Sat, Sep 21, 2024, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 4 · at Oklahoma · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenTENN -5.5
no move
CloseTENN -5.5
No change since the open
Total
Open58.5
▼ 2
Close56.5
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TENN -5.5 · unchangedmodel TENN -6
model TENN -6
Opened 58.5 · closed 56.5 · moved 2 downmodel 58
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | 2022 · Week 2 · close · similar spread & situation |
-6 | 34–27 | W | U62.75 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 2 · close · similar spread & rest |
-7 | 45–24 | W | O49.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 2 · loose · similar rest & spread |
-6.5 | 31–12 | W | O42 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & total |
-1 | 35–20 | W | U56.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 2 · loose · similar spread & rest |
-6 | 14–21 | L | U50 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 4 · loose · similar rest & total |
-14 | 20–6 | P | U57.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & spread |
-4 | 38–24 | W | O50 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-3 | 16–31 | 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.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 32 in the 4th quarter and got 15. 52% of games with totals 52.5–60.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-3 70% | 6-4 60% | 7-3 70% | |
| 7-3 70% | 4-6 40% | 5-5 50% |
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
Longer bar = better
#5
Offense
◀ TENN better#96
#5
Defense
◀ TENN better#22
+0.3 #54
Turnovers
OU better ▶+2.7 #2
79 plays #1
Pace
◀ TENN faster67 plays #56
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| TENN off | OU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| OU off | TENN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22.7 #1 | 20.7 #1 | 43.3 #1 | 10.0 #21 | 10.3 #17 | 20.3 #20 | |
1.0 #10 | 3.0 #20 | 4.0 #8 | 5.3 #65 | 2.0 #14 | 7.3 #30 |
OU scoring against the TENN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10.3 #23 | 12.7 #30 | 23.0 #21 | 2.0 #124 | 8.7 #37 | 10.7 #94 | |
0.0 #1 | 1.0 #2 | 1.0 #1 | 3.3 #33 | 0.0 #1 | 3.3 #9 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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