Sat, Nov 30, 2024, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Vanderbilt · Conference game
Weather at kickoff38°F4 mphgusts 11DryCold Over 50% of 115 games since 2023Weather watch ›
9-2 · Power #11
36
▲ winner
Final
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6-5 · Power #53
23
final
Closing spread
TENN -9.5
✓ TENN W
Total
45.5
▲ Over · 59 pts
Model before kickoff
TENN 31–21 VAN
✓ TENN (77%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTENN -11.5
CloseTENN -9.5
Total47.5 → 45.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2 pts toward Vanderbilt
Total
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TENN -11.5 · closed TENN -9.5 · moved 2 toward VANmodel TENN -13.5
Opened 47.5 · closed 45.5 · moved 2 downmodel 52.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 8.5–10.5 since 2023: won 71%, covered 48% (59 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 50% (96 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTENN -11.5
CloseTENN -9.5
Total47.5 → 45.5
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 9.5-point road favorite at VAN, the favorite won 9, covered 5, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: TENN won 36–23; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 59 points went over 45.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 73%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 52%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 9.5 against an average line of 9; 47.9 points a game (usually 54.6). Of the 4 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest
-7.526–16 W U44.5
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & total
-6.524–15 W U48.5
Very close
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & season form
-7.552–40 W O51
Very close
AUB @ SC
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar total & rest
-717–21 L U45.25
Close
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & situation
-8.551–15 W O50.5
Close
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & season form
-724–20 L U54
Close
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & season form
-1126–25 L O45
Close
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & team ratings
-13.516–13 L U49.5
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form
-11.528–27 L O49.5
Close
OKST @ TTU
2021 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & rest
-1023–0 W U55
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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Vanderbilt ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Miss
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.

Vanderbilt ATS trend (8-3)
Vanderbilt have covered 73% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Vanderbilt 7-1 ATS as an underdog
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Market moved toward Vanderbilt
2 pts (TENN -11.5 → TENN -9.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved down 2
47.5 → 45.5. · 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 →+18.8▲ 4.9#10
VAN−6.1 →+3.9▲ 10.0#51
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13

TENN
Longer bar = better
VAN
#31
Offense
◀ TENN better
#75
#5
Defense
◀ TENN better
#87
+0.5 #30
Turnovers
Even
+0.5 #29
74 plays #6
Pace
◀ TENN faster
61 plays #122
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TENN has the ball
Advantage: TENN offense
TENN offVAN defEdge
Points / game 37.4 #12 21.9 #39 TENN
Yards / play 6.16 #43 5.88 #95 TENN
PPA / play +0.19 #37 +0.17 #103 TENN
Success rate 46% #30 45% #109 TENN
When VAN has the ball
Advantage: TENN defense
VAN offTENN defEdge
Points / game 27.0 #77 13.1 #4 TENN
Yards / play 5.40 #98 4.32 #5 TENN
PPA / play +0.16 #50 −0.07 #4 TENN
Success rate 43% #74 35% #6 TENN

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
TENN scoring against the VAN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TENN scored
8.6
#15
11.5
#17
20.1
#13
10.5
#4
6.2
#96
16.7
#24
VAN allowed
4.1
#43
5.2
#17
9.3
#21
6.8
#101
4.9
#29
11.7
#57
VAN scoring against the TENN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
VAN scored
5.8
#67
7.1
#93
12.9
#85
4.3
#108
8.5
#35
12.8
#72
TENN allowed
1.5
#3
3.4
#5
4.8
#1
3.7
#21
4.5
#20
8.3
#13

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
VAN +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
38° · 4 mph
gusts 11 mph · at kickoff
Rest
TENN7d
VAN7d
Even
Tempo
Average 135 plays
slowavg 134fast

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