Sat, Sep 12, 2026, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 2 · at Oregon State
Closing spread
TTU -25.5
✓ ORST W
Total
52.5
▲ Over · 59 pts
Model before kickoff
TTU 37–12 ORST
✓ TTU (97%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenTTU -27.5
CloseTTU -25.5
Total49.5 → 52.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenTTU -27.5
2 → ORST
CloseTTU -25.5
2 pts toward Oregon State
Total
Open49.5
▲ 3
Close52.5
Up 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TTU -27.5 · closed TTU -25.5 · moved 2 toward ORSTmodel TTU -26
model TTU -26
Opened 49.5 · closed 52.5 · moved 3 upmodel 49
model 49
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 49% (228 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenTTU -27.5
CloseTTU -25.5
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 5 games most like
TTU as a 25.5-point road favorite at ORST, the favorite won 4, covered 2, and 3 went over the total.
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This game: TTU won 35–24; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 3 of the 5 similar games. 59 points went over 52.5, as in 3 of 5.
Favorite won
4 of 580%
Normal range · usually 94%
Favorite covered
2 of 540%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
3 of 560%
Normal range · usually 53%
Only 5 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 16.2 against an average line of 26.1; 62.2 points a game (usually 54.7). Of the 3 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 5 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loose |
2024 · Week 7 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-27 | 45–3 | W | U53.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 9 · loose · similar rest |
-27.5 | 42–33 | L | O62 |
| Loose |
2025 · Week 6 · loose · similar rest & spread |
-24.5 | 37–42 | L | O48 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 12 · loose · similar rest |
-24.5 | 31–24 | L | U58.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest |
-27 | 41–13 | W | O46 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2023 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 Oregon State ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over trend Hit
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.
Market moved toward Oregon State
2 pts (TTU -27.5 → TTU -25.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved up 3
49.5 → 52.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Small sample warning
Texas Tech has 1 game with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 700 earlier overs in games with totals 48.5–56.5, 33% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-2 80% | 7-3 70% | 3-6 33% | |
| 2-8 20% | 5-5 50% | 4-6 40% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
TTU 1–0 ORST
TTU leads · 1 game since 2023 · TTU has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 2025 | Oregon State 14 @ Texas Tech 45 | TTU -23.5 | TTU W |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
TTU+19.6 →+18.0▼ 1.6#12
ORST−8.0 →−9.0▼ 1.0#104
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW1
Longer bar = better
#60
Offense
◀ TTU better#94
#33
Defense
◀ TTU better#117
0.0 #84
Turnovers
ORST better ▶+2.0 #26
73 plays #41
Pace
Even73 plays #42
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| TTU off | ORST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 33.0 #71 | 33.0 #111 | TTU |
| Yards / play | 6.45 #61 | 7.40 #124 | TTU |
| PPA / play | +0.25 #67 | +0.28 #112 | TTU |
| Success rate | 53% #41 | 50% #122 | TTU |
| ORST off | TTU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 20.0 #102 | 10.0 #45 | TTU |
| Yards / play | 5.51 #88 | 3.18 #23 | TTU |
| PPA / play | +0.06 #94 | −0.22 #34 | TTU |
| Success rate | 41% #92 | 24% #29 | TTU |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
58° · 7 mph
gusts 9 mph · 0.752 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
TTU7d
ORST7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 146 plays
slowavg 135fast
Travel
TTU 1,369 mi
2 time zones
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