Sat, Oct 7, 2023, 6:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Florida Atlantic · Conference game
Weather at kickoff83°F6 mphWet0.0 mmWet Over 45% of 309 games since 2023Weather watch ›
3-2 · Power #118
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Final
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1-3 · Power #105
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▲ winner
Closing spread
FAU -4
✓ TLSA W
Total
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Model before kickoff
TLSA 26–29 FAU
✓ FAU (60%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseFAU -4
Total—
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Market

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Opening line not available
Total
 
Line context
Home favorites of 2–6 since 2023: won 60%, covered 49% (43 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseFAU -4
Total—
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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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & situation
-430–44 L O54.5
Very close
WYO vs USU
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & spread
-5.2528–14 W U44.5
Very close
NIU vs CMU
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & season form
-4.522–35 L O54
Very close
GAST vs ODU
2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & season form
-3.531–17 W U53.75
Very close
USA vs TXST
2020 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & situation
-4.530–20 W U57.5
Very close
RUTG vs IU
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & spread
-324–17 W U48
Very close
GT vs UVA
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & spread
-3.59–16 L U48
Very close
BALL vs M-OH
2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & situation
-3.517–24 L U53
Very close
CMU vs BUFF
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar team ratings & spread
-2.7531–27 W O54
Very close
BUFF vs M-OH
2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & situation
-324–20 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%)
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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

TLSA
Longer bar = better
FAU
#77
Offense
◀ TLSA better
#118
#107
Defense
FAU better ▶
#86
−0.4 #95
Turnovers
Even
−0.5 #105
70 plays #36
Pace
◀ TLSA faster
68 plays #58
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TLSA has the ball
Even matchup
TLSA offFAU defEdge
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
When FAU has the ball
Even matchup
FAU offTLSA defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TLSA scored
3.8
#110
11.2
#26
15.0
#71
4.6
#103
8.2
#42
12.8
#80
FAU allowed
6.8
#105
10.5
#114
17.3
#111
5.8
#74
4.0
#23
9.8
#44
FAU scoring against the TLSA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
FAU scored
6.0
#66
6.0
#109
12.0
#97
3.5
#116
5.3
#98
8.8
#118
TLSA allowed
10.4
#128
5.0
#31
15.4
#98
11.4
#131
4.4
#32
15.8
#106

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
FAU +2.5
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