Sat, Nov 25, 2023, 2:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at East Carolina · Conference game
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
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseECU -3
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close43.5
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 ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-2.5 | 18–17 | L | U45 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-3.5 | 22–19 | L | U46.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-4 | 27–28 | L | O40.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & rest |
-6 | 24–15 | W | U43.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-3.5 | 37–30 | W | O47 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-3 | 14–24 | L | U44.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar total & rest |
-2.5 | 24–10 | W | U43.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-3.5 | 30–27 | L | O39.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar season form & total |
-5.25 | 28–14 | W | U44.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-5 | 27–20 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q2. Of 91 earlier overs in games with totals 39.5–47.5, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-8 20% | 4-5-1 44% | 4-5 44% | |
| 2-8 20% | 4-6 40% | 3-7 30% |
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
Longer bar = better
#88
Offense
◀ TLSA better#136
#116
Defense
ECU better ▶#29
−0.6 #126
Turnovers
ECU better ▶−0.1 #79
72 plays #21
Pace
◀ TLSA faster65 plays #86
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| TLSA off | ECU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| ECU off | TLSA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.9 #109 | 9.1 #49 | 13.0 #81 | 2.6 #127 | 7.3 #55 | 9.9 #109 | |
5.3 #65 | 6.6 #44 | 11.9 #52 | 4.0 #28 | 5.9 #54 | 9.9 #32 |
ECU scoring against the TLSA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.2 #85 | 5.4 #120 | 10.5 #105 | 1.5 #132 | 4.4 #122 | 5.9 #132 | |
11.7 #133 | 7.5 #68 | 19.3 #127 | 10.1 #133 | 4.5 #19 | 14.5 #104 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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