Thu, Nov 2, 2023, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 10 · at Texas Tech · Conference game
Closing spread
TTU -2.5
✓ TTU W
Total
58.5
▲ Over · 63 pts
Model before kickoff
TCU 28–30 TTU
✓ TTU (56%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseTTU -2.5
Total58.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseTTU -2.5
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close58.5
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 54%, covered 46% (56 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseTTU -2.5
Total58.5
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 2.5-point home favorite against TCU, the favorite won 7, covered 7, and 4 went over the total.
Compare by
Customize filters
Only include
Show up togames
This game: TTU won 35–28; the favorite covered, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 63 points went over 58.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 58%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 46%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 5.9 against an average line of 2.3; 52.9 points a game (usually 54). When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar season form & spread |
-1.5 | 24–10 | W | U55 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & total |
-1 | 34–27 | W | O56.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & spread |
-3.5 | 31–12 | W | U58.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & total |
-3 | 21–52 | L | O57.75 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-3 | 37–16 | W | U60 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & season form |
-4 | 28–14 | W | U57.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-2.25 | 31–23 | W | U56.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-1.5 | 17–24 | L | U55.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-1 | 31–34 | L | O61.5 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & total |
-2.5 | 40–23 | W | O57 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 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 1 trend and market move behind it
No clear signal on the spread
Slight Under trend Miss
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.
Both teams trending Under (9-3 combined)
Their games this season have mostly stayed under the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 48-54 (47%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 79 earlier overs in games with totals 54.5–62.5, 27% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-4 50% | 3-5 38% | 1-5 17% | |
| 3-5 38% | 3-5 38% | 2-4 33% |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
TCU−3.1 →+6.7▲ 9.8#30
TTU+2.7 →+4.0▲ 1.3#42
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9
Longer bar = better
#43
Offense
◀ TCU better#70
#66
Defense
Even#53
−0.5 #107
Turnovers
◀ TCU better−1.0 #130
77 plays #3
Pace
Even74 plays #15
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| TCU off | TTU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 29.4 #62 | 25.4 #67 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.03 #52 | 5.21 #41 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.20 #40 | +0.06 #51 | Even |
| Success rate | 48% #18 | 40% #51 | TCU |
| TTU off | TCU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 30.0 #57 | 23.0 #52 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.53 #80 | 5.37 #55 | TCU |
| PPA / play | +0.10 #82 | +0.11 #78 | Even |
| Success rate | 43% #60 | 43% #77 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
TCU scoring against the TTU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.5 #54 | 10.3 #33 | 16.8 #41 | 5.8 #80 | 6.9 #64 | 12.6 #74 | |
7.5 #116 | 6.6 #55 | 14.1 #87 | 3.0 #11 | 6.4 #68 | 9.4 #28 |
TTU scoring against the TCU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.6 #19 | 7.6 #76 | 16.3 #46 | 5.6 #84 | 6.5 #72 | 12.1 #85 | |
6.0 #83 | 6.8 #57 | 12.8 #65 | 6.0 #74 | 4.3 #21 | 10.3 #42 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
63° · 10 mph
gusts 21 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
TCU12d
TTU12d
Even
Tempo
Fast 151 plays
slowavg 134fast
Altitude
TCU +2,625 ft
moderate climb
Quarterback
TTU backup QB started
Not the usual starter
Schedules, links & other games
Previous and next games, standings, ESPN, and the rest of the week

