Fri, Nov 22, 2024, 7:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at UTSA · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenUTSA -16.5
1 → UTSA
CloseUTSA -17.5
1 pt toward UTSA
Total
Open55.5
no move
Close55.5
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
model UTSA -16.5
Opened 55.5 · unchangedmodel 54
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-17 | 34–7 | W | U52 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar total & team ratings |
-19 | 44–17 | W | O55.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-15.25 | 27–14 | L | U58 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-16.5 | 38–28 | L | O60.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & team ratings |
-16 | 48–38 | L | O55.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-14.5 | 41–24 | W | O54.25 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-16.5 | 53–18 | W | O62 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar season form & rest |
-12.5 | 52–21 | W | O53.25 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar season form & total |
-21 | 54–13 | W | O58.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-19.5 | 45–20 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 319 earlier overs in games with totals 51.5–59.5, 35% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-7 30% | 5-5 50% | 6-4 60% | |
| 5-5 50% | 4-5 44% | 7-2 78% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
TEM 0–1 UTSA
UTSA leads · 1 game since 2023 · UTSA has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7 2023 | UTSA 49 @ Temple 34 | UTSA -11 | UTSA W |
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
Longer bar = better
#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
| TEM off | UTSA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| UTSA off | TEM def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.3 #132 | 5.5 #122 | 7.8 #129 | 3.9 #114 | 7.1 #68 | 11.0 #104 | |
5.1 #65 | 9.9 #109 | 15.0 #98 | 8.9 #125 | 8.1 #105 | 17.0 #124 |
UTSA scoring against the TEM defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.2 #23 | 10.6 #23 | 18.8 #21 | 4.4 #101 | 8.0 #43 | 12.4 #83 | |
7.0 #108 | 11.4 #125 | 18.4 #120 | 9.9 #131 | 6.7 #72 | 16.6 #121 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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