Sat, Sep 21, 2024, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 4 · at North Texas
Closing spread
UNT -7.5
✓ UNT W
Total
55.5
▲ Over · 61 pts
Model before kickoff
WYO 25–33 UNT
✓ UNT (70%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUNT -9.5
CloseUNT -7.5
Total55.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenUNT -9.5
2 → WYO
CloseUNT -7.5
2 pts toward Wyoming
Total
Open55.5
no move
Close55.5
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened UNT -9.5 · closed UNT -7.5 · moved 2 toward WYOmodel UNT -7.5 matches the line
model UNT -7.5 = line ✓
Opened 55.5 · unchangedmodel 58
model 58
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 6.5–8.5 since 2023: won 65%, covered 54% (71 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 42% (38 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUNT -9.5
CloseUNT -7.5
Total55.5
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
UNT as a 7.5-point home favorite against WYO, the favorite won 6, covered 3, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: UNT won 44–17; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 61 points went over 55.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 69%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
4 of 1040%
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 3.2 against an average line of 7.4; 53.8 points a game (usually 53.5). Of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | 2021 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & total |
-7.5 | 27–26 | L | U54.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & spread |
-6 | 18–34 | L | O50.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 3 · close · similar spread & rest |
-7.5 | 43–28 | W | O48.25 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & total |
-10 | 55–34 | W | O59 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar total & spread |
-8.5 | 31–34 | L | O52.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & spread |
-8.25 | 16–14 | L | U52.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 4 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-4 | 14–22 | L | U54.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 5 · loose · similar total & spread |
-6.5 | 31–10 | W | U60 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 11 · loose · similar rest & spread |
-6 | 26–34 | L | U61.75 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 4 · loose · similar rest & spread |
-10 | 24–17 | L | U65.25 |
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Wyoming ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (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.
Market moved toward Wyoming
2 pts (UNT -9.5 → UNT -7.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Small sample warning
Wyoming have 2 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 222 earlier overs in games with totals 51.5–59.5, 35% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-6 40% | 4-5 44% | 4-5 44% | |
| 5-5 50% | 6-2-1 75% | 3-6 33% |
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
WYO−4.9 →−11.1▼ 6.2#110
UNT−6.3 →−7.2▼ 0.9#94
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW3
Longer bar = better
#136
Offense
UNT better ▶#58
#110
Defense
Even#112
−1.3 #126
Turnovers
Even−1.7 #130
62 plays #106
Pace
UNT faster ▶72 plays #23
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| WYO off | UNT def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 11.3 #135 | 41.3 #130 | Even |
| Yards / play | 3.27 #137 | 6.35 #116 | UNT |
| PPA / play | −0.20 #136 | +0.22 #113 | UNT |
| Success rate | 26% #137 | 42% #90 | UNT |
| UNT off | WYO def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 36.0 #34 | 33.0 #118 | UNT |
| Yards / play | 6.48 #40 | 5.97 #102 | UNT |
| PPA / play | +0.13 #78 | +0.19 #101 | UNT |
| Success rate | 42% #79 | 46% #119 | UNT |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 129 FBS teams
WYO scoring against the UNT defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.3 #105 | 2.3 #122 | 5.7 #126 | 0.0 #127 | 5.7 #82 | 5.7 #126 | |
10.0 #118 | 19.3 #129 | 29.3 #128 | 5.7 #67 | 6.3 #80 | 12.0 #72 |
UNT scoring against the WYO defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.3 #31 | 4.7 #106 | 14.0 #75 | 14.0 #4 | 8.0 #40 | 22.0 #7 | |
10.3 #122 | 10.0 #103 | 20.3 #119 | 12.7 #127 | 0.0 #1 | 12.7 #81 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
93° · 10 mph
gusts 19 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
WYO7d
UNT7d
Even
Tempo
Average 134 plays
slowavg 132fast
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