Sat, Nov 23, 2024, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Tennessee
Closing spread
TENN -41.5
✓ TENN W
Total
54.5
▲ Over · 56 pts
Model before kickoff
UTEP 5–47 TENN
✓ TENN (100%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTENN -41.5
CloseTENN -41.5
Total53.5 → 54.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenTENN -41.5
no move
CloseTENN -41.5
No change since the open
Total
Open53.5
▲ 1
Close54.5
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TENN -41.5 · unchangedmodel TENN -44
model TENN -44
Opened 53.5 · closed 54.5 · moved 1 upmodel 51
model 51
Openline modelKickoff
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTENN -41.5
CloseTENN -41.5
Total53.5 → 54.5
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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
TENN as a 41.5-point home favorite against UTEP, the favorite won 10, covered 6, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: TENN won 56–0; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 56 points went over 54.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 100%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 45%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 45%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 44.5 against an average line of 39; 52.5 points a game (usually 54.8). Of the 2 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | 2021 · Week 6 · close · similar team ratings & spread |
-39 | 42–0 | W | U60 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 4 · close · similar total |
-45 | 63–14 | W | O57.75 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & situation |
-40.5 | 44–7 | L | O50.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & total |
-35.5 | 59–3 | W | O55.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar situation |
-38.5 | 38–3 | L | U54.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & situation |
-42 | 63–0 | W | O55 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar total & situation |
-37.5 | 45–0 | W | U55.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 12 · loose · similar situation & season form |
-36 | 35–3 | L | U60.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 7 · loose · similar total |
-37.5 | 55–0 | W | U56.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 4 · loose · similar season form |
-38.5 | 41–10 | L | O47.75 |
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 no trends and market moves 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.
No notable trends or market moves for this game.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 330 earlier overs in games with totals 50.5–58.5, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-8 20% | 4-5 44% | 4-5 44% | |
| 8-2 80% | 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% |
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
UTEP−11.5 →−17.7▼ 6.2#128
TENN+13.9 →+18.8▲ 4.9#10
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12
Longer bar = better
#125
Offense
TENN better ▶#36
#69
Defense
TENN better ▶#7
0.0 #66
Turnovers
TENN better ▶+0.3 #48
67 plays #64
Pace
TENN faster ▶75 plays #7
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| UTEP off | TENN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 19.2 #125 | 14.4 #8 | TENN |
| Yards / play | 4.93 #125 | 4.46 #6 | TENN |
| PPA / play | −0.02 #125 | −0.06 #4 | TENN |
| Success rate | 38% #123 | 36% #9 | TENN |
| TENN off | UTEP def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 35.5 #18 | 29.7 #99 | TENN |
| Yards / play | 6.10 #46 | 5.66 #74 | TENN |
| PPA / play | +0.17 #48 | +0.08 #58 | Even |
| Success rate | 46% #30 | 40% #45 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
UTEP scoring against the TENN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.1 #85 | 4.1 #127 | 9.2 #121 | 4.7 #97 | 3.8 #132 | 8.5 #125 | |
1.6 #4 | 3.7 #6 | 5.3 #2 | 4.1 #30 | 5.0 #30 | 9.1 #19 |
TENN scoring against the UTEP defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.5 #11 | 9.8 #41 | 19.3 #20 | 9.5 #13 | 6.1 #92 | 15.6 #35 | |
6.5 #100 | 8.1 #82 | 14.6 #92 | 8.4 #121 | 5.7 #48 | 14.1 #100 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
49° · 3 mph
gusts 10 mph · at kickoff
Rest
UTEP14d bye
TENN7d
UTEP +7 days
Tempo
Fast 142 plays
slowavg 134fast
Travel
UTEP 1,324 mi
2 time zones
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