Sat, Nov 23, 2024, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 13 · at South Florida · Conference game
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3-7 · Power #131
30
final
Final
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5-5 · Power #91
63
▲ winner
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
3.5 pts toward Tulsa
Total
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
Opened 59.5 · closed 60.5 · moved 1 upmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar season form & team ratings
-1648–38 L O55.5
Close
KENT vs AKR
2022 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & situation
-15.7533–27 L U65
Close
GAST vs ULM
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar total & situation
-13.528–31 L U59.5
Close
UCF vs USF
2021 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & total
-1717–13 L U62
Close
NEV vs HAW
2021 · Week 7 · close · similar total & situation
-1434–17 W U61.5
Close
BUFF vs AKR
2022 · Week 14 · close · similar situation & spread
-1223–22 L U55
Close
CCU vs BUFF
2022 · Week 3 · close · similar total & rest
-1238–26 P O59.75
Close
SJSU vs HAW
2022 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & total
-15.2527–14 L U58
Close
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & rest
-14.541–24 W O54.25
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar total & rest
-16.538–28 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%)
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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−9.9 →−19.8▼ 9.9#130
USF−4.4 →−5.6▼ 1.2#94
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12

TLSA
Longer bar = better
USF
#111
Offense
USF better ▶
#92
#108
Defense
USF better ▶
#77
−0.2 #82
Turnovers
USF better ▶
+0.4 #41
73 plays #11
Pace
◀ TLSA faster
70 plays #27
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TLSA has the ball
Advantage: USF defense
TLSA offUSF defEdge
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
When USF has the ball
Even matchup
USF offTLSA defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TLSA scored
3.4
#121
7.5
#83
10.9
#107
6.2
#63
8.0
#46
14.2
#56
USF allowed
9.4
#130
6.5
#47
15.9
#107
3.8
#26
8.6
#110
12.4
#70
USF scoring against the TLSA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
USF scored
4.7
#88
7.1
#94
11.8
#98
10.9
#4
5.9
#100
16.8
#22
TLSA allowed
8.0
#118
13.5
#132
21.5
#131
10.1
#131
6.8
#72
16.9
#121

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
USF +2.5
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