Sat, Nov 4, 2023, 3:00 PM EDTWeek 10 · at North Texas · Conference game
Weather at kickoff71°F11 mphgusts 23DryWeather watch ›
5-3 · Power #56
37
▲ winner
Final
@
3-5 · Power #103
29
final
Closing spread
UTSA -8
Push
Total
70
▼ Under · 66 pts
Model before kickoff
UTSA 37–29 UNT
✓ UTSA (70%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseUTSA -8
Total70
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Market

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Spread
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Total
 
Line context
Road favorites of 6–10 since 2023: won 68%, covered 56% (57 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseUTSA -8
Total70
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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 UTSA as an 8-point road favorite at UNT, the favorite won 5, covered 3, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: UTSA won 37–29; the favorite pushed, as in 0 of the 10 similar games. 66 points stayed under 70, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 70%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
4 of 1040%
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 5.2 against an average line of 7.5; 61.4 points a game (usually 53.9). Of the 2 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
APP @ GASO
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & situation
-6.548–51 L O66
Very close
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & rest
-6.545–42 L O69.5
Very close
WMU @ EMU
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & situation
-621–22 L U66
Close
OU @ WVU
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & spread
-8.520–23 L U68.5
Close
HOU @ MEM
2020 · Week 15 · close · similar rest & situation
-6.527–30 L U64.5
Close
WKU @ MTSU
2022 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & spread
-7.535–17 W U67.5
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & rest
-7.545–21 W O62
Close
BYU @ USU
2021 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & rest
-8.534–20 W U65.75
Close
FLA @ MIZ
2021 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & total
-923–24 L U69
Close
BYU @ USC
2021 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & spread
-8.535–31 L O65.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 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
Slight North Texas ATS trend Push
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.

North Texas 4-0 ATS as an underdog
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
UTSA+0.7 →−0.9▼ 1.6#68
UNT−15.5 →−7.3▲ 8.2#102
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

UTSA
Longer bar = better
UNT
#65
Offense
UNT better ▶
#30
#51
Defense
◀ UTSA better
#129
−0.5 #111
Turnovers
UNT better ▶
+0.1 #60
72 plays #22
Pace
Even
74 plays #16
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When UTSA has the ball
Advantage: UTSA offense
UTSA offUNT defEdge
Points / game 30.5 #54 36.6 #129 UTSA
Yards / play 5.69 #68 6.51 #128 UTSA
PPA / play +0.12 #74 +0.24 #126 UTSA
Success rate 42% #64 50% #132 UTSA
When UNT has the ball
Advantage: UNT offense
UNT offUTSA defEdge
Points / game 35.5 #19 25.4 #65 UNT
Yards / play 6.56 #22 5.07 #32 Even
PPA / play +0.21 #37 +0.09 #62 UNT
Success rate 45% #41 39% #46 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
UTSA scoring against the UNT defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UTSA scored
7.4
#37
9.4
#44
16.8
#41
6.8
#57
7.0
#61
13.8
#59
UNT allowed
7.0
#105
13.0
#131
20.0
#128
7.1
#98
9.5
#117
16.6
#117
UNT scoring against the UTSA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UNT scored
9.4
#13
8.0
#70
17.4
#34
8.4
#25
9.8
#18
18.1
#12
UTSA allowed
10.4
#128
6.5
#54
16.9
#113
3.0
#10
5.5
#49
8.5
#18

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
UNT +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
71° · 11 mph
gusts 23 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
UTSA7d
UNT7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 146 plays
slowavg 134fast