Sat, Sep 21, 2024, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 4 · at Oklahoma · Conference game
Weather at kickoff92°F7 mphgusts 16DryWeather watch ›
3-0 · Power #11
25
▲ winner
Final
@
3-0 · Power #28
15
final
Closing spread
TENN -5.5
✓ TENN W
Total
56.5
▼ Under · 40 pts
Model before kickoff
TENN 32–26 OU
✓ TENN (65%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTENN -5.5
CloseTENN -5.5
Total58.5 → 56.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TENN -5.5 · unchangedmodel TENN -6
Opened 58.5 · closed 56.5 · moved 2 downmodel 58
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 4.5–6.5 since 2023: won 61%, covered 49% (57 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTENN -5.5
CloseTENN -5.5
Total58.5 → 56.5
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 8 games most like TENN as a 5.5-point road favorite at OU, the favorite won 6, covered 5, and 3 went over the total.

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This game: TENN won 25–15; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 8 similar games. 40 points stayed under 56.5, as in 5 of 8.
Favorite won
6 of 875%
Normal range · usually 62%
Favorite covered
5 of 771%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
3 of 838%
Normal range · usually 47%

Only 8 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 8.5 against an average line of 5.9; 49.8 points a game (usually 53). Of the 2 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 8 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
TENN @ PITT
2022 · Week 2 · close · similar spread & situation
-634–27 W U62.75
Close
2023 · Week 2 · close · similar spread & rest
-745–24 W O49.5
Loose
2024 · Week 2 · loose · similar rest & spread
-6.531–12 W O42
Loose
2023 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & total
-135–20 W U56.5
Loose
UAB @ LIB
2022 · Week 2 · loose · similar spread & rest
-614–21 L U50
Loose
2023 · Week 4 · loose · similar rest & total
-1420–6 P U57.5
Loose
CIN @ IU
2021 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & spread
-438–24 W O50
Loose
MSST @ LSU
2022 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & situation
-316–31 L U53
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Tennessee ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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 3-0 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Total moved down 2
58.5 → 56.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Small sample warning
Tennessee have 3 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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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 →+22.8▲ 8.9#5
OU+17.8 →+14.5▼ 3.3#14
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW3

TENN
Longer bar = better
OU
#5
Offense
◀ TENN better
#96
#5
Defense
◀ TENN better
#22
+0.3 #54
Turnovers
OU better ▶
+2.7 #2
79 plays #1
Pace
◀ TENN faster
67 plays #56
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TENN has the ball
Even matchup
TENN offOU defEdge
Points / game 63.7 #1 11.3 #24 TENN
Yards / play 8.09 #6 4.16 #22 Even
PPA / play +0.54 #6 −0.13 #18 Even
Success rate 59% #7 32% #23 Even
When OU has the ball
Advantage: TENN defense
OU offTENN defEdge
Points / game 33.7 #48 4.3 #3 TENN
Yards / play 4.86 #119 3.07 #2 TENN
PPA / play +0.06 #97 −0.29 #2 TENN
Success rate 35% #120 30% #11 TENN

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 130 FBS teams
TENN scoring against the OU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TENN scored
22.7
#1
20.7
#1
43.3
#1
10.0
#21
10.3
#17
20.3
#20
OU allowed
1.0
#10
3.0
#20
4.0
#8
5.3
#65
2.0
#14
7.3
#30
OU scoring against the TENN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
OU scored
10.3
#23
12.7
#30
23.0
#21
2.0
#124
8.7
#37
10.7
#94
TENN allowed
0.0
#1
1.0
#2
1.0
#1
3.3
#33
0.0
#1
3.3
#9

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
OU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
92° · 7 mph
gusts 16 mph · at kickoff
Rest
TENN7d
OU7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 146 plays
slowavg 132fast
Quarterback
OU backup QB started
Not the usual starter

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