Sat, Nov 16, 2024, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Air Force
Weather at kickoff48°F6 mphgusts 11DryWeather watch ›
4-5 · Power #98
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2-7 · Power #108
28
▲ winner
Closing spread
ORST -2.5
✓ AFA W
Total
44.5
▼ Under · 28 pts
Model before kickoff
ORST 24–21 AFA
✗ ORST (58%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenORST -4.5
CloseORST -2.5
Total44.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2 pts toward Air Force
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ORST -4.5 · closed ORST -2.5 · moved 2 toward AFAmodel ORST -4.5
Opened 44.5 · unchangedmodel 44
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 54%, covered 45% (134 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3The team the line moved toward covered 46% (39 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenORST -4.5
CloseORST -2.5
Total44.5
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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 ORST as a 2.5-point road favorite at AFA, the favorite won 6, covered 3, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: AFA won 28–0 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 28 points stayed under 44.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 47%
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: underdog by 0.6 against an average line of 3.8; 52.4 points a game (usually 53.1). Of the 2 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
TLSA @ NAVY
2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & total
-4.521–53 L O45.75
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & season form
-3.520–23 L U50
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-621–13 W U44
Very close
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & rest
-3.538–16 W O45
Very close
ECU @ NAVY
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar total & situation
-3.538–35 L O46.5
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & total
-128–7 W U46.5
Very close
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & total
-510–7 L U47
Close
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & situation
-4.534–33 L O51
Close
USF @ TEM
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & team ratings
-3.528–54 L O49
Close
FAU @ UTEP
2022 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & season form
-321–24 L U50.75
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 5 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Air Force ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
No clear signal on the total

Green signals have beaten the market in our backtest; yellow ones only describe the data.

Oregon State ATS struggles (2-6)
Oregon State have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Air Force ATS struggles (2-7)
Air Force have covered only 22% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Air Force home ATS weakness (1-4)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Market moved toward Air Force
2 pts (ORST -4.5 → ORST -2.5), through the key number 3. · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Air Force at altitude (+2.0 km)
Oregon State climb about 6,431 ft to play here; visitors have covered less often than the line expects at altitude. · Backtest 2023–26: 64-41 (61%)
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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
ORST+7.8 →−4.7▼ 12.5#91
AFA−9.1 →−15.2▼ 6.1#122
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11

ORST
Longer bar = better
AFA
#74
Offense
◀ ORST better
#129
#114
Defense
AFA better ▶
#95
−0.6 #110
Turnovers
AFA better ▶
−0.3 #93
74 plays #9
Pace
◀ ORST faster
68 plays #48
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ORST has the ball
Even matchup
ORST offAFA defEdge
Points / game 25.8 #90 26.7 #82 Even
Yards / play 5.56 #84 6.18 #113 ORST
PPA / play +0.11 #84 +0.16 #97 Even
Success rate 45% #39 43% #87 ORST
When AFA has the ball
Even matchup
AFA offORST defEdge
Points / game 16.2 #133 28.8 #96 ORST
Yards / play 4.28 #135 6.66 #127 Even
PPA / play −0.05 #128 +0.23 #119 Even
Success rate 38% #121 46% #115 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
ORST scoring against the AFA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ORST scored
4.2
#104
8.3
#69
12.6
#90
3.4
#123
8.1
#38
11.6
#98
AFA allowed
6.1
#91
6.9
#54
13.0
#73
7.6
#112
6.1
#61
13.7
#90
AFA scoring against the ORST defense
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AFA scored
2.7
#126
6.3
#112
9.0
#123
1.0
#134
6.2
#86
7.2
#130
ORST allowed
5.2
#68
8.0
#75
13.2
#77
4.4
#40
10.3
#127
14.8
#109

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
AFA +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
48° · 6 mph
gusts 11 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ORST7d
AFA7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 142 plays
slowavg 134fast
Altitude
ORST +6,431 ft
thin air for the visitors
Quarterback
ORST backup QB started
Not the usual starter