Sat, Oct 7, 2023, 2:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Temple · Conference game
Closing spread
UTSA -11
✓ UTSA W
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Model before kickoff
UTSA 29–18 TEM
✓ UTSA (77%) won
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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 11-point road favorite at TEM, the favorite won 8, covered 3, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: UTSA won 49–34; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 78%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 51%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 15 against an average line of 10.9; 54.4 points a game (usually 55.9). Of the 1 over, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3.
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | 2022 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & season form |
-10.5 | 41–34 | L | O55 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & spread |
-13 | 36–7 | W | U44.75 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar spread & situation |
-11.5 | 34–37 | L | O39.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & situation |
-10.5 | 32–23 | L | O47 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & situation |
-11 | 25–31 | L | U56.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & spread |
-9.75 | 41–9 | W | O40.25 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 11 · close · similar rest |
-8.5 | 14–13 | L | U42.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 8 · close · similar rest |
-13.5 | 27–16 | L | U53.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & situation |
-11.5 | 27–20 | L | U50.75 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 15 · close · similar spread |
-9 | 70–7 | W | O56.5 |
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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Mixed signals 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.
UTSA ATS struggles (0-4)
UTSA have covered only 0% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
UTSA 0-3 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Temple ATS struggles (1-4)
Temple have covered only 20% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Temple 0-3 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-3 25% | 0-4 0% | 1-2-1 33% | |
| 2-3 40% | 1-4 20% | 2-2 50% |
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 →−1.4▼ 2.1#68
TEM+1.0 →−10.3▼ 11.3#116
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5
Longer bar = better
#114
Offense
Even#103
#77
Defense
◀ UTSA better#109
−1.8 #134
Turnovers
Even−1.2 #130
73 plays #19
Pace
◀ UTSA faster68 plays #57
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| UTSA off | TEM def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 19.3 #120 | 31.0 #108 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.01 #114 | 6.24 #115 | Even |
| PPA / play | −0.01 #117 | +0.26 #124 | Even |
| Success rate | 39% #103 | 43% #88 | Even |
| TEM off | UTSA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 21.0 #111 | 28.0 #86 | UTSA |
| Yards / play | 5.22 #103 | 5.46 #64 | UTSA |
| PPA / play | +0.06 #100 | +0.13 #88 | Even |
| Success rate | 39% #98 | 41% #70 | UTSA |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
UTSA scoring against the TEM defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.5 #123 | 5.3 #118 | 7.8 #126 | 7.0 #57 | 4.5 #109 | 11.5 #92 | |
7.0 #107 | 10.2 #105 | 17.2 #110 | 4.8 #55 | 9.0 #114 | 13.8 #90 |
TEM scoring against the UTSA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.4 #111 | 6.2 #106 | 9.6 #119 | 6.2 #73 | 5.2 #95 | 11.4 #93 | |
8.8 #121 | 9.0 #97 | 17.8 #114 | 4.3 #45 | 6.0 #64 | 10.3 #53 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
65° · 16 mph
gusts 32 mph · 0.016 in rain · wind lowers scoring
Rest
UTSA14d bye
TEM9d
UTSA +5 days
Tempo
Fast 141 plays
slowavg 134fast
Travel
UTSA 1,503 mi
1 time zone
Quarterback
UTSA backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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