Sat, Sep 12, 2026, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 2 · at Oregon State
Weather at kickoff58°F7 mphWet0.8 mmWet Over 45% of 309 games since 2023Weather watch ›
1-0 · Power #15
35
▲ winner
Final
@
0-1 · Power #48
24
final
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2 pts toward Oregon State
Total
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
Opened 49.5 · closed 52.5 · moved 3 upmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Loose
2024 · Week 7 · loose · similar rest & situation
-2745–3 W U53.5
Loose
2023 · Week 9 · loose · similar rest
-27.542–33 L O62
Loose
2025 · Week 6 · loose · similar rest & spread
-24.537–42 L O48
Loose
2023 · Week 12 · loose · similar rest
-24.531–24 L U58.5
Loose
2023 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest
-2741–13 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.
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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

TTU
Longer bar = better
ORST
#60
Offense
◀ TTU better
#94
#33
Defense
◀ TTU better
#117
0.0 #84
Turnovers
ORST better ▶
+2.0 #26
73 plays #41
Pace
Even
73 plays #42
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TTU has the ball
Advantage: TTU offense
TTU offORST defEdge
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
When ORST has the ball
Advantage: TTU defense
ORST offTTU defEdge
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
ORST +2.5
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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