Sat, Sep 28, 2024, 11:00 PM EDTWeek 5 · at UCLA · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenORE -24
0.5 → UCLA
CloseORE -23.5
0.5 pts toward UCLA
Total
Open55.5
▼ 3
Close52.5
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
model ORE -18.5
Opened 55.5 · closed 52.5 · moved 3 downmodel 52.5 matches the line
model 52.5 = 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & team ratings |
-21.5 | 24–7 | L | U50 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & situation |
-24 | 38–29 | L | O54.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar situation |
-21 | 31–3 | W | U48.75 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 8 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-23.5 | 31–24 | L | U60.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 9 · loose · similar situation & team ratings |
-21 | 41–16 | W | O53 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 13 · loose · similar total |
-26 | 56–23 | W | O50 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 8 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-21 | 54–7 | W | O59 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 10 · loose · similar team ratings |
-20.5 | 17–40 | L | O52 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 12 · loose · similar spread & situation |
-24.5 | 31–24 | L | U58.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 12 · loose · similar rest |
-20 | 34–17 | 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.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 12 in the 4th quarter and got 6. 52% of games with totals 48.5–56.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9-1 90% | 5-3 63% | 3-4-1 43% | |
| 5-5 50% | 3-6 33% | 2-7 22% |
Recent meetings
The series
ORE 33–41 UCLA
UCLA leads · 74 games since 1928 · UCLA has won the last meeting
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
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
Longer bar = better
#25
Offense
◀ ORE better#120
#43
Defense
◀ ORE better#106
−0.3 #89
Turnovers
◀ ORE better−1.0 #122
68 plays #56
Pace
◀ ORE faster55 plays #133
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| ORE off | UCLA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| UCLA off | ORE def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.0 #53 | 9.7 #54 | 16.7 #57 | 7.7 #50 | 12.3 #9 | 20.0 #16 | |
9.3 #123 | 6.7 #61 | 16.0 #103 | 5.7 #71 | 8.0 #105 | 13.7 #92 |
UCLA scoring against the ORE defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.3 #116 | 4.7 #119 | 8.0 #118 | 4.3 #100 | 3.0 #128 | 7.3 #125 | |
3.3 #36 | 8.0 #83 | 11.3 #66 | 2.3 #15 | 7.0 #87 | 9.3 #40 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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