Sat, Sep 16, 2023, 8:00 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Texas
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
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseTEX -30
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close48.5
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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 3 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-30 | 42–7 | W | U53 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & situation |
-27.5 | 45–17 | W | O53 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 4 · close · similar situation & rest |
-26.75 | 31–23 | L | O53 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & total |
-25.5 | 17–7 | L | U50 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread |
-31 | 45–14 | P | O53 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 6 · loose · similar spread & rest |
-30 | 52–3 | W | O52.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 8 · loose · similar rest & total |
-26 | 44–21 | L | O46.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 4 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-31.5 | 38–0 | W | U44 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 12 · loose · similar season form & rest |
-25 | 49–17 | W | O52.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-27.5 | 14–8 | 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.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 29 in the 4th quarter and got 21. 55% of games with totals 44.5–52.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-0 100% | 1-1 50% | 0-1 0% | |
| 2-0 100% | 1-1 50% | 1-1 50% |
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
Longer bar = better
#101
Offense
TEX better ▶#62
#80
Defense
TEX better ▶#29
−0.3 #103
Turnovers
TEX better ▶+1.7 #10
66 plays #73
Pace
Even67 plays #64
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| WYO off | TEX def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| TEX off | WYO def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.0 | 8.5 | 15.5 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 10.0 | |
1.5 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 7.5 | 12.5 |
TEX scoring against the WYO defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.0 | 9.5 | 14.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 21.0 | |
8.5 | 5.0 | 13.5 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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