Sat, Nov 15, 2025, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Texas Tech · Conference game
Weather at kickoff88°F11 mphgusts 25DryWindy Over 48% of 274 games since 2023Weather watch ›
4-5 · Power #66
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9-1 · Power #5
48
▲ winner
Closing spread
TTU -24.5
✓ TTU W
Total
48.5
▲ Over · 57 pts
Model before kickoff
UCF 12–36 TTU
✓ TTU (96%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTTU -23.5
CloseTTU -24.5
Total47.5 → 48.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Texas Tech
Total
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TTU -23.5 · closed TTU -24.5 · moved 1 toward TTUmodel TTU -23.5
Opened 47.5 · closed 48.5 · moved 1 upmodel 47.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 23.5–25.5 since 2023: won 96%, covered 53% (74 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 48% (244 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTTU -23.5
CloseTTU -24.5
Total47.5 → 48.5
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 TTU as a 24.5-point home favorite against UCF, the favorite won 10, covered 6, and 7 went over the total.

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This game: TTU won 48–9; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 57 points went over 48.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 92%
Favorite covered
6 of 967%
Normal range · usually 45%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 54%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 23.1 against an average line of 22.7; 59.9 points a game (usually 54.7). Of the 5 overs, 3 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & situation
-2349–17 W O48.5
Very close
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & season form
-2127–25 L O50
Very close
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & rest
-2153–31 W O55.5
Close
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & total
-21.535–14 L U51
Close
ALA vs AUB
2022 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & rest
-2249–27 P O51
Close
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & total
-2050–20 W O48.5
Close
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar situation & rest
-2644–7 W O50.5
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar total & spread
-2521–17 L U48.5
Close
FSU vs UL
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & rest
-2549–17 W O52.5
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & spread
-22.538–9 W U54
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Strong Texas Tech ATS trend Hit
Strong-or-stronger ATS leans went 52-45 (54%) 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.

UCF 1-3 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Texas Tech ATS trend (8-1)
Texas Tech have covered 89% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Texas Tech 5-0 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Texas Tech 7-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
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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
UCF+6.8 →+3.6▼ 3.2#55
TTU+5.6 →+20.5▲ 14.9#8
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11

UCF
Longer bar = better
TTU
#78
Offense
TTU better ▶
#30
#39
Defense
TTU better ▶
#3
+0.1 #62
Turnovers
TTU better ▶
+1.1 #9
68 plays #54
Pace
TTU faster ▶
74 plays #11
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When UCF has the ball
Advantage: TTU defense
UCF offTTU defEdge
Points / game 27.2 #70 12.6 #3 TTU
Yards / play 5.96 #54 4.08 #5 TTU
PPA / play +0.10 #79 −0.27 #1 TTU
Success rate 40% #109 30% #1 TTU
When TTU has the ball
Even matchup
TTU offUCF defEdge
Points / game 42.1 #4 20.0 #27 TTU
Yards / play 6.51 #25 4.82 #21 Even
PPA / play +0.21 #30 +0.02 #32 Even
Success rate 43% #62 42% #77 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
UCF scoring against the TTU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UCF scored
6.9
#52
7.7
#84
14.6
#72
6.4
#57
6.2
#80
12.7
#70
TTU allowed
1.3
#2
3.4
#6
4.7
#3
1.4
#1
6.5
#66
7.9
#12
TTU scoring against the UCF defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TTU scored
12.9
#2
11.0
#23
23.9
#3
7.8
#31
10.4
#6
18.2
#12
UCF allowed
2.3
#10
8.2
#89
10.6
#39
5.1
#59
4.3
#22
9.4
#32

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
TTU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
88° · 11 mph
gusts 25 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
UCF8d
TTU7d
UCF +1 day
Tempo
Fast 141 plays
slowavg 134fast
Altitude
UCF +3,150 ft
moderate climb

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