Sat, Nov 9, 2024, 2:30 PM ESTWeek 11 · at UAB
Closing spread
CONN -7.5
✓ CONN W
Total
53.5
▲ Over · 54 pts
Model before kickoff
CONN 30–23 UAB
✓ CONN (69%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCONN -6.5
CloseCONN -7.5
Total55.5 → 53.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenCONN -6.5
1 → CONN
CloseCONN -7.5
1 pt toward UConn
Total
Open55.5
▼ 2
Close53.5
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened CONN -6.5 · closed CONN -7.5 · moved 1 toward CONNmodel CONN -5
model CONN -5
Opened 55.5 · closed 53.5 · moved 2 downmodel 53
model 53
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 6.5–8.5 since 2023: won 68%, covered 54% (85 games)ⓘ
Crossed 7Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 52% (85 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCONN -6.5
CloseCONN -7.5
Total55.5 → 53.5
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
CONN as a 7.5-point road favorite at UAB, the favorite won 4, covered 3, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: CONN won 31–23; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 54 points went over 53.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
4 of 1040%
Below normal · usually 70%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 51%
Wins below normal. Splits like this often fade, so treat it as context, not a pick. Average result: favorite by 1.2 against an average line of 6.2; 54.4 points a game (usually 53.9). When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-7.5 | 31–28 | L | O48.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & total |
-5.5 | 21–49 | L | O51 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-6.5 | 52–32 | W | O59 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & total |
-8.5 | 14–20 | L | U50.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & total |
-9 | 31–3 | W | U52 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & spread |
-7 | 10–17 | L | U47 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & spread |
-6.5 | 16–30 | L | U48 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & total |
-5.5 | 24–27 | L | U53.75 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & total |
-2.5 | 34–10 | W | U51.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & total |
-3 | 45–50 | L | O53.75 |
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight UConn ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
UAB 1-3 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Total moved down 2
55.5 → 53.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 308 earlier overs in games with totals 49.5–57.5, 35% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-3 70% | 6-4 60% | 7-3 70% | |
| 3-7 30% | 4-5 44% | 5-4 56% |
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
CONN−11.5 →−4.9▲ 6.6#88
UAB−6.4 →−12.4▼ 6.0#116
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10
Longer bar = better
#73
Offense
Even#83
#25
Defense
◀ CONN better#111
−0.3 #93
Turnovers
◀ CONN better−1.1 #131
70 plays #28
Pace
Even70 plays #29
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| CONN off | UAB def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 31.8 #40 | 35.5 #126 | CONN |
| Yards / play | 5.77 #75 | 5.84 #90 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.11 #83 | +0.21 #112 | CONN |
| Success rate | 42% #92 | 46% #117 | CONN |
| UAB off | CONN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 25.8 #88 | 21.1 #34 | CONN |
| Yards / play | 5.60 #82 | 4.85 #21 | CONN |
| PPA / play | +0.04 #114 | 0.00 #19 | CONN |
| Success rate | 45% #49 | 38% #26 | CONN |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
CONN scoring against the UAB defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.1 #45 | 7.4 #89 | 14.6 #61 | 8.9 #22 | 8.3 #34 | 17.2 #20 | |
7.0 #107 | 10.8 #120 | 17.8 #116 | 9.1 #127 | 8.6 #112 | 17.8 #128 |
UAB scoring against the CONN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.5 #37 | 7.5 #87 | 15.0 #56 | 4.3 #106 | 6.5 #80 | 10.8 #107 | |
3.8 #34 | 5.4 #29 | 9.2 #24 | 4.0 #27 | 7.9 #99 | 11.9 #62 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
76° · 10 mph
gusts 20 mph · 0.043 in rain · wind lowers scoring
Rest
CONN8d
UAB7d
CONN +1 day
Tempo
Fast 141 plays
slowavg 134fast
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