Sat, Oct 19, 2024, 10:00 PM EDTWeek 8 · at Oregon State
Closing spread
UNLV -6.5
✓ UNLV W
Total
61.5
▼ Under · 58 pts
Model before kickoff
UNLV 32–26 ORST
✓ UNLV (67%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUNLV -6
CloseUNLV -6.5
Total61.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenUNLV -6
0.5 → UNLV
CloseUNLV -6.5
0.5 pts toward UNLV
Total
Open61.5
no move
Close61.5
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened UNLV -6 · closed UNLV -6.5 · moved 0.5 toward UNLVmodel UNLV -5.5
model UNLV -5.5
Opened 61.5 · unchangedmodel 57.5
model 57.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 5.5–7.5 since 2023: won 65%, covered 56% (84 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUNLV -6
CloseUNLV -6.5
Total61.5
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Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 10 games most like
UNLV as a 6.5-point road favorite at ORST, the favorite won 7, covered 5, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: UNLV won 33–25; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 58 points stayed under 61.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 66%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 5 against an average line of 6; 61.2 points a game (usually 53.6). Of the 1 over, 0 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 | 2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-5.5 | 13–34 | L | U63 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-4 | 24–31 | L | U59 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-5.5 | 45–16 | W | O59.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-7.5 | 32–31 | L | O62.25 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & total |
-4 | 35–24 | W | U60 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & total |
-4 | 42–29 | W | O61.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-6 | 40–37 | L | O58.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-7.5 | 35–17 | W | U67.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-8.5 | 24–31 | L | U57.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-7 | 41–31 | W | O69.75 |
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 1 trend and market move behind it
No clear signal on the spread
Slight Over 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.
Both teams trending Over (7-3 combined)
Their games this season have mostly gone over the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 66-66 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 22 in the 4th quarter and got 18. 45% of games with totals 57.5–65.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 4-5 44% | 8-1 89% | |
| 5-5 50% | 3-6 33% | 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
UNLV−2.0 →+6.6▲ 8.6#36
ORST+7.8 →−0.8▼ 8.6#70
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW7
Longer bar = better
#19
Offense
◀ UNLV better#46
#38
Defense
◀ UNLV better#109
+2.0 #3
Turnovers
◀ UNLV better−0.2 #87
64 plays #106
Pace
ORST faster ▶75 plays #5
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| UNLV off | ORST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 45.3 #4 | 26.3 #86 | UNLV |
| Yards / play | 6.88 #14 | 6.52 #125 | UNLV |
| PPA / play | +0.28 #16 | +0.18 #110 | UNLV |
| Success rate | 46% #40 | 45% #115 | UNLV |
| ORST off | UNLV def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 31.2 #50 | 22.2 #51 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.85 #68 | 5.21 #49 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.18 #54 | −0.02 #16 | UNLV |
| Success rate | 49% #13 | 38% #37 | ORST |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
UNLV scoring against the ORST defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11.0 #10 | 14.7 #3 | 25.7 #4 | 7.7 #39 | 11.5 #7 | 19.2 #9 | |
5.0 #71 | 5.3 #36 | 10.3 #48 | 3.8 #27 | 11.0 #130 | 14.8 #110 |
ORST scoring against the UNLV defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.8 #78 | 8.5 #68 | 14.3 #72 | 4.7 #96 | 9.7 #18 | 14.3 #57 | |
5.8 #78 | 2.2 #3 | 8.0 #19 | 7.0 #98 | 6.2 #69 | 13.2 #88 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
61° · 4 mph
gusts 7 mph · at kickoff
Rest
UNLV8d
ORST7d
UNLV +1 day
Tempo
Fast 139 plays
slowavg 133fast
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