Sat, Nov 9, 2024, 7:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Arizona State · Conference game
Closing spread
ASU -2.5
✓ ASU W
Total
55.5
▲ Over · 66 pts
Model before kickoff
UCF 26–29 ASU
✓ ASU (57%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenASU -3.5
CloseASU -2.5
Total56.5 → 55.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenASU -3.5
1 → UCF
CloseASU -2.5
1 pt toward UCF
Total
Open56.5
▼ 1
Close55.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ASU -3.5 · closed ASU -2.5 · moved 1 toward UCFmodel ASU -3
model ASU -3
Opened 56.5 · closed 55.5 · moved 1 downmodel 55.5 matches the line
model 55.5 = line ✓
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 56%, covered 48% (179 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3The team the line moved toward covered 50% (36 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenASU -3.5
CloseASU -2.5
Total56.5 → 55.5
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
ASU as a 2.5-point home favorite against UCF, the favorite won 8, covered 6, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: ASU won 35–31; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 66 points went over 55.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 6.4 against an average line of 2.9; 53.6 points a game (usually 53.1). Of the 2 overs, 0 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 spread & rest |
-2.5 | 37–30 | W | O54.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 31–12 | W | U58.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 14 · very close · similar team ratings & rest |
-3.5 | 45–28 | W | O57.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 24–10 | W | U51.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-2 | 42–21 | W | O50.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 24–23 | L | U59.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-3 | 38–7 | W | U58.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar season form & rest |
-3 | 21–52 | L | O57.75 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-2 | 21–38 | L | O50.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & total |
-3.5 | 17–15 | L | U57.5 |
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Arizona State ATS trend Hit
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.
Arizona State ATS trend (6-2)
Arizona State have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Arizona State 4-0 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Arizona State 4-0 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 305 earlier overs in games with totals 51.5–59.5, 36% 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% | 5-5 50% | 7-3 70% | |
| 6-4 60% | 6-4 60% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
The series
UCF 0–2 ASU
ASU leads · 2 games since 2002 · ASU 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
UCF+6.5 →+8.0▲ 1.5#31
ASU−3.3 →+6.9▲ 10.2#36
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10
Longer bar = better
#26
Offense
Even#32
#70
Defense
ASU better ▶#47
−0.3 #92
Turnovers
ASU better ▶+0.8 #26
68 plays #48
Pace
Even70 plays #36
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| UCF off | ASU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 33.2 #33 | 22.9 #56 | UCF |
| Yards / play | 6.88 #10 | 4.91 #26 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.19 #43 | +0.06 #49 | Even |
| Success rate | 48% #18 | 40% #56 | UCF |
| ASU off | UCF def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 31.1 #45 | 25.4 #75 | ASU |
| Yards / play | 6.00 #56 | 5.45 #62 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.24 #19 | +0.13 #83 | ASU |
| Success rate | 50% #8 | 41% #61 | ASU |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
UCF scoring against the ASU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.7 #73 | 10.6 #25 | 16.2 #46 | 10.3 #9 | 6.7 #78 | 17.0 #21 | |
5.5 #74 | 7.3 #64 | 12.8 #72 | 3.9 #26 | 6.3 #68 | 10.1 #33 |
ASU scoring against the UCF defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.6 #35 | 9.9 #40 | 17.5 #36 | 7.3 #43 | 6.4 #83 | 13.6 #61 | |
6.6 #100 | 8.6 #89 | 15.1 #95 | 6.2 #83 | 4.1 #14 | 10.3 #35 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
72° · 6 mph
gusts 9 mph · at kickoff
Rest
UCF7d
ASU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 138 plays
slowavg 134fast
Travel
UCF 1,844 mi
2 time zones
Quarterback
UCF backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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