Thu, Nov 26, 2026, 8:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Texas Tech · Conference game
3-3 · Power #36
16
projected
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6-0 · Power #15
31
projected
TCU 14%
86% TTU
Spread
TTU -16.5
 
Total
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model 47.5
Spread edge
TCU by 5.5
lean · context
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CurrentTTU -16.5
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Line context
Home favorites of 15.5–17.5 since 2023: won 91%, covered 51% (151 games)ⓘ
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CurrentTTU -16.5
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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 16.5-point home favorite against TCU, the favorite won 10, covered 7, and 4 went over the total.

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Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 90%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 52%
Went over
4 of 1040%
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 24.4 against an average line of 16; 52 points a game (usually 52.7). Of the 4 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3.

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2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & rest
-1634–0 W U51.5
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & rest
-14.527–20 L U50.5
Very close
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & season form
-18.541–3 W U53
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest
-1657–7 W O53.5
Very close
2025 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & rest
-17.531–9 W U57.5
Very close
2024 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & rest
-13.535–6 W U48
Very close
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar spread & rest
-17.544–42 L O49
Close
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & spread
-15.524–21 L U65.5
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & team ratings
-1438–20 W O49
Close
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & situation
-16.551–10 W O40.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2023 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

Model view

Power-rating model, before kickoff
Model Favorite
Texas Tech 86%
Projected TCU 16 – TTU 31 · Model Favorite won 73.7% in backtest
Model line
TTU -11
Market TTU -16.5
Against the spread
Lean TCU +16.5
5.4-pt edge · No edge, context only · 1278-1338 (48.9%)
Total
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Model 47.5
How the model gets there (points from TTU’s side; the model line rounds to the half point)
SpreadTTU rating edge+7.1+Home field+2.5+Travel+1.5=Model marginTTU by 11.1
TotalScoring ratings47.4=Model total47.4

Signals

The data signal, and no trends and market moves behind it
No clear signal on the spread
No clear signal on the total

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

No notable trends or market moves for this game.

Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
TCU+8.0 →+8.7▲ 0.7#36
TTU+19.6 →+14.7▼ 4.9#16
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12

TCU
Longer bar = better
TTU
#88
Offense
TTU better ▶
#35
#8
Defense
◀ TCU better
#30
−0.2 #85
Turnovers
TTU better ▶
+0.5 #39
66 plays #73
Pace
Even
67 plays #62
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TCU has the ball
Advantage: TTU defense
TCU offTTU defEdge
Points / game 24.0 #99 17.7 #27 TTU
Yards / play 5.94 #62 5.15 #53 Even
PPA / play +0.07 #100 −0.06 #11 TTU
Success rate 41% #92 37% #27 TTU
When TTU has the ball
Advantage: TCU defense
TTU offTCU defEdge
Points / game 37.8 #16 12.2 #3 Even
Yards / play 6.32 #45 4.33 #10 TCU
PPA / play +0.19 #52 −0.09 #7 TCU
Success rate 48% #27 34% #11 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
TCU scoring against the TTU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TCU scored
6.3
#65
6.3
#106
12.7
#94
5.7
#83
5.7
#103
11.3
#93
TTU allowed
4.0
#46
5.7
#37
9.7
#44
4.0
#49
4.0
#18
8.0
#24
TTU scoring against the TCU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TTU scored
7.5
#43
11.2
#35
18.7
#38
7.7
#33
11.5
#5
19.2
#10
TCU allowed
2.8
#19
6.0
#47
8.8
#32
1.0
#2
2.3
#2
3.3
#1

Game conditions

Before kickoff
Home field
TTU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
Not yet
Forecast 15 days before kickoff
Rest
TCU6d
TTU6d
Even
Tempo
Average 133 plays
slowavg 133fast
Altitude
TCU +2,625 ft
Model adds 1.5 pts for travel

News & sentiment

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