Sat, Oct 5, 2024, 11:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Arizona · Conference game
Weather at kickoff93°F11 mphgusts 16DryWeather watch ›
4-1 · Power #46
28
▲ winner
Final
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3-1 · Power #79
22
final
Closing spread
ARIZ -5.5
✓ TTU W
Total
62.5
▼ Under · 50 pts
Model before kickoff
TTU 26–32 ARIZ
✗ ARIZ (66%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenARIZ -4
CloseARIZ -5.5
Total62.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1.5 pts toward Arizona
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ARIZ -4 · closed ARIZ -5.5 · moved 1.5 toward ARIZmodel ARIZ -6
Opened 62.5 · unchangedmodel 58.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 4.5–6.5 since 2023: won 68%, covered 54% (71 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 50% (52 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenARIZ -4
CloseARIZ -5.5
Total62.5
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 ARIZ as a 5.5-point home favorite against TTU, the favorite won 5, covered 5, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: TTU won 28–22 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 50 points stayed under 62.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 62%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 47%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 4.3 against an average line of 5.6; 63.1 points a game (usually 53). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
UTAH vs UCLA
2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread
-6.2544–24 W O60.5
Very close
ORE vs ORST
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & total
-7.538–29 W O61.25
Very close
MIA vs UVA
2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar situation & rest
-3.528–30 L U63.5
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & rest
-3.513–16 L U61.5
Very close
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar situation & rest
-6.528–41 L O59
Very close
ECU vs HOU
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-63–42 L U66.5
Very close
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & situation
-5.541–3 W U60
Very close
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & rest
-7.534–12 W U57.5
Very close
SMU vs HOU
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & spread
-3.577–63 W O66
Very close
SMU vs TLSA
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & rest
-6.531–34 L O62.5
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Arizona ATS trend Miss
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 Tech ATS struggles (1-3)
Texas Tech have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Arizona ATS struggles (1-3)
Arizona have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Market moved toward Arizona
1.5 pts (ARIZ -4 → ARIZ -5.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
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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
TTU+4.7 →+5.0▲ 0.3#44
ARIZ+9.2 →+7.0▼ 2.2#32
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5

TTU
Longer bar = better
ARIZ
#34
Offense
◀ TTU better
#58
#111
Defense
ARIZ better ▶
#56
+0.4 #54
Turnovers
◀ TTU better
0.0 #82
76 plays #4
Pace
◀ TTU faster
59 plays #131
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TTU has the ball
Advantage: TTU offense
TTU offARIZ defEdge
Points / game 41.6 #14 22.5 #61 TTU
Yards / play 6.40 #40 5.29 #59 Even
PPA / play +0.24 #34 +0.03 #39 Even
Success rate 45% #48 40% #64 Even
When ARIZ has the ball
Advantage: ARIZ offense
ARIZ offTTU defEdge
Points / game 28.3 #74 34.4 #121 ARIZ
Yards / play 7.14 #15 6.41 #120 ARIZ
PPA / play +0.20 #46 +0.15 #96 ARIZ
Success rate 41% #96 44% #106 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
TTU scoring against the ARIZ defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TTU scored
13.2
#5
13.8
#7
27.0
#4
6.2
#69
7.0
#58
13.2
#72
ARIZ allowed
5.3
#76
7.5
#66
12.8
#77
5.3
#65
4.5
#41
9.8
#40
ARIZ scoring against the TTU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ARIZ scored
6.8
#65
5.8
#110
12.5
#90
8.5
#32
7.3
#56
15.8
#40
TTU allowed
7.0
#99
10.8
#118
17.8
#113
6.0
#79
9.4
#119
15.4
#108

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ARIZ +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
93° · 11 mph
gusts 16 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
TTU7d
ARIZ7d
Even
Tempo
Average 135 plays
slowavg 133fast
Travel
TTU 535 mi
2 time zones