Sat, Sep 14, 2024, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Oklahoma
Weather at kickoff90°F8 mphgusts 21DryWeather watch ›
1-1 · Power #40
19
final
Final
@
2-0 · Power #28
34
▲ winner
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.
Loading the recap…

Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Tulane
Total
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
Opened 51.5 · closed 48.5 · moved 3 downmodel 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
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 OU as a 13.5-point home favorite against TULN, the favorite won 9, covered 6, and 6 went over the total.

Compare by
Customize filters
Only include
Show up to
games
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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
CLEM vs SYR
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & total
-1427–21 L U50
Close
CIN vs HOU
2021 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & team ratings
-10.535–20 W O52.5
Close
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & total
-1324–13 L U44
Close
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & season form
-14.551–13 W O47
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & spread
-1438–20 W O49
Close
UTAH vs ORST
2022 · Week 5 · close · similar rest
-10.542–16 W O54
Close
LSU vs UAB
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & total
-15.2541–10 W O50.5
Close
OU vs KSU
2022 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & situation
-13.534–41 L O53
Close
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & total
-18.541–3 W U53
Close
TEX vs ISU
2022 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & total
-15.524–21 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.
Loading play-by-play…

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

TULN
Longer bar = better
OU
#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
When TULN has the ball
Even matchup
TULN offOU defEdge
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
When OU has the ball
Advantage: TULN defense
OU offTULN defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TULN scored
7.0
13.5
20.5
7.0
12.0
19.0
OU allowed
1.5
1.5
3.0
4.5
0.0
4.5
OU scoring against the TULN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
OU scored
12.0
12.0
24.0
1.5
8.0
9.5
TULN allowed
1.5
3.5
5.0
5.0
7.0
12.0

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
OU +2.5
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

Schedules, links & other games

Previous and next games, standings, ESPN, and the rest of the week