Sat, Oct 5, 2024, 11:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Arizona · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenARIZ -4
1.5 → ARIZ
CloseARIZ -5.5
1.5 pts toward Arizona
Total
Open62.5
no move
Close62.5
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
model ARIZ -6
Opened 62.5 · unchangedmodel 58.5
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-6.25 | 44–24 | W | O60.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & total |
-7.5 | 38–29 | W | O61.25 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-3.5 | 28–30 | L | U63.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & rest |
-3.5 | 13–16 | L | U61.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-6.5 | 28–41 | L | O59 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-6 | 3–42 | L | U66.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-5.5 | 41–3 | W | U60 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-7.5 | 34–12 | W | U57.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 77–63 | W | O66 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & rest |
-6.5 | 31–34 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 29 in the 4th quarter and got 16. 46% of games with totals 58.5–66.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-2 80% | 4-5 44% | 4-5 44% | |
| 9-1 90% | 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% |
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
Longer bar = better
#34
Offense
◀ TTU better#58
#111
Defense
ARIZ better ▶#56
+0.4 #54
Turnovers
◀ TTU better0.0 #82
76 plays #4
Pace
◀ TTU faster59 plays #131
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| TTU off | ARIZ def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| ARIZ off | TTU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13.2 #5 | 13.8 #7 | 27.0 #4 | 6.2 #69 | 7.0 #58 | 13.2 #72 | |
5.3 #76 | 7.5 #66 | 12.8 #77 | 5.3 #65 | 4.5 #41 | 9.8 #40 |
ARIZ scoring against the TTU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.8 #65 | 5.8 #110 | 12.5 #90 | 8.5 #32 | 7.3 #56 | 15.8 #40 | |
7.0 #99 | 10.8 #118 | 17.8 #113 | 6.0 #79 | 9.4 #119 | 15.4 #108 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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