Sat, Nov 2, 2024, 2:30 PM EDTWeek 10 · at UAB · Conference game
Weather at kickoff77°F3 mphgusts 11DryWeather watch ›
3-5 · Power #131
21
final
Final
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1-6 · Power #116
59
▲ winner
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
0.5 pts toward Tulsa
Total
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
Opened 57.5 · unchangedmodel 57.5 matches the 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.

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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 ›

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-222–24 L U62.25
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2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & spread
-3.538–28 W O57.5
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LT vs UTEP
2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & spread
-1.7541–31 W O52.25
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2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & total
-348–26 W O55
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2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & total
-320–17 P U54.5
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RICE vs UNT
2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & total
-1.524–30 L U55
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TXST vs GASO
2021 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & spread
-230–38 L O52
Close
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar total & spread
-313–17 L U56.5
Close
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar total & team ratings
-1.528–52 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.
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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 →−17.6▼ 7.7#128
UAB−6.4 →−14.2▼ 7.8#120
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

TLSA
Longer bar = better
UAB
#109
Offense
Even
#101
#103
Defense
◀ TLSA better
#119
−0.3 #87
Turnovers
◀ TLSA better
−1.6 #135
71 plays #24
Pace
Even
72 plays #18
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TLSA has the ball
Even matchup
TLSA offUAB defEdge
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
When UAB has the ball
Even matchup
UAB offTLSA defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TLSA scored
3.9
#111
6.8
#103
10.6
#110
6.0
#71
8.3
#34
14.3
#52
UAB allowed
8.0
#120
11.3
#126
19.3
#127
9.4
#131
8.9
#112
18.3
#130
UAB scoring against the TLSA defense
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UAB scored
5.6
#80
5.1
#122
10.7
#108
2.9
#126
7.4
#63
10.3
#110
TLSA allowed
6.5
#98
12.6
#129
19.1
#126
10.0
#132
6.8
#81
16.8
#120

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
UAB +2.5
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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