Sat, Nov 30, 2024, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Texas Tech · Conference game
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6-5 · Power #63
15
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Final
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7-4 · Power #46
52
▲ winner
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward West Virginia
Total
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
Opened 64.5 · closed 61.5 · moved 3 downmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & season form
-4.556–14 W O59.5
Very close
MEM vs ECU
2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & rest
-429–30 L O58.75
Very close
UCF vs MEM
2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar season form & rest
-1.2524–7 W U63.25
Very close
SMU vs HOU
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & situation
-3.577–63 W O66
Very close
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & spread
-2.537–34 W O64
Very close
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & situation
-535–34 L O66
Very close
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & total
-4.524–27 L U59
Very close
2024 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & team ratings
-2.514–38 L U64.5
Very close
OKST vs WVU
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest
-5.519–24 L U59.75
Very close
2023 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & spread
-3.516–30 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%)
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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
WVU+4.6 →+3.1▼ 1.5#55
TTU+4.7 →+3.4▼ 1.3#53
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WVU
Longer bar = better
TTU
#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
When WVU has the ball
Advantage: WVU offense
WVU offTTU defEdge
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
When TTU has the ball
Advantage: TTU offense
TTU offWVU defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
WVU scored
7.2
#38
10.9
#26
18.1
#28
4.1
#111
7.5
#52
11.6
#100
TTU allowed
6.3
#95
8.9
#94
15.2
#101
9.0
#125
11.5
#131
20.5
#133
TTU scoring against the WVU defense
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TTU scored
10.9
#4
9.8
#40
20.7
#12
7.3
#41
8.7
#31
16.0
#29
WVU allowed
3.7
#31
10.1
#114
13.8
#85
5.6
#71
9.7
#122
15.4
#108

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
TTU +2.5
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