Thu, Sep 28, 2023, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 5 · at Tulsa · Conference game
Closing spread
TLSA -3
✓ TLSA W
Total
56
▲ Over · 74 pts
Model before kickoff
TEM 25–28 TLSA
✓ TLSA (58%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
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CloseTLSA -3
Total56
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Market
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Spread
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CloseTLSA -3
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Total
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no open
Close56
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseTLSA -3
Total56
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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
TLSA as a 3-point home favorite against TEM, the favorite won 3, covered 3, and 3 went over the total.
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This game: TLSA won 48–26; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 74 points went over 56, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 59%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 47%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 3 against an average line of 2.8; 50.4 points a game (usually 54.2). When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar total & season form |
-4.5 | 23–45 | L | O55.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-2 | 30–38 | L | O52 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-3.5 | 17–24 | L | U53 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 4 · very close · similar total & spread |
-4 | 14–22 | L | U54.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & total |
-2.75 | 31–27 | W | O54 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-3 | 24–20 | W | U50.25 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & total |
-2.5 | 16–20 | L | U57.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & total |
-1.5 | 34–14 | W | U55 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar situation & total |
-1.5 | 24–30 | L | U55 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 15 · very close · similar spread & total |
-3 | 24–27 | L | U54.5 |
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Tulsa 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 (1-3)
Temple have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Small sample warning
Tulsa have 3 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 55 earlier overs in games with totals 52–60, 42% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-2 50% | 1-3 25% | 1-2 33% | |
| 2-2 50% | 1-2-1 33% | 1-3 25% |
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 →−7.8▼ 8.8#99
TLSA+3.9 →−8.9▼ 12.8#107
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW4
Longer bar = better
#94
Offense
Even#95
#97
Defense
◀ TEM better#120
−1.0 #120
Turnovers
Even−1.0 #114
68 plays #60
Pace
TLSA faster ▶71 plays #35
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| TEM off | TLSA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 19.8 #118 | 32.5 #114 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.41 #88 | 6.46 #122 | TEM |
| PPA / play | +0.10 #81 | +0.23 #119 | TEM |
| Success rate | 40% #89 | 48% #124 | TEM |
| TLSA off | TEM def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 22.8 #96 | 26.8 #86 | Even |
| Yards / play | 4.99 #110 | 5.87 #101 | Even |
| PPA / play | −0.01 #118 | +0.21 #113 | Even |
| Success rate | 44% #54 | 42% #87 | TLSA |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
TEM scoring against the TLSA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.5 #104 | 7.8 #82 | 11.3 #102 | 4.0 #109 | 4.5 #101 | 8.5 #119 | |
12.3 #132 | 6.3 #62 | 18.5 #116 | 10.5 #127 | 3.5 #21 | 14.0 #97 |
TLSA scoring against the TEM defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.3 #131 | 12.3 #25 | 13.5 #77 | 3.3 #118 | 6.0 #75 | 9.3 #112 | |
5.3 #85 | 11.0 #115 | 16.3 #102 | 3.5 #35 | 7.0 #78 | 10.5 #63 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
82° · 6 mph
gusts 10 mph · at kickoff
Rest
TEM5d short
TLSA5d short
Even
Tempo
Average 138 plays
slowavg 134fast
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