Sat, Oct 14, 2023, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at North Texas · Conference game
Weather at kickoff61°F11 mphgusts 22DryWeather watch ›
2-4 · Power #128
14
final
Final
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2-3 · Power #103
45
▲ winner
Closing spread
UNT -6.5
✓ UNT W
Total
65.5
▼ Under · 59 pts
Model before kickoff
TEM 30–36 UNT
✓ UNT (67%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
Opennot available
CloseUNT -6.5
Total65.5
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Line context
Home favorites of 4.5–8.5 since 2023: won 65%, covered 54% (40 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
Opennot available
CloseUNT -6.5
Total65.5
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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 UNT as a 6.5-point home favorite against TEM, the favorite won 5, covered 4, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: UNT won 45–14; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 59 points stayed under 65.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 67%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 50%
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: favorite by 4 against an average line of 6.3; 61.2 points a game (usually 54.6). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
ARST vs USA
2020 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread
-7.531–38 L O63.5
Very close
UNT vs LT
2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & situation
-6.547–27 W O68.25
Very close
CMU vs BALL
2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & spread
-7.516–17 L U63.5
Very close
EMU vs TXST
2021 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & spread
-7.559–21 W O62.25
Very close
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & season form
-6.531–10 W U60
Close
EMU vs NIU
2022 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & total
-3.510–39 L U64.25
Close
KENT vs BALL
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar spread
-720–27 L U61.75
Close
KENT vs BUFF
2021 · Week 6 · close · similar total & rest
-748–38 W O66
Close
ARIZ vs ASU
2022 · Week 13 · close · similar total & rest
-438–35 L O66.5
Close
EMU vs OHIO
2021 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & spread
-626–34 L U61.75
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Slight North Texas ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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.

Temple ATS struggles (1-5)
Temple have covered only 17% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Temple 0-4 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
North Texas 0-3 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
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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
TEM+1.0 →−11.2▼ 12.2#119
UNT−15.5 →−9.9▲ 5.6#114
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6

TEM
Longer bar = better
UNT
#94
Offense
UNT better ▶
#45
#116
Defense
Even
#128
−1.3 #134
Turnovers
UNT better ▶
−0.4 #100
72 plays #20
Pace
Even
73 plays #17
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TEM has the ball
Advantage: TEM offense
TEM offUNT defEdge
Points / game 23.2 #102 39.8 #134 TEM
Yards / play 5.34 #98 6.61 #127 TEM
PPA / play +0.09 #88 +0.26 #125 TEM
Success rate 40% #86 48% #126 TEM
When UNT has the ball
Advantage: UNT offense
UNT offTEM defEdge
Points / game 33.8 #36 34.0 #121 UNT
Yards / play 6.37 #38 6.42 #122 UNT
PPA / play +0.18 #51 +0.28 #126 UNT
Success rate 44% #53 43% #95 UNT

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
TEM scoring against the UNT defense
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TEM scored
5.2
#82
6.3
#108
11.5
#107
5.2
#89
6.5
#79
11.7
#91
UNT allowed
5.6
#81
13.2
#129
18.8
#122
10.0
#129
11.0
#127
21.0
#132
UNT scoring against the TEM defense
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UNT scored
10.8
#12
10.2
#39
21.0
#9
5.6
#83
7.2
#66
12.8
#82
TEM allowed
7.0
#106
12.0
#126
19.0
#124
5.2
#57
9.8
#121
15.0
#102

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
UNT +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
61° · 11 mph
gusts 22 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
TEM7d
UNT7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 146 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
TEM backup QB started
Not the usual starter