Sat, Sep 21, 2024, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 4 · at LSU
Closing spread
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Total
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Model before kickoff
UCLA 20–39 LSU
✓ LSU (93%) won
Market
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
Close—
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close—
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.
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
Longer bar = better
#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
| UCLA off | LSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| LSU off | UCLA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 11.0 | |
4.7 #59 | 11.3 #105 | 16.0 #88 | 3.3 #31 | 7.7 #90 | 11.0 #61 |
LSU scoring against the UCLA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.0 #104 | 13.3 #25 | 16.3 #55 | 11.3 #12 | 5.7 #74 | 17.0 #32 | |
10.5 | 5.0 | 15.5 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 12.0 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
Schedules, links & other games
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