Sat, Sep 14, 2024, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Oklahoma
Closing spread
OU -13.5
✓ OU W
Total
48.5
▲ Over · 53 pts
Model before kickoff
TULN 18–32 OU
✓ OU (84%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenOU -14.5
CloseOU -13.5
Total51.5 → 48.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenOU -14.5
1 → TULN
CloseOU -13.5
1 pt toward Tulane
Total
Open51.5
▼ 3
Close48.5
Down 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened OU -14.5 · closed OU -13.5 · moved 1 toward TULNmodel OU -16.5
model OU -16.5
Opened 51.5 · closed 48.5 · moved 3 downmodel 50
model 50
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 12.5–14.5 since 2023: won 87%, covered 45% (52 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenOU -14.5
CloseOU -13.5
Total51.5 → 48.5
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Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 10 games most like
OU as a 13.5-point home favorite against TULN, the favorite won 9, covered 6, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: OU won 34–19; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 53 points went over 48.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 81%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 46%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 51%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 17.9 against an average line of 13.9; 53.5 points a game (usually 55.2). Of the 2 overs, 1 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 | 2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & total |
-14 | 27–21 | L | U50 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & team ratings |
-10.5 | 35–20 | W | O52.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & total |
-13 | 24–13 | L | U44 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & season form |
-14.5 | 51–13 | W | O47 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & spread |
-14 | 38–20 | W | O49 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar rest |
-10.5 | 42–16 | W | O54 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & total |
-15.25 | 41–10 | W | O50.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & situation |
-13.5 | 34–41 | L | O53 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & total |
-18.5 | 41–3 | W | U53 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & total |
-15.5 | 24–21 | L | U48.5 |
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
No clear signal on the spread
Slight Under 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.
Total moved down 3
51.5 → 48.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Small sample warning
Tulane have 2 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 199 earlier overs in games with totals 44.5–52.5, 32% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-3 70% | 4-6 40% | 3-7 30% | |
| 7-3 70% | 4-6 40% | 4-5 44% |
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
TULN+1.3 →+2.7▲ 1.4#54
OU+17.8 →+15.0▼ 2.8#15
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2
Longer bar = better
#33
Offense
◀ TULN better#98
#77
Defense
OU better ▶#26
0.0 #79
Turnovers
OU better ▶+3.5 #1
61 plays #108
Pace
OU faster ▶63 plays #89
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| TULN off | OU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 39.5 #35 | 7.5 #15 | Even |
| Yards / play | 7.89 #14 | 4.15 #32 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.35 #29 | −0.24 #7 | OU |
| Success rate | 46% #52 | 35% #51 | Even |
| OU off | TULN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 33.5 #59 | 17.0 #60 | Even |
| Yards / play | 4.98 #111 | 5.48 #89 | TULN |
| PPA / play | +0.08 #89 | 0.00 #66 | TULN |
| Success rate | 33% #132 | 42% #93 | TULN |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 FBS teams
TULN scoring against the OU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.0 | 13.5 | 20.5 | 7.0 | 12.0 | 19.0 | |
1.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 4.5 |
OU scoring against the TULN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12.0 | 12.0 | 24.0 | 1.5 | 8.0 | 9.5 | |
1.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 12.0 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
90° · 8 mph
gusts 21 mph · at kickoff
Rest
TULN7d
OU7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 124 plays
slowavg 132fast
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