Sat, Sep 21, 2024, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 4 · at LSU
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1-1 · Power #48
17
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2-1 · Power #12
34
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Closing spread
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Total
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Model before kickoff
UCLA 20–39 LSU
✓ LSU (93%) won
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Market

Open → close
Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 

Signals

The data signal, and 1 trend and market move 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.

Small sample warning
UCLA have 2 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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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
UCLA+7.7 →−0.9▼ 8.6#70
LSU+17.5 →+14.2▼ 3.3#16
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW3

UCLA
Longer bar = better
LSU
#120
Offense
LSU better ▶
#48
#98
Defense
Even
#111
−0.5 #100
Turnovers
LSU better ▶
+0.3 #65
54 plays #135
Pace
LSU faster ▶
65 plays #77
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When UCLA has the ball
Even matchup
UCLA offLSU defEdge
Points / game 14.5 #129 27.0 #96 LSU
Yards / play 5.38 #99 6.30 #114 Even
PPA / play −0.07 #124 +0.27 #124 Even
Success rate 33% #128 45% #110 Even
When LSU has the ball
Advantage: LSU offense
LSU offUCLA defEdge
Points / game 33.3 #50 27.5 #98 LSU
Yards / play 6.26 #58 5.36 #78 Even
PPA / play +0.25 #50 +0.14 #91 LSU
Success rate 49% #33 48% #124 LSU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 121 FBS teams
UCLA scoring against the LSU defense
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UCLA scored
0.0
3.5
3.5
6.5
4.5
11.0
LSU allowed
4.7
#59
11.3
#105
16.0
#88
3.3
#31
7.7
#90
11.0
#61
LSU scoring against the UCLA defense
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LSU scored
3.0
#104
13.3
#25
16.3
#55
11.3
#12
5.7
#74
17.0
#32
UCLA allowed
10.5
5.0
15.5
5.0
7.0
12.0

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
LSU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
90° · 4 mph
gusts 11 mph · at kickoff
Rest
UCLA7d
LSU7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 119 plays
slowavg 132fast
Travel
UCLA 1,593 mi
2 time zones

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