Sat, Nov 18, 2023, 3:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at UAB · Conference game
Closing spread
UAB -7.5
✓ UAB W
Total
61.5
▼ Under · 58 pts
Model before kickoff
TEM 25–34 UAB
✓ UAB (73%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseUAB -7.5
Total61.5
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Spread
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CloseUAB -7.5
Opening line not available
Total
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Close61.5
Line context
Home favorites of 6.5–8.5 since 2023: won 63%, covered 51% (52 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseUAB -7.5
Total61.5
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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
UAB as a 7.5-point home favorite against TEM, the favorite won 5, covered 4, and 3 went over the total.
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This game: UAB won 34–24; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 58 points stayed under 61.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 69%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 49%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 4.9 against an average line of 7; 54.3 points a game (usually 53.8). When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2020 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-7.5 | 31–38 | L | O63.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-7 | 42–32 | W | O58.25 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-7.5 | 16–17 | L | U63.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & rest |
-6 | 26–34 | L | U61.75 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & spread |
-7 | 20–27 | L | U61.75 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & rest |
-8.5 | 38–31 | L | O61.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-7.5 | 24–31 | L | U60 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar total & spread |
-6.5 | 31–10 | W | U60 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-5.5 | 45–14 | W | U59.5 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 14 · very close · similar total & rest |
-7 | 23–13 | W | U61 |
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
Moderate UAB ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (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 (3-7)
Temple have covered only 30% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Temple away ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Temple 2-6 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 28 in the 4th quarter and got 24. 43% of games with totals 57.5–65.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-7 30% | 3-7 30% | 4-4 50% | |
| 3-7 30% | 5-5 50% | 6-4 60% |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 137 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
TEM+1.0 →−16.1▼ 17.1#130
UAB+0.5 →−7.6▼ 8.1#103
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11
Longer bar = better
#104
Offense
UAB better ▶#46
#112
Defense
◀ TEM better#126
−1.8 #136
Turnovers
UAB better ▶−0.3 #95
70 plays #37
Pace
UAB faster ▶72 plays #18
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| TEM off | UAB def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 20.8 #113 | 37.4 #134 | TEM |
| Yards / play | 5.18 #102 | 6.19 #116 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.03 #112 | +0.21 #120 | Even |
| Success rate | 40% #89 | 49% #132 | TEM |
| UAB off | TEM def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 28.3 #65 | 34.9 #126 | UAB |
| Yards / play | 6.08 #46 | 6.17 #113 | UAB |
| PPA / play | +0.18 #47 | +0.23 #126 | UAB |
| Success rate | 47% #24 | 43% #82 | UAB |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
TEM scoring against the UAB defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.8 #89 | 6.2 #100 | 11.0 #101 | 3.1 #122 | 6.7 #70 | 9.8 #113 | |
8.0 #117 | 9.7 #109 | 17.7 #119 | 9.3 #125 | 10.4 #129 | 19.7 #133 |
UAB scoring against the TEM defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.2 #64 | 11.8 #15 | 18.0 #27 | 4.5 #103 | 5.8 #101 | 10.3 #107 | |
8.7 #123 | 9.5 #103 | 18.2 #121 | 7.0 #101 | 9.7 #123 | 16.7 #120 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
67° · 10 mph
gusts 21 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
TEM7d
UAB7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 142 plays
slowavg 133fast
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