Sat, Oct 5, 2024, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 6 · at UConn
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1-4 · Power #127
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3-2 · Power #80
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▲ winner
Closing spread
CONN -17.5
✓ TEM W
Total
48.5
▲ Over · 49 pts
Model before kickoff
TEM 17–35 CONN
✓ CONN (90%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCONN -13.5
CloseCONN -17.5
Total50.5 → 48.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
4 pts toward UConn
Total
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened CONN -13.5 · closed CONN -17.5 · moved 4 toward CONNmodel CONN -19
Opened 50.5 · closed 48.5 · moved 2 downmodel 52.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 16.5–18.5 since 2023: won 93%, covered 51% (59 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 3.5+ pts toward the favorite: that team covered 46% (37 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCONN -13.5
CloseCONN -17.5
Total50.5 → 48.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like CONN as a 17.5-point home favorite against TEM, the favorite won 9, covered 3, and 3 went over the total.

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This game: CONN won 29–20; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 49 points went over 48.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 88%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
3 of 933%
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 13.1 against an average line of 17; 48.1 points a game (usually 54.1). Of the 2 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & total
-1630–34 L O47.5
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar total & rest
-16.524–13 L U48.5
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2023 · Week 6 · close · similar total & season form
-2121–16 L U46.5
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UTSA vs UNLV
2021 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & season form
-21.524–17 L U55.5
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USA vs ODU
2022 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & total
-16.527–20 L P47
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2023 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & rest
-14.521–14 L U49
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DUKE vs KU
2021 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & team ratings
-16.2552–33 W O57.5
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2023 · Week 8 · close · similar total & situation
-18.555–3 W O51
Close
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar rest
-1531–11 W U44.5
Close
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar rest
-14.521–14 L U55
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 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 5 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate UConn ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Mixed signals 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.

UConn ATS trend (4-1)
UConn have covered 80% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
UConn 3-0 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Market moved toward UConn
4 pts (CONN -13.5 → CONN -17.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Both teams trending Over (8-2 combined)
Their games this season have mostly gone over the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 66-66 (50%)
Total moved down 2
50.5 → 48.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
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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−13.8 →−20.0▼ 6.2#131
CONN−11.5 →−4.8▲ 6.7#86
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5

TEM
Longer bar = better
CONN
#122
Offense
CONN better ▶
#29
#121
Defense
CONN better ▶
#65
−2.2 #136
Turnovers
CONN better ▶
−0.6 #102
62 plays #113
Pace
CONN faster ▶
71 plays #28
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TEM has the ball
Advantage: CONN defense
TEM offCONN defEdge
Points / game 18.6 #121 22.0 #58 CONN
Yards / play 4.85 #122 5.28 #59 CONN
PPA / play 0.00 #118 +0.11 #85 CONN
Success rate 34% #125 39% #59 CONN
When CONN has the ball
Advantage: CONN offense
CONN offTEM defEdge
Points / game 37.2 #23 37.6 #130 CONN
Yards / play 6.52 #33 6.15 #106 CONN
PPA / play +0.27 #25 +0.29 #131 CONN
Success rate 47% #34 47% #117 CONN

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
TEM scoring against the CONN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TEM scored
0.6
#133
5.4
#108
6.0
#131
4.6
#98
8.0
#45
12.6
#77
CONN allowed
5.6
#80
4.4
#31
10.0
#50
4.0
#38
8.0
#105
12.0
#72
CONN scoring against the TEM defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CONN scored
9.6
#22
11.0
#39
20.6
#26
10.4
#13
6.2
#82
16.6
#35
TEM allowed
9.4
#124
13.2
#129
22.6
#132
7.8
#109
7.2
#95
15.0
#107

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
CONN +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
73° · 9 mph
gusts 18 mph · at kickoff
Rest
TEM9d
CONN7d
TEM +2 days
Tempo
Average 133 plays
slowavg 133fast
Quarterback
TEM backup QB started
Not the usual starter