College football scores › Week 8 › West Virginia at TCU
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FinalAmon G. Carter Stadium, 77°, wind 9 mph
TCU3-4home
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BEAVER TCU −10.5, lostBEAVER Under 57.5, wonBEAVER had TCU 81% to win

BEAVER against the market

Locked at kickoff, graded on the closing line
BEAVERSamMarketResultCall
Score (WVU–TCU)21–3522–30–24–20
SpreadTCU −14.3TCU −7.9TCU −10.5WVU by 4TCU −10.5 ✗
Total55.652.157.544Under 57.5 ✓
TCU win chance81%–−360Lost
WVU by 14+
4%
WVU by 1–13
15%
TCU by 1–13
31%
TCU by 14+
51%

Spread: 3.8 pts better than Vegas for TCU (sides with a gap this size have won 54% in the backtest). Total: 1.9 pts below Vegas (52% historically). Opened TCU −7.

Tale of the tape

BEAVER Stats, opponent-adjusted, entering the game. Rank among 138 FBS teams.
Efficiency
+0.031 #49Offense EPA / play−0.021 #76
+0.175 #127Defense EPA / play allowed−0.152 #12
−0.1% #69Offense success rate−1.0% #77
+5.5% #117Defense success rate allowed−6.2% #12
+0.074 #45Rushing EPA / play−0.059 #110
+0.010 #55Passing EPA / play+0.016 #52
+0.025 #72Rush defense EPA allowed−0.220 #3
+0.331 #135Pass defense EPA allowed−0.128 #20
+6.5 #25Scoring offense (pts vs avg)−2.8 #80
+8.8 #124Scoring defense (pts vs avg)−9.9 #7
Situational
+1.2% #39Passing-down success (3rd & long)−8.3% #121
+5.6% #120Passing-down success allowed−4.9% #18
+0.28 #51Points per drive−0.41 #86
+0.40 #88Points per drive allowed−0.91 #13
Trenches
+0.11 #66Line yards per rush−0.31 #129
−0.13 #49Line yards per rush allowed−0.20 #37
−3.5% #46Runs stuffed at the line+2.5% #126
+5.2% #14Opponent runs stuffed−0.4% #73
−2.9% #35Havoc allowed (TFL, sacks, PBU)−0.8% #83
−1.1% #86Havoc created+1.0% #37
Big plays
+0.110 #24Rushing explosiveness−0.109 #119
+0.577 #2Passing explosiveness+0.245 #22
+0.07 #45Open-field yards per rush−0.29 #94
+0.081 #99Pass explosiveness allowed−0.082 #30
Style and schedule
73% #5Run rate52% #111
−3.5 #50Strength of schedule (avg opponent)−3.7 #52

West Virginia: last 5 games

W45-42Covered
L31-52Missed
L42-45Push
L24-41Missed
W38-27Covered

TCU: last 5 games

W17-6Covered
L10-17
vsBYU
Missed
L13-21
atUCF
Missed
W31-7Covered
W63-7Covered

Rating trend

BEAVER Stats: net EPA per play against an average team, entering each week
−0.17−0.09−0.01+0.07+0.15Entering week12345678West Virginia · 1: −0.02West Virginia · 2: −0.10West Virginia · 3: −0.08West Virginia · 4: +0.04West Virginia · 5: −0.10West Virginia · 6: −0.09West Virginia · 7: −0.14West Virginia · 8: −0.14TCU · 1: +0.09TCU · 2: +0.03TCU · 3: +0.04TCU · 4: +0.04TCU · 5: +0.04TCU · 6: +0.08TCU · 7: +0.09TCU · 8: +0.13
● West Virginia● TCU