Sat, Nov 25, 2023, 2:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at East Carolina · Conference game
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3-8 · Power #118
29
▲ winner
Final
@
2-9 · Power #110
27
final
Closing spread
ECU -3
✓ TLSA W
Total
43.5
▲ Over · 56 pts
Model before kickoff
TLSA 21–24 ECU
✗ ECU (61%) lost
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseECU -3
Total43.5
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Market

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Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 
Line context
Home favorites of 2–4 since 2023: won 59%, covered 47% (99 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseECU -3
Total43.5
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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 ECU as a 3-point home favorite against TLSA, the favorite won 8, covered 5, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: TLSA won 29–27 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 56 points went over 43.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 58%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 47%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 4.7 against an average line of 3.9; 45.5 points a game (usually 53.8). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

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M-OH vs BALL
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & rest
-2.518–17 L U45
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2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & situation
-3.522–19 L U46.5
Very close
VT vs GT
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & spread
-427–28 L O40.5
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & rest
-624–15 W U43.5
Very close
RICE vs UTEP
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & situation
-3.537–30 W O47
Very close
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & rest
-314–24 L U44.5
Very close
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar total & rest
-2.524–10 W U43.5
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & season form
-3.530–27 L O39.5
Very close
WYO vs USU
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar season form & total
-5.2528–14 W U44.5
Very close
CAL vs STAN
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest
-527–20 W O46
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 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 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight Tulsa ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
No clear signal on the total

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Tulsa 3-1-1 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
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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
TLSA+3.9 →−11.5▼ 15.4#119
ECU−10.0 →−8.2▲ 1.8#106
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12

TLSA
Longer bar = better
ECU
#88
Offense
◀ TLSA better
#136
#116
Defense
ECU better ▶
#29
−0.6 #126
Turnovers
ECU better ▶
−0.1 #79
72 plays #21
Pace
◀ TLSA faster
65 plays #86
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TLSA has the ball
Advantage: ECU defense
TLSA offECU defEdge
Points / game 22.9 #96 21.8 #40 ECU
Yards / play 5.29 #94 5.14 #31 ECU
PPA / play +0.10 #80 +0.05 #38 ECU
Success rate 41% #83 34% #6 ECU
When ECU has the ball
Even matchup
ECU offTLSA defEdge
Points / game 16.5 #134 34.5 #123 Even
Yards / play 4.06 #136 6.52 #129 Even
PPA / play −0.13 #137 +0.22 #123 Even
Success rate 32% #136 43% #87 TLSA

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
TLSA scoring against the ECU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TLSA scored
3.9
#109
9.1
#49
13.0
#81
2.6
#127
7.3
#55
9.9
#109
ECU allowed
5.3
#65
6.6
#44
11.9
#52
4.0
#28
5.9
#54
9.9
#32
ECU scoring against the TLSA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ECU scored
5.2
#85
5.4
#120
10.5
#105
1.5
#132
4.4
#122
5.9
#132
TLSA allowed
11.7
#133
7.5
#68
19.3
#127
10.1
#133
4.5
#19
14.5
#104

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ECU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
50° · 10 mph
gusts 22 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
TLSA7d
ECU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 137 plays
slowavg 133fast

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