Thu, Jan 1, 2026, 12:00 PM ESTCapital One Orange Bowl · CFP Quarterfinal · Neutral site
Closing spread
TTU -1.5
✓ ORE W
Total
50.5
▼ Under · 23 pts
Model before kickoff
ORE 27–28 TTU
✗ TTU (53%) lost
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenORE -1.5
CloseTTU -1.5
Total52.5 → 50.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenORE -1.5
3 → TTU
CloseTTU -1.5
3 pts toward Texas Tech
Total
Open52.5
▼ 2
Close50.5
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ORE -1.5 · closed TTU -1.5 · moved 3 toward TTUmodel ORE -1
model ORE -1
Opened 52.5 · closed 50.5 · moved 2 downmodel 54
model 54
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Neutral-site favorites of 0.5–3.5 since 2023: won 49%, covered 47% (63 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 49% (261 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenORE -1.5
CloseTTU -1.5
Total52.5 → 50.5
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
TTU as a 1.5-point neutral-site favorite against ORE, the favorite won 6, covered 6, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: ORE won 23–0 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 23 points stayed under 50.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 51%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 7.1 against an average line of 3.2; 52.1 points a game (usually 53). Of the 5 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2024 · Postseason · close · similar spread & situation |
-1.5 | 24–27 | L | O45.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Postseason · close · similar situation & season form |
-2 | 27–20 | W | O46 |
| Close |
2024 · Postseason · close · similar spread & rest |
-1 | 23–10 | W | U46 |
| Close |
2024 · Postseason · close · similar situation & team ratings |
-2.5 | 41–21 | W | O55.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Postseason · close · similar total & team ratings |
-5.5 | 28–14 | W | U51.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 14 · loose · similar total |
-5 | 24–27 | L | U53.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 15 · loose |
-3.5 | 45–37 | W | O51.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Postseason · loose · similar situation |
-5 | 34–13 | W | U55.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 15 · loose |
-3 | 19–22 | L | U51 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 15 · loose · similar situation |
-2.5 | 31–34 | L | O56.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Texas Tech ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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.
Texas Tech ATS trend (11-1)
Texas Tech have covered 92% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Texas Tech 10-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Market moved toward Texas Tech
3 pts (ORE -1.5 → TTU -1.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved down 2
52.5 → 50.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 38 in the 4th quarter and got 10. 54% of games with totals 46.5–54.5 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% | 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% | |
| 9-1 90% | 9-1 90% | 3-6 33% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
ORE 1–0 TTU
ORE leads · 1 game since 2023 · ORE has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 2023 | Oregon 38 @ Texas Tech 30 | ORE -4.5 | ORE W |
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+21.3 →+25.4▲ 4.1#3
TTU+5.6 →+24.2▲ 18.6#5
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW16
Longer bar = better
#5
Offense
◀ ORE better#23
#13
Defense
Even#2
+0.5 #33
Turnovers
TTU better ▶+1.3 #3
65 plays #95
Pace
TTU faster ▶75 plays #4
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| ORE off | TTU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 39.2 #8 | 10.9 #3 | Even |
| Yards / play | 7.25 #3 | 3.96 #2 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.34 #2 | −0.29 #1 | Even |
| Success rate | 51% #5 | 30% #1 | Even |
| TTU off | ORE def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 42.5 #2 | 16.3 #10 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.40 #21 | 4.36 #5 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.24 #18 | −0.02 #18 | Even |
| Success rate | 44% #49 | 37% #17 | ORE |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
ORE scoring against the TTU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.1 #11 | 13.5 #1 | 22.6 #5 | 10.3 #5 | 5.2 #111 | 15.5 #27 | |
1.5 #2 | 2.8 #2 | 4.3 #2 | 1.6 #2 | 5.0 #30 | 6.6 #5 |
TTU scoring against the ORE defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12.6 #3 | 11.8 #8 | 24.5 #2 | 8.5 #13 | 9.5 #14 | 18.0 #9 | |
2.3 #6 | 3.2 #4 | 5.5 #4 | 2.9 #10 | 7.3 #87 | 10.2 #42 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
Neutral site
No home edge
Weather
61° · 6 mph
gusts 16 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ORE12d
TTU26d bye
TTU +14 days
Tempo
Fast 140 plays
slowavg 134fast
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