Sat, Nov 30, 2024, 7:30 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Texas A&M · Conference game
Weather at kickoff56°F6 mphgusts 11DryWeather watch ›
10-1 · Power #2
17
▲ winner
Final
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8-3 · Power #19
7
final
Closing spread
TEX -4.5
✓ TEX W
Total
49.5
▼ Under · 24 pts
Model before kickoff
TEX 28–23 TA&M
✓ TEX (65%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTEX -4.5
CloseTEX -4.5
Total48.5 → 49.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TEX -4.5 · unchangedmodel TEX -9.5
Opened 48.5 · closed 49.5 · moved 1 upmodel 51.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 3.5–5.5 since 2023: won 65%, covered 49% (88 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTEX -4.5
CloseTEX -4.5
Total48.5 → 49.5
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 TEX as a 4.5-point road favorite at TA&M, the favorite won 6, covered 6, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: TEX won 17–7; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 24 points stayed under 49.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 60%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 49%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 8.5 against an average line of 6.1; 55.7 points a game (usually 53.1). Of the 2 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
CLEM @ FSU
2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & spread
-4.534–28 W O51
Very close
2024 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & rest
-5.524–14 W U54.5
Very close
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & rest
-320–13 W U47.5
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & season form
-8.551–15 W O50.5
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & situation
-6.528–13 W U47
Close
FLA @ UK
2021 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & season form
-7.513–20 L U56.5
Close
MICH @ MSU
2021 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & situation
-433–37 L O50.5
Close
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & situation
-863–31 W O54
Close
ISU @ WVU
2021 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & total
-7.531–38 L O49
Close
TA&M @ LSU
2021 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & situation
-6.2524–27 L O46.75
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 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight Texas 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.

Texas A&M ATS struggles (3-7)
Texas A&M have covered only 30% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
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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
TEX+19.1 →+23.7▲ 4.6#2
TA&M+13.5 →+12.6▼ 0.9#18
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13

TEX
Longer bar = better
TA&M
#24
Offense
◀ TEX better
#43
#6
Defense
◀ TEX better
#36
+0.6 #27
Turnovers
◀ TEX better
+0.4 #45
70 plays #27
Pace
◀ TEX faster
69 plays #44
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TEX has the ball
Even matchup
TEX offTA&M defEdge
Points / game 36.5 #14 21.5 #36 TEX
Yards / play 6.39 #26 5.43 #57 TEX
PPA / play +0.21 #27 +0.05 #41 Even
Success rate 47% #27 36% #11 Even
When TA&M has the ball
Advantage: TEX defense
TA&M offTEX defEdge
Points / game 32.5 #35 12.1 #2 TEX
Yards / play 6.05 #53 3.97 #1 TEX
PPA / play +0.18 #41 −0.15 #2 TEX
Success rate 45% #41 37% #19 TEX

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
TEX scoring against the TA&M defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TEX scored
8.9
#13
12.5
#5
21.5
#7
7.5
#37
7.5
#57
15.0
#47
TA&M allowed
5.6
#82
3.3
#3
8.9
#19
5.4
#62
6.2
#58
11.5
#54
TA&M scoring against the TEX defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TA&M scored
7.7
#29
9.9
#40
17.6
#30
7.5
#37
6.5
#84
13.9
#63
TEX allowed
1.5
#3
4.1
#8
5.6
#1
3.1
#11
3.4
#6
6.5
#5

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
TA&M +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
56° · 6 mph
gusts 11 mph · at kickoff
Rest
TEX7d
TA&M7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 139 plays
slowavg 134fast

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