Sat, Sep 7, 2024, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 2 · Neutral site
Closing spread
TENN -13.5
✓ TENN W
Total
59.5
▲ Over · 61 pts
Model before kickoff
TENN 32–19 NCSU
✓ TENN (83%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTENN -4
CloseTENN -13.5
Total60.5 → 59.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenTENN -4
9.5 → TENN
CloseTENN -13.5
9.5 pts toward Tennessee
Total
Open60.5
▼ 1
Close59.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TENN -4 · closed TENN -13.5 · moved 9.5 toward TENNmodel TENN -13
model TENN -13
Opened 60.5 · closed 59.5 · moved 1 downmodel 51
model 51
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Crossed 7Too few earlier games to rateⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTENN -4
CloseTENN -13.5
Total60.5 → 59.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Signals
The data signal, and 2 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.
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.
Market moved toward Tennessee
9.5 pts (TENN -4 → TENN -13.5), through the key number 7. · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Small sample warning
Tennessee has 1 game with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 138 earlier overs in games with totals 55.5–63.5, 28% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-3 70% | 6-4 60% | 6-4 60% | |
| 7-3 70% | 7-3 70% | 2-7 22% |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 135 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
TENN+13.9 →+15.3▲ 1.4#11
NCSU+5.5 →+3.6▼ 1.9#46
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW1
Longer bar = better
#10
Offense
◀ TENN better#50
#27
Defense
◀ TENN better#91
0.0 #71
Turnovers
Even0.0 #66
90 plays #1
Pace
◀ TENN faster73 plays #27
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| TENN off | NCSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 69.0 #5 | 21.0 #82 | TENN |
| Yards / play | 7.98 #23 | 6.12 #104 | TENN |
| PPA / play | +0.86 #6 | +0.15 #92 | TENN |
| Success rate | 73% #4 | 41% #85 | TENN |
| NCSU off | TENN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 38.0 #53 | 3.0 #18 | TENN |
| Yards / play | 7.15 #43 | 3.85 #39 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.34 #49 | −0.27 #22 | TENN |
| Success rate | 49% #54 | 27% #27 | TENN |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
Neutral site
No home edge
Weather
77° · 9 mph
gusts 15 mph · at kickoff
Rest
TENN7d
NCSU9d
NCSU +2 days
Tempo
Fast 163 plays
slowavg 133fast
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