Fri, Nov 22, 2024, 7:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at UTSA · Conference game
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3-7 · Power #127
27
final
Final
@
5-5 · Power #82
51
▲ winner
Closing spread
UTSA -17.5
✓ UTSA W
Total
55.5
▲ Over · 78 pts
Model before kickoff
TEM 18–36 UTSA
✓ UTSA (89%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUTSA -16.5
CloseUTSA -17.5
Total55.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward UTSA
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened UTSA -16.5 · closed UTSA -17.5 · moved 1 toward UTSAmodel UTSA -16.5
Opened 55.5 · unchangedmodel 54
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 16.5–18.5 since 2023: won 94%, covered 53% (72 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 54% (97 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUTSA -16.5
CloseUTSA -17.5
Total55.5
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 UTSA as a 17.5-point home favorite against TEM, the favorite won 10, covered 7, and 8 went over the total.

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This game: UTSA won 51–27; the favorite covered, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 78 points went over 55.5, as in 8 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 89%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
8 of 1080%
Above normal · usually 48%

Overs above normal. Splits like this often fade, so treat it as context, not a pick. Average result: favorite by 23.6 against an average line of 16.8; 63.6 points a game (usually 54.3). Of the 8 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
M-OH vs BGSU
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread
-1734–7 W U52
Very close
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar total & team ratings
-1944–17 W O55.5
Very close
SJSU vs HAW
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & season form
-15.2527–14 L U58
Very close
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread
-16.538–28 L O60.5
Very close
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & team ratings
-1648–38 L O55.5
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-14.541–24 W O54.25
Very close
2024 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & rest
-16.553–18 W O62
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar season form & rest
-12.552–21 W O53.25
Very close
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar season form & total
-2154–13 W O58.5
Very close
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & spread
-19.545–20 W O59
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate UTSA 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 away ATS weakness (1-4)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
UTSA 4-0 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
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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 →−16.9▼ 3.1#127
UTSA+1.0 →−4.9▼ 5.9#89
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12

TEM
Longer bar = better
UTSA
#127
Offense
UTSA better ▶
#82
#104
Defense
UTSA better ▶
#68
−0.9 #125
Turnovers
UTSA better ▶
+0.2 #58
66 plays #84
Pace
UTSA faster ▶
82 plays #1
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TEM has the ball
Advantage: UTSA defense
TEM offUTSA defEdge
Points / game 19.1 #126 32.0 #114 Even
Yards / play 4.69 #132 5.91 #95 UTSA
PPA / play +0.01 #118 +0.07 #55 UTSA
Success rate 35% #133 35% #8 UTSA
When UTSA has the ball
Advantage: UTSA offense
UTSA offTEM defEdge
Points / game 31.2 #43 35.0 #123 UTSA
Yards / play 5.54 #85 5.98 #101 Even
PPA / play +0.10 #90 +0.19 #108 Even
Success rate 39% #111 42% #82 TEM

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
TEM scoring against the UTSA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TEM scored
2.3
#132
5.5
#122
7.8
#129
3.9
#114
7.1
#68
11.0
#104
UTSA allowed
5.1
#65
9.9
#109
15.0
#98
8.9
#125
8.1
#105
17.0
#124
UTSA scoring against the TEM defense
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UTSA scored
8.2
#23
10.6
#23
18.8
#21
4.4
#101
8.0
#43
12.4
#83
TEM allowed
7.0
#108
11.4
#125
18.4
#120
9.9
#131
6.7
#72
16.6
#121

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
UTSA +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
TEM6d
UTSA7d
UTSA +1 day
Tempo
Fast 147 plays
slowavg 134fast
Travel
TEM 1,503 mi
1 time zone

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