Points / game 15.3 #127 20.7 #50 ORE
Yards / play 5.28 #104 4.79 #34 ORE
PPA / play −0.04 #122 +0.09 #73 ORE
Success rate 34% #126 34% #13 ORE

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
ORE scoring against the UCLA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ORE scored
7.0
#53
9.7
#54
16.7
#57
7.7
#50
12.3
#9
20.0
#16
UCLA allowed
9.3
#123
6.7
#61
16.0
#103
5.7
#71
8.0
#105
13.7
#92
UCLA scoring against the ORE defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UCLA scored
3.3
#116
4.7
#119
8.0
#118
4.3
#100
3.0
#128
7.3
#125
ORE allowed
3.3
#36
8.0
#83
11.3
#66
2.3
#15
7.0
#87
9.3
#40

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
UCLA +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
66° · 2 mph
gusts 4 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ORE14d bye
UCLA7d
ORE +7 days
Tempo
Slow 123 plays
slowavg 133fast

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