Sat, Oct 19, 2024, 2:00 PM EDTWeek 8 · at Temple · Conference game
Closing spread
TEM -2.5
✓ TEM W
Total
51.5
▼ Under · 30 pts
Model before kickoff
TLSA 26–28 TEM
✓ TEM (57%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTEM -1.5
CloseTEM -2.5
Total52.5 → 51.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenTEM -1.5
1 → TEM
CloseTEM -2.5
1 pt toward Temple
Total
Open52.5
▼ 1
Close51.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TEM -1.5 · closed TEM -2.5 · moved 1 toward TEMmodel TEM -2
model TEM -2
Opened 52.5 · closed 51.5 · moved 1 downmodel 53.5
model 53.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 58%, covered 49% (156 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 48% (64 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTEM -1.5
CloseTEM -2.5
Total52.5 → 51.5
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
TEM as a 2.5-point home favorite against TLSA, the favorite won 4, covered 3, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: TEM won 20–10; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 30 points stayed under 51.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 48%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 0.6 against an average line of 2.8; 52 points a game (usually 53.1). Of the 3 overs, 3 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 5 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-1.5 | 42–24 | W | O50.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & team ratings |
-1.5 | 28–52 | L | O55 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar situation & total |
-5 | 48–21 | W | O47.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & situation |
-2.5 | 10–13 | L | U55.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & spread |
-5 | 13–9 | L | U48 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 11 · close · similar total & situation |
-2 | 30–38 | L | O52 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar total & season form |
-3.5 | 14–27 | L | U50 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & situation |
-1.5 | 17–31 | L | O45 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar total & situation |
-1.75 | 41–31 | W | O52.25 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & rest |
-3.5 | 14–17 | L | U45 |
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 no trends and market moves behind it
No clear signal on the spread
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.
No notable trends or market moves for this game.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 25 in the 4th quarter and got 3. 55% of games with totals 47.5–55.5 went over.
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% | 5-5 50% | |
| 2-8 20% | 5-5 50% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
TLSA 1–0 TEM
TLSA leads · 1 game since 2023 · TLSA has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 2023 | Temple 26 @ Tulsa 48 | TLSA -3 | TLSA W |
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 →−16.8▼ 6.9#124
TEM−13.8 →−17.8▼ 4.0#127
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW7
Longer bar = better
#102
Offense
◀ TLSA better#128
#117
Defense
Even#109
0.0 #74
Turnovers
◀ TLSA better−1.8 #135
72 plays #20
Pace
◀ TLSA faster63 plays #107
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| TLSA off | TEM def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 24.3 #99 | 36.2 #125 | TLSA |
| Yards / play | 5.47 #98 | 5.83 #93 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.08 #96 | +0.18 #108 | Even |
| Success rate | 38% #115 | 44% #111 | Even |
| TEM off | TLSA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 18.8 #124 | 37.0 #127 | Even |
| Yards / play | 4.69 #129 | 6.77 #128 | Even |
| PPA / play | −0.06 #130 | +0.31 #132 | Even |
| Success rate | 34% #130 | 42% #79 | TLSA |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
TLSA scoring against the TEM defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.2 #84 | 7.8 #84 | 13.0 #89 | 3.5 #116 | 7.3 #63 | 10.8 #102 | |
8.3 #122 | 12.0 #127 | 20.3 #128 | 7.7 #113 | 8.2 #105 | 15.8 #118 |
TEM scoring against the TLSA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.5 #134 | 5.7 #113 | 6.2 #133 | 4.8 #94 | 7.8 #50 | 12.7 #78 | |
5.8 #81 | 11.0 #120 | 16.8 #109 | 12.2 #134 | 8.0 #103 | 20.2 #132 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
70° · 1 mph
gusts 9 mph · at kickoff
Rest
TLSA14d bye
TEM14d bye
Even
Tempo
Average 134 plays
slowavg 133fast
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