Sat, Oct 5, 2024, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Arkansas · Conference game
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4-0 · Power #11
14
final
Final
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3-2 · Power #32
19
▲ winner
Closing spread
TENN -14.5
✓ ARK W
Total
57.5
▼ Under · 33 pts
Model before kickoff
TENN 36–21 ARK
✗ TENN (85%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTENN -13.5
CloseTENN -14.5
Total60.5 → 57.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Tennessee
Total
Down 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TENN -13.5 · closed TENN -14.5 · moved 1 toward TENNmodel TENN -14
Opened 60.5 · closed 57.5 · moved 3 downmodel 56.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 12.5–16.5 since 2023: won 89%, covered 55% (47 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 51% (51 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTENN -13.5
CloseTENN -14.5
Total60.5 → 57.5
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 TENN as a 14.5-point road favorite at ARK, the favorite won 9, covered 6, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: ARK won 19–14 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 33 points stayed under 57.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 83%
Favorite covered
6 of 967%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 19.5 against an average line of 15.5; 57.5 points a game (usually 54.3). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 4 · very close · similar season form & spread
-1420–6 P U57.5
Close
OSU @ PSU
2022 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & spread
-15.544–31 L O60.5
Close
2023 · Week 3 · close
-1541–7 W U57.25
Loose
ALA @ ARK
2022 · Week 5 · loose · similar situation & spread
-1749–26 W O61
Loose
2024 · Week 4 · loose · similar season form
-16.550–15 W O64.5
Loose
ALA @ LSU
2022 · Week 10 · loose · similar spread & situation
-13.531–32 L O56.5
Loose
2023 · Week 5 · loose · similar situation
-2031–24 L U67
Loose
MSST @ ARIZ
2022 · Week 2 · loose · similar total
-12.539–17 W U58
Loose
CIN @ ECU
2021 · Week 13 · loose · similar spread & total
-14.535–13 W U56.5
Loose
UGA @ MSST
2022 · Week 11 · loose · similar spread & situation
-16.2545–19 W O53
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
Mixed signals on the spread
Slight Under trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Tennessee ATS trend (4-0)
Tennessee have covered 100% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Tennessee 4-0 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Arkansas ATS trend (4-0)
Arkansas have covered 100% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Arkansas 3-0 ATS as an underdog
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Total moved down 3
60.5 → 57.5. · 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
TENN+13.9 →+22.5▲ 8.6#5
ARK+3.1 →+6.8▲ 3.7#36
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5

TENN
Longer bar = better
ARK
#13
Offense
◀ TENN better
#43
#1
Defense
◀ TENN better
#45
+0.5 #49
Turnovers
◀ TENN better
−0.4 #91
78 plays #4
Pace
Even
76 plays #6
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TENN has the ball
Advantage: TENN offense
TENN offARK defEdge
Points / game 54.0 #1 20.2 #44 TENN
Yards / play 7.30 #12 5.19 #55 TENN
PPA / play +0.35 #14 −0.03 #28 Even
Success rate 49% #23 39% #54 TENN
When ARK has the ball
Advantage: TENN defense
ARK offTENN defEdge
Points / game 35.8 #33 7.0 #2 TENN
Yards / play 6.50 #36 3.13 #1 TENN
PPA / play +0.17 #63 −0.29 #1 TENN
Success rate 47% #39 29% #1 TENN

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
TENN scoring against the ARK defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TENN scored
19.5
#1
17.8
#2
37.3
#1
8.3
#36
8.5
#41
16.8
#32
ARK allowed
3.4
#33
4.8
#29
8.2
#29
2.6
#15
7.8
#102
10.4
#48
ARK scoring against the TENN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ARK scored
11.8
#11
10.4
#45
22.2
#15
4.2
#105
9.4
#26
13.6
#68
TENN allowed
0.8
#4
0.8
#2
1.5
#1
2.5
#14
3.0
#18
5.5
#13

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ARK +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
77° · 4 mph
gusts 8 mph · at kickoff
Rest
TENN14d bye
ARK7d
TENN +7 days
Tempo
Fast 154 plays
slowavg 133fast

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