Sat, Oct 26, 2024, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 9 · at Tulsa · Conference game
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3-4 · Power #82
45
final
Final
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2-5 · Power #131
46
▲ winner
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
0.5 pts toward UTSA
Total
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
Opened 55.5 · closed 52.5 · moved 3 downmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
UNLV @ HAW
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread
-1125–31 L U56.5
Very close
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar situation & rest
-1035–0 W U57
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-11.541–28 W O54.25
Very close
UNT @ FIU
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread
-1049–7 W U57.25
Very close
TOL @ WMU
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & total
-8.514–20 L U50.5
Very close
USU @ HAW
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation
-10.541–34 L O55
Very close
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar situation & rest
-1155–7 W O51
Very close
M-OH @ BGSU
2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & season form
-713–17 L U45
Very close
TROY @ TXST
2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & situation
-7.531–28 L O48.5
Close
WYO @ HAW
2022 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & situation
-11.527–20 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%)
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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

UTSA
Longer bar = better
TLSA
#101
Offense
Even
#110
#63
Defense
◀ UTSA better
#111
−0.3 #89
Turnovers
Even
−0.1 #80
80 plays #2
Pace
◀ UTSA faster
70 plays #33
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When UTSA has the ball
Even matchup
UTSA offTLSA defEdge
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
When TLSA has the ball
Advantage: UTSA defense
TLSA offUTSA defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UTSA scored
5.7
#74
8.9
#64
14.6
#66
3.4
#116
7.0
#68
10.4
#106
TLSA allowed
5.4
#73
11.4
#128
16.9
#113
10.4
#132
7.3
#93
17.7
#126
TLSA scoring against the UTSA defense
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TLSA scored
4.4
#99
6.7
#102
11.1
#102
4.4
#100
6.3
#85
10.7
#104
UTSA allowed
5.9
#80
10.1
#111
16.0
#108
8.4
#119
5.7
#54
14.1
#98

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
TLSA +2.5
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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