Sat, Sep 16, 2023, 8:00 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Texas
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2-0 · Power #74
10
final
Final
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2-0 · Power #8
31
▲ winner
Closing spread
TEX -30
✓ WYO W
Total
48.5
▼ Under · 41 pts
Model before kickoff
WYO 11–39 TEX
✓ TEX (98%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseTEX -30
Total48.5
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Market

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Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseTEX -30
Total48.5
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 TEX as a 30-point home favorite against WYO, the favorite won 10, covered 5, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: TEX won 31–10; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 41 points stayed under 48.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 95%
Favorite covered
5 of 956%
Normal range · usually 55%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 56%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 26 against an average line of 28.1; 49.4 points a game (usually 57.9). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
BAY vs TXST
2022 · Week 3 · very close · similar spread & situation
-3042–7 W U53
Close
LIB vs ODU
2021 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & situation
-27.545–17 W O53
Close
UK vs NIU
2022 · Week 4 · close · similar situation & rest
-26.7531–23 L O53
Close
PSU vs NU
2022 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & total
-25.517–7 L U50
Close
MSST vs BGSU
2022 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread
-3145–14 P O53
Loose
CIN vs TEM
2021 · Week 6 · loose · similar spread & rest
-3052–3 W O52.5
Loose
ND vs UNLV
2022 · Week 8 · loose · similar rest & total
-2644–21 L O46.5
Loose
LSU vs UNM
2022 · Week 4 · loose · similar rest & situation
-31.538–0 W U44
Loose
FSU vs UL
2022 · Week 12 · loose · similar season form & rest
-2549–17 W O52.5
Loose
CLEM vs GT
2021 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & situation
-27.514–8 L U52.5
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 1 trend and market move behind it
No clear signal on the spread
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.

Small sample warning
Wyoming have 2 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
WYO−2.7 →−6.0▼ 3.3#101
TEX+8.6 →+8.4▼ 0.2#19
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2

WYO
Longer bar = better
TEX
#101
Offense
TEX better ▶
#62
#80
Defense
TEX better ▶
#29
−0.3 #103
Turnovers
TEX better ▶
+1.7 #10
66 plays #73
Pace
Even
67 plays #64
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When WYO has the ball
Advantage: TEX defense
WYO offTEX defEdge
Points / game 25.3 #88 14.7 #27 TEX
Yards / play 4.93 #106 4.63 #38 TEX
PPA / play +0.03 #109 −0.06 #30 TEX
Success rate 39% #100 33% #22 TEX
When TEX has the ball
Even matchup
TEX offWYO defEdge
Points / game 34.0 #48 27.0 #91 TEX
Yards / play 6.08 #56 5.17 #62 Even
PPA / play +0.18 #56 +0.09 #80 TEX
Success rate 41% #86 41% #85 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 114 FBS teams
WYO scoring against the TEX defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
WYO scored
7.0
8.5
15.5
8.5
1.5
10.0
TEX allowed
1.5
3.0
4.5
5.0
7.5
12.5
TEX scoring against the WYO defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TEX scored
5.0
9.5
14.5
10.5
10.5
21.0
WYO allowed
8.5
5.0
13.5
0.0
5.0
5.0

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
TEX +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
79° · 8 mph
gusts 10 mph · at kickoff
Rest
WYO7d
TEX7d
Even
Tempo
Average 134 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
WYO backup QB started
Not the usual starter

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