Thu, Nov 2, 2023, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 10 · at Texas Tech · Conference game
Weather at kickoff63°F10 mphgusts 21DryWeather watch ›
4-4 · Power #30
28
final
Final
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3-5 · Power #45
35
▲ winner
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
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Market

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Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 
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
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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 TTU as a 2.5-point home favorite against TCU, the favorite won 7, covered 7, and 4 went over the total.

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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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
LOU vs PITT
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar season form & spread
-1.524–10 W U55
Very close
BC vs LOU
2020 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & total
-134–27 W O56.5
Very close
KSU vs TCU
2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & spread
-3.531–12 W U58.5
Very close
LOU vs UK
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & total
-321–52 L O57.75
Very close
KU vs OKST
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & situation
-337–16 W U60
Very close
LOU vs BC
2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & season form
-428–14 W U57.5
Very close
WVU vs TEX
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & season form
-2.2531–23 W U56.5
Very close
WASH vs UCLA
2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & season form
-1.517–24 L U55.5
Very close
UCLA vs ORE
2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & season form
-131–34 L O61.5
Very close
WAKE vs UVA
2020 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & total
-2.540–23 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%)
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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

TCU
Longer bar = better
TTU
#43
Offense
◀ TCU better
#70
#66
Defense
Even
#53
−0.5 #107
Turnovers
◀ TCU better
−1.0 #130
77 plays #3
Pace
Even
74 plays #15
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TCU has the ball
Even matchup
TCU offTTU defEdge
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
When TTU has the ball
Even matchup
TTU offTCU defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TCU scored
6.5
#54
10.3
#33
16.8
#41
5.8
#80
6.9
#64
12.6
#74
TTU allowed
7.5
#116
6.6
#55
14.1
#87
3.0
#11
6.4
#68
9.4
#28
TTU scoring against the TCU defense
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TTU scored
8.6
#19
7.6
#76
16.3
#46
5.6
#84
6.5
#72
12.1
#85
TCU allowed
6.0
#83
6.8
#57
12.8
#65
6.0
#74
4.3
#21
10.3
#42

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
TTU +2.5
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

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