Sat, Oct 7, 2023, 2:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Temple · Conference game
Weather at kickoff65°F16 mphgusts 32Wet0.0 mmWindy Over 48% of 274 games since 2023Weather watch ›
1-3 · Power #56
49
▲ winner
Final
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2-3 · Power #128
34
final
Closing spread
UTSA -11
✓ UTSA W
Total
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Model before kickoff
UTSA 29–18 TEM
✓ UTSA (77%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseUTSA -11
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Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseUTSA -11
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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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
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USU @ HAW
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & season form
-10.541–34 L O55
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CSU @ UNM
2021 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & spread
-1336–7 W U44.75
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2023 · Week 4 · close · similar spread & situation
-11.534–37 L O39.5
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SYR @ BC
2022 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & situation
-10.532–23 L O47
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UNLV @ HAW
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & situation
-1125–31 L U56.5
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FRES @ UNM
2022 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & spread
-9.7541–9 W O40.25
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WYO @ CSU
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar rest
-8.514–13 L U42.5
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TLSA @ TEM
2022 · Week 8 · close · similar rest
-13.527–16 L U53.5
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WYO @ HAW
2022 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & situation
-11.527–20 L U50.75
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ASU @ ARIZ
2020 · Week 15 · close · similar spread
-970–7 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%)
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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 →−1.4▼ 2.1#68
TEM+1.0 →−10.3▼ 11.3#116
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5

UTSA
Longer bar = better
TEM
#114
Offense
Even
#103
#77
Defense
◀ UTSA better
#109
−1.8 #134
Turnovers
Even
−1.2 #130
73 plays #19
Pace
◀ UTSA faster
68 plays #57
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When UTSA has the ball
Even matchup
UTSA offTEM defEdge
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
When TEM has the ball
Advantage: UTSA defense
TEM offUTSA defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UTSA scored
2.5
#123
5.3
#118
7.8
#126
7.0
#57
4.5
#109
11.5
#92
TEM allowed
7.0
#107
10.2
#105
17.2
#110
4.8
#55
9.0
#114
13.8
#90
TEM scoring against the UTSA defense
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TEM scored
3.4
#111
6.2
#106
9.6
#119
6.2
#73
5.2
#95
11.4
#93
UTSA allowed
8.8
#121
9.0
#97
17.8
#114
4.3
#45
6.0
#64
10.3
#53

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
TEM +2.5
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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