Sat, Nov 30, 2024, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Texas Tech · Conference game
Closing spread
TTU -2.5
✓ TTU W
Total
61.5
▲ Over · 67 pts
Model before kickoff
WVU 29–32 TTU
✓ TTU (58%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTTU -3.5
CloseTTU -2.5
Total64.5 → 61.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenTTU -3.5
1 → WVU
CloseTTU -2.5
1 pt toward West Virginia
Total
Open64.5
▼ 3
Close61.5
Down 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TTU -3.5 · closed TTU -2.5 · moved 1 toward WVUmodel TTU -4.5
model TTU -4.5
Opened 64.5 · closed 61.5 · moved 3 downmodel 61
model 61
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 56%, covered 48% (204 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3The team the line moved toward covered 48% (48 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTTU -3.5
CloseTTU -2.5
Total64.5 → 61.5
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
TTU as a 2.5-point home favorite against WVU, the favorite won 5, covered 4, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: TTU won 52–15; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 67 points went over 61.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 49%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 3 against an average line of 3.7; 63.2 points a game (usually 53.2). Of the 3 overs, 1 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 |
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & season form |
-4.5 | 56–14 | W | O59.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-4 | 29–30 | L | O58.75 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar season form & rest |
-1.25 | 24–7 | W | U63.25 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-3.5 | 77–63 | W | O66 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 37–34 | W | O64 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-5 | 35–34 | L | O66 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & total |
-4.5 | 24–27 | L | U59 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & team ratings |
-2.5 | 14–38 | L | U64.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-5.5 | 19–24 | L | U59.75 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 16–30 | L | U58.5 |
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate West Virginia ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (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.
West Virginia 3-1 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Texas Tech home ATS weakness (1-4)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Total moved down 3
64.5 → 61.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 160 earlier overs in games with totals 57.5–65.5, 29% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% | 7-3 70% | |
| 6-4 60% | 5-4 56% | 5-4 56% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
WVU 7–8 TTU
TTU leads · 15 games since 1937 · TTU has won the last 2 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 2023 | Texas Tech 13 @ West Virginia 20 | TTU -6 | WVU W |
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
WVU+4.6 →+3.1▼ 1.5#55
TTU+4.7 →+3.4▼ 1.3#53
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13
Longer bar = better
#71
Offense
TTU better ▶#55
#108
Defense
Even#111
−0.4 #96
Turnovers
TTU better ▶0.0 #75
68 plays #55
Pace
TTU faster ▶79 plays #4
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| WVU off | TTU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 29.7 #54 | 36.3 #127 | WVU |
| Yards / play | 5.76 #68 | 6.46 #122 | WVU |
| PPA / play | +0.13 #70 | +0.16 #97 | WVU |
| Success rate | 42% #91 | 44% #96 | Even |
| TTU off | WVU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 37.4 #13 | 29.2 #98 | TTU |
| Yards / play | 5.73 #74 | 6.23 #114 | TTU |
| PPA / play | +0.15 #56 | +0.24 #123 | TTU |
| Success rate | 42% #78 | 44% #95 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
WVU scoring against the TTU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.2 #38 | 10.9 #26 | 18.1 #28 | 4.1 #111 | 7.5 #52 | 11.6 #100 | |
6.3 #95 | 8.9 #94 | 15.2 #101 | 9.0 #125 | 11.5 #131 | 20.5 #133 |
TTU scoring against the WVU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10.9 #4 | 9.8 #40 | 20.7 #12 | 7.3 #41 | 8.7 #31 | 16.0 #29 | |
3.7 #31 | 10.1 #114 | 13.8 #85 | 5.6 #71 | 9.7 #122 | 15.4 #108 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
48° · 6 mph
gusts 14 mph · at kickoff
Rest
WVU7d
TTU7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 147 plays
slowavg 134fast
Altitude
WVU +2,133 ft
moderate climb
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