Sat, Nov 23, 2024, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 13 · at South Florida · Conference game
Closing spread
USF -13.5
✓ USF W
Total
60.5
▲ Over · 93 pts
Model before kickoff
TLSA 21–36 USF
✓ USF (85%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUSF -17
CloseUSF -13.5
Total59.5 → 60.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenUSF -17
3.5 → TLSA
CloseUSF -13.5
3.5 pts toward Tulsa
Total
Open59.5
▲ 1
Close60.5
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened USF -17 · closed USF -13.5 · moved 3.5 toward TLSAmodel USF -18.5
model USF -18.5
Opened 59.5 · closed 60.5 · moved 1 upmodel 57
model 57
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 12.5–14.5 since 2023: won 83%, covered 45% (78 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 3.5+ pts toward the underdog: that team covered 64% (28 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUSF -17
CloseUSF -13.5
Total59.5 → 60.5
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
USF as a 13.5-point home favorite against TLSA, the favorite won 9, covered 2, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: USF won 63–30; the favorite covered, as in 2 of the 10 similar games. 93 points went over 60.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 80%
Favorite covered
2 of 922%
Normal range · usually 46%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 52%
Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 8.7 against an average line of 14.7; 56.7 points a game (usually 54.7). Of the 3 overs, 1 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 |
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar season form & team ratings |
-16 | 48–38 | L | O55.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & situation |
-15.75 | 33–27 | L | U65 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 11 · close · similar total & situation |
-13.5 | 28–31 | L | U59.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & total |
-17 | 17–13 | L | U62 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 7 · close · similar total & situation |
-14 | 34–17 | W | U61.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 14 · close · similar situation & spread |
-12 | 23–22 | L | U55 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 3 · close · similar total & rest |
-12 | 38–26 | P | O59.75 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & total |
-15.25 | 27–14 | L | U58 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & rest |
-14.5 | 41–24 | W | O54.25 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar total & rest |
-16.5 | 38–28 | L | O60.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 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
Moderate Tulsa ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (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.
South Florida home ATS weakness (0-4)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Market moved toward Tulsa
3.5 pts (USF -17 → USF -13.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 170 earlier overs in games with totals 56.5–64.5, 28% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-7 30% | 4-6 40% | 6-4 60% | |
| 5-5 50% | 3-5 38% | 4-4 50% |
Recent meetings
The series
TLSA 3–4 USF
USF leads · 7 games since 2014 · USF has won the last meeting
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
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−9.9 →−19.8▼ 9.9#130
USF−4.4 →−5.6▼ 1.2#94
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12
Longer bar = better
#111
Offense
USF better ▶#92
#108
Defense
USF better ▶#77
−0.2 #82
Turnovers
USF better ▶+0.4 #41
73 plays #11
Pace
◀ TLSA faster70 plays #27
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| TLSA off | USF def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 25.4 #92 | 28.3 #93 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.29 #108 | 5.82 #87 | USF |
| PPA / play | +0.04 #111 | +0.13 #82 | USF |
| Success rate | 35% #132 | 39% #44 | USF |
| USF off | TLSA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 28.6 #60 | 38.4 #131 | USF |
| Yards / play | 5.51 #87 | 6.70 #128 | USF |
| PPA / play | +0.07 #101 | +0.24 #120 | Even |
| Success rate | 38% #121 | 41% #54 | TLSA |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
TLSA scoring against the USF defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.4 #121 | 7.5 #83 | 10.9 #107 | 6.2 #63 | 8.0 #46 | 14.2 #56 | |
9.4 #130 | 6.5 #47 | 15.9 #107 | 3.8 #26 | 8.6 #110 | 12.4 #70 |
USF scoring against the TLSA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.7 #88 | 7.1 #94 | 11.8 #98 | 10.9 #4 | 5.9 #100 | 16.8 #22 | |
8.0 #118 | 13.5 #132 | 21.5 #131 | 10.1 #131 | 6.8 #72 | 16.9 #121 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
64° · 7 mph
gusts 16 mph · at kickoff
Rest
TLSA9d
USF7d
TLSA +2 days
Tempo
Fast 143 plays
slowavg 134fast
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