Sat, Nov 25, 2023, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Tennessee · Conference game
Closing spread
TENN -28
✓ VAN W
Total
57.5
▲ Over · 72 pts
Model before kickoff
VAN 14–42 TENN
✓ TENN (98%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseTENN -28
Total57.5
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Market
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Spread
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CloseTENN -28
Opening line not available
Total
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Close57.5
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseTENN -28
Total57.5
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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
TENN as a 28-point home favorite against VAN, the favorite won 8, covered 3, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: TENN won 48–24; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 72 points went over 57.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 94%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 58%
Went over
4 of 944%
Normal range · usually 61%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 18.9 against an average line of 27.1; 52.7 points a game (usually 58.3). When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | 2021 · Week 4 · close · similar total & spread |
-29.5 | 41–19 | L | O58.75 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & situation |
-29 | 55–3 | W | O54.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & total |
-30.5 | 54–7 | W | O60.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar total & team ratings |
-26 | 38–26 | L | O60 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & situation |
-27.5 | 19–35 | L | U63 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar total & spread |
-27 | 28–24 | L | U58.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 12 · close · similar total & spread |
-29 | 27–14 | L | U57.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar total & rest |
-24 | 27–31 | L | P58 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & team ratings |
-24 | 42–7 | W | U54 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & total |
-24.5 | 27–3 | L | U55 |
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Tennessee ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (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.
Vanderbilt ATS struggles (1-10)
Vanderbilt have covered only 9% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Vanderbilt away ATS weakness (0-5)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Vanderbilt 1-7 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 133 earlier overs in games with totals 53.5–61.5, 32% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-9 10% | 1-9 10% | 6-3 67% | |
| 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% | 4-5-1 44% |
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
VAN+2.1 →−9.9▼ 12.0#110
TENN+9.7 →+11.9▲ 2.2#18
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12
Longer bar = better
#116
Offense
TENN better ▶#37
#120
Defense
TENN better ▶#38
−0.5 #108
Turnovers
TENN better ▶+0.4 #35
62 plays #121
Pace
TENN faster ▶68 plays #54
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| VAN off | TENN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 22.7 #99 | 21.8 #41 | TENN |
| Yards / play | 5.20 #98 | 5.14 #32 | TENN |
| PPA / play | −0.07 #136 | +0.07 #47 | TENN |
| Success rate | 36% #131 | 39% #31 | TENN |
| TENN off | VAN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 30.0 #49 | 35.1 #127 | TENN |
| Yards / play | 6.47 #28 | 6.41 #124 | TENN |
| PPA / play | +0.19 #42 | +0.25 #127 | TENN |
| Success rate | 46% #28 | 44% #103 | TENN |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
VAN scoring against the TENN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.5 #96 | 4.7 #130 | 9.3 #117 | 4.2 #107 | 9.3 #16 | 13.5 #59 | |
3.5 #23 | 7.3 #62 | 10.8 #36 | 7.1 #101 | 3.9 #11 | 11.0 #45 |
TENN scoring against the VAN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.7 #18 | 9.3 #44 | 18.0 #24 | 5.9 #73 | 6.1 #85 | 12.0 #80 | |
7.6 #112 | 10.8 #123 | 18.5 #121 | 6.5 #92 | 10.1 #128 | 16.6 #121 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
58° · 2 mph
gusts 7 mph · at kickoff
Rest
VAN14d bye
TENN7d
VAN +7 days
Tempo
Average 129 plays
slowavg 133fast
Quarterback
VAN backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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