Sat, Nov 2, 2024, 2:30 PM EDTWeek 10 · at UAB · Conference game
Closing spread
UAB -2.5
✓ UAB W
Total
57.5
▲ Over · 80 pts
Model before kickoff
TLSA 27–30 UAB
✓ UAB (59%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUAB -3
CloseUAB -2.5
Total57.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenUAB -3
0.5 → TLSA
CloseUAB -2.5
0.5 pts toward Tulsa
Total
Open57.5
no move
Close57.5
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened UAB -3 · closed UAB -2.5 · moved 0.5 toward TLSAmodel UAB -6
model UAB -6
Opened 57.5 · unchangedmodel 57.5 matches the line
model 57.5 = line ✓
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 56%, covered 48% (172 games)ⓘ
Moved off 3Too few earlier games to rateⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUAB -3
CloseUAB -2.5
Total57.5
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
UAB as a 2.5-point home favorite against TLSA, the favorite won 5, covered 4, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: UAB won 59–21; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 80 points went over 57.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
4 of 944%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%
Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 1.8 against an average line of 2.4; 55.8 points a game (usually 53.1). 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 10 · very close · similar situation & season form |
-3 | 24–7 | W | U56.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-2 | 22–24 | L | U62.25 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-3.5 | 38–28 | W | O57.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-1.75 | 41–31 | W | O52.25 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & total |
-3 | 48–26 | W | O55 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & total |
-3 | 20–17 | P | U54.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & total |
-1.5 | 24–30 | L | U55 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & spread |
-2 | 30–38 | L | O52 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar total & spread |
-3 | 13–17 | L | U56.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar total & team ratings |
-1.5 | 28–52 | L | O55 |
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
Went over in Q3. Of 268 earlier overs in games with totals 53.5–61.5, 35% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-6 40% | 4-6 40% | 5-5 50% | |
| 2-8 20% | 3-6 33% | 4-5 44% |
Recent meetings
The series
TLSA 4–2 UAB
TLSA leads · 6 games since 2007 · UAB has won the last 2 meetings
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 →−17.6▼ 7.7#128
UAB−6.4 →−14.2▼ 7.8#120
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9
Longer bar = better
#109
Offense
Even#101
#103
Defense
◀ TLSA better#119
−0.3 #87
Turnovers
◀ TLSA better−1.6 #135
71 plays #24
Pace
Even72 plays #18
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| TLSA off | UAB def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 25.3 #92 | 37.6 #130 | TLSA |
| Yards / play | 5.33 #104 | 6.07 #103 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.05 #110 | +0.22 #119 | Even |
| Success rate | 36% #129 | 47% #123 | Even |
| UAB off | TLSA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 21.0 #117 | 35.9 #123 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.20 #114 | 6.44 #124 | Even |
| PPA / play | −0.01 #120 | +0.20 #114 | Even |
| Success rate | 45% #51 | 40% #49 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
TLSA scoring against the UAB defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.9 #111 | 6.8 #103 | 10.6 #110 | 6.0 #71 | 8.3 #34 | 14.3 #52 | |
8.0 #120 | 11.3 #126 | 19.3 #127 | 9.4 #131 | 8.9 #112 | 18.3 #130 |
UAB scoring against the TLSA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.6 #80 | 5.1 #122 | 10.7 #108 | 2.9 #126 | 7.4 #63 | 10.3 #110 | |
6.5 #98 | 12.6 #129 | 19.1 #126 | 10.0 #132 | 6.8 #81 | 16.8 #120 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
77° · 3 mph
gusts 11 mph · at kickoff
Rest
TLSA7d
UAB14d bye
UAB +7 days
Tempo
Fast 143 plays
slowavg 133fast
Quarterback
TLSA backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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