Sat, Nov 30, 2024, 7:30 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Texas A&M · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenTEX -4.5
no move
CloseTEX -4.5
No change since the open
Total
Open48.5
▲ 1
Close49.5
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TEX -4.5 · unchangedmodel TEX -9.5
model TEX -9.5
Opened 48.5 · closed 49.5 · moved 1 upmodel 51.5
model 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
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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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-4.5 | 34–28 | W | O51 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-5.5 | 24–14 | W | U54.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-3 | 20–13 | W | U47.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-8.5 | 51–15 | W | O50.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & situation |
-6.5 | 28–13 | W | U47 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & season form |
-7.5 | 13–20 | L | U56.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & situation |
-4 | 33–37 | L | O50.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & situation |
-8 | 63–31 | W | O54 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & total |
-7.5 | 31–38 | L | O49 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & situation |
-6.25 | 24–27 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 26 in the 4th quarter and got 0. 54% of games with totals 45.5–53.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9-1 90% | 5-5 50% | 4-6 40% | |
| 8-2 80% | 3-6 33% | 7-2 78% |
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
Longer bar = better
#24
Offense
◀ TEX better#43
#6
Defense
◀ TEX better#36
+0.6 #27
Turnovers
◀ TEX better+0.4 #45
70 plays #27
Pace
◀ TEX faster69 plays #44
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| TEX off | TA&M def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| TA&M off | TEX def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.9 #13 | 12.5 #5 | 21.5 #7 | 7.5 #37 | 7.5 #57 | 15.0 #47 | |
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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.7 #29 | 9.9 #40 | 17.6 #30 | 7.5 #37 | 6.5 #84 | 13.9 #63 | |
1.5 #3 | 4.1 #8 | 5.6 #1 | 3.1 #11 | 3.4 #6 | 6.5 #5 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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