Fri, Nov 15, 2024, 9:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Washington · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenWASH -3.5
2 → WASH
CloseWASH -5.5
2 pts toward Washington
Total
Open46.5
▲ 1
Close47.5
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
model WASH -9
Opened 46.5 · closed 47.5 · moved 1 upmodel 47
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & total |
-6 | 34–17 | W | O47 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-5.5 | 43–45 | L | O46.75 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-7.5 | 7–17 | L | U48 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & situation |
-5.75 | 34–43 | L | O51 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & rest |
-6.5 | 21–6 | W | U51.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 14 · close · similar spread & rest |
-6.5 | 45–26 | W | O49 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & situation |
-3.5 | 29–16 | W | U52.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & situation |
-7 | 38–26 | W | O55.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & team ratings |
-2.5 | 0–30 | L | U49 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & total |
-7.5 | 31–24 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 302 earlier overs in games with totals 43.5–51.5, 34% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 6-3 67% | 4-5 44% | |
| 5-5 50% | 3-5 38% | 2-6 25% |
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
Longer bar = better
#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
| UCLA off | WASH def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| WASH off | UCLA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.3 #119 | 7.6 #84 | 10.9 #109 | 4.1 #109 | 3.8 #132 | 7.9 #126 | |
3.4 #29 | 8.7 #92 | 12.1 #67 | 4.4 #38 | 4.1 #13 | 8.5 #14 |
WASH scoring against the UCLA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.4 #117 | 8.5 #65 | 11.9 #99 | 4.6 #100 | 5.3 #112 | 9.9 #113 | |
5.8 #83 | 7.2 #60 | 13.0 #74 | 6.3 #87 | 7.3 #90 | 13.7 #91 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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