Fri, Nov 15, 2024, 9:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Washington · Conference game
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4-5 · Power #48
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5-5 · Power #31
31
▲ winner
Closing spread
WASH -5.5
✓ WASH W
Total
47.5
▲ Over · 50 pts
Model before kickoff
UCLA 21–27 WASH
✓ WASH (67%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenWASH -3.5
CloseWASH -5.5
Total46.5 → 47.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2 pts toward Washington
Total
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened WASH -3.5 · closed WASH -5.5 · moved 2 toward WASHmodel WASH -9
Opened 46.5 · closed 47.5 · moved 1 upmodel 47
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 4.5–6.5 since 2023: won 70%, covered 57% (102 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 50% (94 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenWASH -3.5
CloseWASH -5.5
Total46.5 → 47.5
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 WASH as a 5.5-point home favorite against UCLA, the favorite won 6, covered 5, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: WASH won 31–19; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 50 points went over 47.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 62%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 49%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 3.2 against an average line of 5.8; 53.2 points a game (usually 53.2). Of the 1 over, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
KSU vs WVU
2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & total
-634–17 W O47
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest
-5.543–45 L O46.75
Very close
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & situation
-7.57–17 L U48
Close
AUB vs MSST
2021 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & situation
-5.7534–43 L O51
Close
SYR vs BC
2021 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & rest
-6.521–6 W U51.5
Close
TROY vs CCU
2022 · Week 14 · close · similar spread & rest
-6.545–26 W O49
Close
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & situation
-3.529–16 W U52.5
Close
MIA vs VT
2021 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & situation
-738–26 W O55.5
Close
COLO vs MINN
2021 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & team ratings
-2.50–30 L U49
Close
WASH vs CAL
2021 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & total
-7.531–24 L O47.5
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
Slight Washington ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (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.

UCLA 3-1 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Washington 3-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Market moved toward Washington
2 pts (WASH -3.5 → WASH -5.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
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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 →+3.6▼ 4.1#55
WASH+12.9 →+9.3▼ 3.6#25
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11

UCLA
Longer bar = better
WASH
#111
Offense
WASH better ▶
#51
#90
Defense
WASH better ▶
#39
−0.6 #109
Turnovers
WASH better ▶
+0.3 #51
59 plays #132
Pace
WASH faster ▶
66 plays #84
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When UCLA has the ball
Advantage: WASH defense
UCLA offWASH defEdge
Points / game 18.8 #128 20.6 #29 WASH
Yards / play 5.43 #97 4.88 #23 WASH
PPA / play +0.06 #105 +0.03 #35 WASH
Success rate 39% #112 42% #69 WASH
When WASH has the ball
Advantage: WASH offense
WASH offUCLA defEdge
Points / game 21.8 #112 26.7 #83 UCLA
Yards / play 6.18 #45 5.50 #66 WASH
PPA / play +0.21 #32 +0.14 #87 WASH
Success rate 48% #16 47% #124 WASH

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
UCLA scoring against the WASH defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UCLA scored
3.3
#119
7.6
#84
10.9
#109
4.1
#109
3.8
#132
7.9
#126
WASH allowed
3.4
#29
8.7
#92
12.1
#67
4.4
#38
4.1
#13
8.5
#14
WASH scoring against the UCLA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
WASH scored
3.4
#117
8.5
#65
11.9
#99
4.6
#100
5.3
#112
9.9
#113
UCLA allowed
5.8
#83
7.2
#60
13.0
#74
6.3
#87
7.3
#90
13.7
#91

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
WASH +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
45° · 0 mph
gusts 1 mph · at kickoff
Rest
UCLA7d
WASH6d
UCLA +1 day
Tempo
Slow 125 plays
slowavg 134fast

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