Fri, Sep 19, 2025, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 4 · at Oklahoma State
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1-2 · Power #113
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▲ winner
Final
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1-1 · Power #111
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final
Closing spread
OKST -10.5
✓ TLSA W
Total
54.5
▼ Under · 31 pts
Model before kickoff
TLSA 22–33 OKST
✗ OKST (77%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenOKST -13.5
CloseOKST -10.5
Total55.5 → 54.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
3 pts toward Tulsa
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened OKST -13.5 · closed OKST -10.5 · moved 3 toward TLSAmodel OKST -10
Opened 55.5 · closed 54.5 · moved 1 downmodel 55
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 9.5–11.5 since 2023: won 76%, covered 42% (102 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 49% (137 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenOKST -13.5
CloseOKST -10.5
Total55.5 → 54.5
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 OKST as a 10.5-point home favorite against TLSA, the favorite won 7, covered 5, and 3 went over the total.

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This game: TLSA won 19–12 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 31 points stayed under 54.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 74%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
3 of 933%
Normal range · usually 52%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 5.5 against an average line of 9; 47.9 points a game (usually 54.5). Of the 3 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Loose
2024 · Week 4 · loose · similar situation
-8.527–17 W U49
Loose
2024 · Week 4 · loose · similar situation & team ratings
-644–7 W U59.5
Loose
2024 · Week 9 · loose
-7.533–26 L P59
Loose
2025 · Week 3 · loose · similar situation & total
-15.510–35 L U52.5
Loose
2023 · Week 1 · loose · similar situation & spread
-934–24 W O49
Loose
2025 · Week 2 · loose · similar situation
-7.2537–20 W O48
Loose
2023 · Week 3 · loose · similar situation & spread
-11.535–11 W O42.75
Loose
UVA vs ODU
2022 · Week 3 · loose · similar situation & total
-8.2516–14 L U52.5
Loose
2023 · Week 3 · loose · similar situation
-717–24 L U43.5
Loose
2024 · Week 1 · loose · similar situation & spread
-9.514–34 L U49
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 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
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.

Market moved toward Tulsa
3 pts (OKST -13.5 → OKST -10.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Small sample warning
Oklahoma State has 1 game with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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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−18.6 →−14.6▲ 4.0#123
OKST−2.7 →−7.8▼ 5.1#98
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW3

TLSA
Longer bar = better
OKST
#98
Offense
◀ TLSA better
#113
#79
Defense
◀ TLSA better
#127
0.0 #69
Turnovers
◀ TLSA better
−0.5 #97
76 plays #13
Pace
◀ TLSA faster
67 plays #66
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TLSA has the ball
Advantage: TLSA offense
TLSA offOKST defEdge
Points / game 24.0 #92 38.0 #129 TLSA
Yards / play 5.30 #103 7.32 #133 TLSA
PPA / play +0.04 #107 +0.39 #135 TLSA
Success rate 42% #89 46% #112 TLSA
When OKST has the ball
Advantage: TLSA defense
OKST offTLSA defEdge
Points / game 15.0 #122 23.3 #76 TLSA
Yards / play 4.29 #131 4.99 #60 TLSA
PPA / play +0.13 #77 +0.09 #80 Even
Success rate 36% #122 44% #101 TLSA

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 118 FBS teams
TLSA scoring against the OKST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TLSA scored
7.0
#56
2.0
#116
9.0
#97
6.0
#65
9.0
#37
15.0
#47
OKST allowed
13.5
10.5
24.0
14.0
0.0
14.0
OKST scoring against the TLSA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
OKST scored
7.0
3.0
10.0
1.5
3.5
5.0
TLSA allowed
3.3
#46
4.7
#34
8.0
#34
7.0
#90
8.3
#93
15.3
#98

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
OKST +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
82° · 4 mph
gusts 11 mph · at kickoff
Rest
TLSA6d
OKST13d bye
OKST +7 days
Tempo
Fast 142 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
TLSA backup QB started
Not the usual starter