Sat, Nov 18, 2023, 3:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Arkansas State · Conference game
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6-4 · Power #73
31
final
Final
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5-5 · Power #107
77
▲ winner
Closing spread
TXST -3
✓ ARST W
Total
60
▲ Over · 108 pts
Model before kickoff
TXST 32–28 ARST
✗ TXST (61%) lost
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseTXST -3
Total60
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Total
 
Line context
Road favorites of 2–4 since 2023: won 55%, covered 45% (51 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseTXST -3
Total60
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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 TXST as a 3-point road favorite at ARST, the favorite won 7, covered 5, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: ARST won 77–31 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 108 points went over 60, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 58%
Favorite covered
5 of 956%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 47%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 8.6 against an average line of 3.4; 56.2 points a game (usually 53.9). When games like this go over ›

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BUFF @ OHIO
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & spread
-2.524–45 L O61
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OHIO @ BALL
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread
-3.532–18 W U57.5
Very close
TULN @ ECU
2020 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & spread
-3.538–21 W U63.5
Very close
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & rest
-327–24 P U58.5
Very close
CSU @ USU
2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & total
-324–26 L U58.5
Very close
NEV @ CSU
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & situation
-352–10 W O57.75
Very close
UTSA @ LT
2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & rest
-5.545–16 W O59.5
Very close
MTSU @ LT
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & spread
-2.524–40 L O63.5
Very close
GAST @ USA
2020 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest
-3.531–14 W U58.5
Very close
TOL @ EMU
2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread
-427–24 L U54
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 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 no trends and market moves behind it
No clear signal on the spread
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.

No notable trends or market moves for this game.
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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
TXST+3.4 →−0.8▼ 4.2#69
ARST−20.5 →−10.2▲ 10.3#113
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11

TXST
Longer bar = better
ARST
#24
Offense
◀ TXST better
#81
#66
Defense
◀ TXST better
#98
−0.4 #105
Turnovers
ARST better ▶
−0.2 #90
73 plays #17
Pace
◀ TXST faster
65 plays #96
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TXST has the ball
Advantage: TXST offense
TXST offARST defEdge
Points / game 34.9 #21 30.8 #107 TXST
Yards / play 6.40 #30 6.20 #117 TXST
PPA / play +0.21 #31 +0.18 #112 TXST
Success rate 49% #13 41% #55 TXST
When ARST has the ball
Even matchup
ARST offTXST defEdge
Points / game 23.5 #96 28.5 #93 Even
Yards / play 5.73 #67 5.62 #73 Even
PPA / play +0.10 #76 +0.06 #47 TXST
Success rate 41% #86 41% #52 TXST

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
TXST scoring against the ARST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TXST scored
10.0
#10
11.6
#17
21.6
#8
5.5
#83
7.8
#43
13.3
#61
ARST allowed
6.5
#96
10.1
#113
16.6
#110
7.2
#106
7.0
#80
14.2
#96
ARST scoring against the TXST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ARST scored
7.2
#44
3.5
#132
10.7
#107
5.9
#71
6.9
#63
12.8
#72
TXST allowed
5.9
#81
7.0
#62
12.9
#69
6.2
#84
9.4
#119
15.6
#111

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ARST +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
59° · 5 mph
gusts 13 mph · at kickoff
Rest
TXST7d
ARST7d
Even
Tempo
Average 137 plays
slowavg 133fast