Sat, Oct 7, 2023, 6:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Florida Atlantic · Conference game
Closing spread
FAU -4
✓ TLSA W
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Model before kickoff
TLSA 26–29 FAU
✓ FAU (60%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
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CloseFAU -4
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Line context
Home favorites of 2–6 since 2023: won 60%, covered 49% (43 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
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CloseFAU -4
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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
FAU as a 4-point home favorite against TLSA, the favorite won 6, covered 6, and 3 went over the total.
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This game: FAU won 20–17; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 60%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 48%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 1.2 against an average line of 3.8; 48 points a game (usually 54.5). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3.
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-4 | 30–44 | L | O54.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-5.25 | 28–14 | W | U44.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-4.5 | 22–35 | L | O54 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-3.5 | 31–17 | W | U53.75 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-4.5 | 30–20 | W | U57.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-3 | 24–17 | W | U48 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-3.5 | 9–16 | L | U48 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-3.5 | 17–24 | L | U53 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar team ratings & spread |
-2.75 | 31–27 | W | O54 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-3 | 24–20 | W | U50.25 |
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.
Florida Atlantic ATS struggles (1-3)
Florida Atlantic have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-2 60% | 2-2-1 50% | 2-3 40% | |
| 1-3 25% | 1-3 25% | 2-2 50% |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
TLSA+3.9 →−5.9▼ 9.8#95
FAU−0.2 →−7.5▼ 7.3#100
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5
Longer bar = better
#77
Offense
◀ TLSA better#118
#107
Defense
FAU better ▶#86
−0.4 #95
Turnovers
Even−0.5 #105
70 plays #36
Pace
◀ TLSA faster68 plays #58
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| TLSA off | FAU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 27.8 #77 | 27.0 #84 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.51 #88 | 5.31 #55 | FAU |
| PPA / play | +0.09 #88 | +0.10 #79 | Even |
| Success rate | 44% #55 | 47% #127 | TLSA |
| FAU off | TLSA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 20.8 #115 | 31.2 #111 | Even |
| Yards / play | 4.87 #120 | 6.04 #107 | Even |
| PPA / play | −0.04 #126 | +0.15 #99 | TLSA |
| Success rate | 38% #111 | 45% #110 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
TLSA scoring against the FAU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.8 #110 | 11.2 #26 | 15.0 #71 | 4.6 #103 | 8.2 #42 | 12.8 #80 | |
6.8 #105 | 10.5 #114 | 17.3 #111 | 5.8 #74 | 4.0 #23 | 9.8 #44 |
FAU scoring against the TLSA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.0 #66 | 6.0 #109 | 12.0 #97 | 3.5 #116 | 5.3 #98 | 8.8 #118 | |
10.4 #128 | 5.0 #31 | 15.4 #98 | 11.4 #131 | 4.4 #32 | 15.8 #106 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
83° · 6 mph
gusts 10 mph · 0.008 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
TLSA9d
FAU14d bye
FAU +5 days
Tempo
Average 138 plays
slowavg 134fast
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