Sat, Oct 26, 2024, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 9 · at Tulsa · Conference game
Closing spread
UTSA -9.5
✓ TLSA W
Total
52.5
▲ Over · 91 pts
Model before kickoff
UTSA 31–22 TLSA
✗ UTSA (76%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUTSA -9
CloseUTSA -9.5
Total55.5 → 52.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenUTSA -9
0.5 → UTSA
CloseUTSA -9.5
0.5 pts toward UTSA
Total
Open55.5
▼ 3
Close52.5
Down 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened UTSA -9 · closed UTSA -9.5 · moved 0.5 toward UTSAmodel UTSA -10.5
model UTSA -10.5
Opened 55.5 · closed 52.5 · moved 3 downmodel 53.5
model 53.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 8.5–10.5 since 2023: won 78%, covered 53% (46 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUTSA -9
CloseUTSA -9.5
Total55.5 → 52.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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 a 9.5-point road favorite at TLSA, the favorite won 7, covered 4, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: TLSA won 46–45 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 91 points went over 52.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 73%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 52%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 13.9 against an average line of 9.9; 52.3 points a game (usually 54.6). Of the 2 overs, 2 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 12 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-11 | 25–31 | L | U56.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-10 | 35–0 | W | U57 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-11.5 | 41–28 | W | O54.25 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-10 | 49–7 | W | U57.25 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & total |
-8.5 | 14–20 | L | U50.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-10.5 | 41–34 | L | O55 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-11 | 55–7 | W | O51 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-7 | 13–17 | L | U45 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-7.5 | 31–28 | L | O48.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & situation |
-11.5 | 27–20 | L | U50.75 |
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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Slight UTSA ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under 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.
UTSA away ATS weakness (0-4)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Tulsa ATS struggles (2-5)
Tulsa have covered only 29% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Tulsa home ATS weakness (0-3)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Total moved down 3
55.5 → 52.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 299 earlier overs in games with totals 48.5–56.5, 36% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 4-5 44% | 6-3 67% | |
| 3-7 30% | 4-6 40% | 4-6 40% |
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
UTSA+1.0 →−6.5▼ 7.5#96
TLSA−9.9 →−18.3▼ 8.4#128
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW8
Longer bar = better
#101
Offense
Even#110
#63
Defense
◀ UTSA better#111
−0.3 #89
Turnovers
Even−0.1 #80
80 plays #2
Pace
◀ UTSA faster70 plays #33
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| UTSA off | TLSA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 25.0 #94 | 34.6 #122 | UTSA |
| Yards / play | 5.14 #111 | 6.52 #125 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.09 #89 | +0.27 #127 | UTSA |
| Success rate | 38% #109 | 41% #71 | TLSA |
| TLSA off | UTSA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 22.3 #109 | 30.1 #103 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.31 #103 | 5.54 #74 | UTSA |
| PPA / play | +0.04 #107 | +0.09 #68 | UTSA |
| Success rate | 36% #121 | 34% #6 | UTSA |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
UTSA scoring against the TLSA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.7 #74 | 8.9 #64 | 14.6 #66 | 3.4 #116 | 7.0 #68 | 10.4 #106 | |
5.4 #73 | 11.4 #128 | 16.9 #113 | 10.4 #132 | 7.3 #93 | 17.7 #126 |
TLSA scoring against the UTSA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.4 #99 | 6.7 #102 | 11.1 #102 | 4.4 #100 | 6.3 #85 | 10.7 #104 | |
5.9 #80 | 10.1 #111 | 16.0 #108 | 8.4 #119 | 5.7 #54 | 14.1 #98 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
73° · 8 mph
gusts 18 mph · at kickoff
Rest
UTSA7d
TLSA7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 150 plays
slowavg 133fast
Quarterback
TLSA backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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