Sat, Oct 18, 2025, 4:00 PM EDTWeek 8 · at Arizona State · Conference game
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6-0 · Power #5
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Final
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4-2 · Power #41
26
▲ winner
Closing spread
TTU -8.5
✓ ASU W
Total
52.5
▼ Under · 48 pts
Model before kickoff
TTU 32–23 ASU
✗ TTU (73%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTTU -10.5
CloseTTU -8.5
Total49.5 → 52.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2 pts toward Arizona State
Total
Up 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TTU -10.5 · closed TTU -8.5 · moved 2 toward ASUmodel TTU -8
Opened 49.5 · closed 52.5 · moved 3 upmodel 55
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 7.5–9.5 since 2023: won 75%, covered 54% (84 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 51% (171 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTTU -10.5
CloseTTU -8.5
Total49.5 → 52.5
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 TTU as an 8.5-point road favorite at ASU, the favorite won 9, covered 7, and 7 went over the total.

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This game: ASU won 26–22 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 48 points stayed under 52.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 70%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 52%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 15.5 against an average line of 7.2; 60.1 points a game (usually 53.7). Of the 7 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & total
-7.547–10 W O53.5
Close
2025 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & situation
-6.524–21 L U48.5
Close
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & total
-749–35 W O52.5
Close
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & spread
-1039–38 L O54
Close
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & total
-1027–3 W U53
Close
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & spread
-7.552–40 W O51
Close
2023 · Week 2 · close · similar rest & spread
-745–24 W O49.5
Close
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & spread
-8.551–15 W O50.5
Close
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & situation
-4.517–7 W U50
Close
2023 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & total
-3.527–30 L O48.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Texas Tech ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

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 trend (5-0)
Texas Tech have covered 100% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Texas Tech 4-0 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Market moved toward Arizona State
2 pts (TTU -10.5 → TTU -8.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved up 3
49.5 → 52.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
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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+5.6 →+19.6▲ 14.0#8
ASU+11.1 →+8.7▼ 2.4#34
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW7

TTU
Longer bar = better
ASU
#10
Offense
◀ TTU better
#78
#4
Defense
◀ TTU better
#72
+1.0 #17
Turnovers
Even
+0.8 #21
75 plays #7
Pace
Even
74 plays #14
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TTU has the ball
Advantage: TTU offense
TTU offASU defEdge
Points / game 47.5 #2 24.7 #72 TTU
Yards / play 7.41 #7 5.21 #49 TTU
PPA / play +0.35 #8 +0.10 #72 TTU
Success rate 49% #23 43% #96 TTU
When ASU has the ball
Advantage: TTU defense
ASU offTTU defEdge
Points / game 26.0 #85 12.2 #7 TTU
Yards / play 5.41 #92 3.98 #4 TTU
PPA / play +0.16 #55 −0.30 #1 TTU
Success rate 43% #79 30% #3 TTU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
TTU scoring against the ASU defense
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TTU scored
16.3
#2
13.5
#8
29.8
#1
6.8
#56
10.8
#11
17.7
#21
ASU allowed
5.0
#66
7.3
#74
12.3
#70
5.7
#79
6.7
#72
12.3
#84
ASU scoring against the TTU defense
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ASU scored
3.8
#114
7.3
#90
11.2
#106
8.0
#33
6.8
#70
14.8
#46
TTU allowed
0.5
#3
4.7
#19
5.2
#5
0.0
#1
7.0
#83
7.0
#16

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ASU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
81° · 1 mph
gusts 10 mph · at kickoff
Rest
TTU7d
ASU7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 149 plays
slowavg 134fast
Travel
TTU 579 mi
2 time zones
Quarterback
TTU backup QB started
Not the usual starter