College football scores › Week 9 › UTEP at North Dakota State
UTEP1-6away
BEAVER projects12
Fargodome, indoors
BEAVER projects35
BEAVERUTEP +25.5, best betbest betOver 43.5, leanleanBEAVER gives NDSU 92% to win

Lines

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UTEP
North Dakota State

BEAVER’s card

Best bet
UTEP +25.5, best bet3.3 points off the line
  • Over 43.5 lean, 3.6 points off the line

BEAVER against the market

Updates until kickoff
BEAVERMarketCall
Score (UTEP–NDSU)12–35–
SpreadNDSU −22.2NDSU −25.5UTEP +25.5
Total47.143.5Over 43.5
NDSU win chance92%−3200
UTEP by 14+
1%
UTEP by 1–13
7%
NDSU by 1–13
22%
NDSU by 14+
70%

Spread: 3.3 pts better than Vegas for UTEP (sides with a gap this size have won 54% in the backtest). Total: 3.6 pts above Vegas (51% historically). Opened NDSU −27.5.

Tale of the tape

BEAVER Stats, opponent-adjusted, entering the game. Rank among 138 FBS teams.
Efficiency
−0.206 #133Offense EPA / play−0.100 #106
+0.222 #136Defense EPA / play allowed−0.064 #32
−8.2% #132Offense success rate−4.9% #115
+9.4% #136Defense success rate allowed−0.7% #51
−0.061 #113Rushing EPA / play−0.075 #115
−0.307 #134Passing EPA / play−0.114 #94
+0.158 #124Rush defense EPA allowed−0.078 #28
+0.341 #136Pass defense EPA allowed−0.002 #50
−12.6 #133Scoring offense (pts vs avg)−5.1 #97
+14.3 #136Scoring defense (pts vs avg)−2.7 #41
Situational
−8.4% #124Passing-down success (3rd & long)−3.9% #88
+7.5% #128Passing-down success allowed−5.2% #16
−1.27 #125Points per drive−0.49 #89
+2.59 #138Points per drive allowed−0.10 #55
Trenches
−0.23 #120Line yards per rush−0.18 #116
+0.30 #116Line yards per rush allowed+0.03 #70
+2.2% #124Runs stuffed at the line+3.2% #130
−1.5% #90Opponent runs stuffed+2.3% #43
+4.0% #136Havoc allowed (TFL, sacks, PBU)−0.9% #81
−4.5% #134Havoc created−0.1% #59
Big plays
+0.131 #17Rushing explosiveness+0.135 #14
+0.269 #17Passing explosiveness+0.244 #22
−0.33 #97Open-field yards per rush−0.52 #119
+0.007 #69Pass explosiveness allowed+0.035 #81
Style and schedule
58% #45Run rate61% #20
−7.5 #80Strength of schedule (avg opponent)−15.7 #132

UTEP: last 5 games

L11-24Missed
L13-30Missed
L7-61Missed
L7-33Missed
L17-52Missed

North Dakota State: last 5 games

L16-21Missed
W31-17Missed
L7-13Missed
W28-0Covered
W31-10Missed

Rating trend

BEAVER Stats: net EPA per play against an average team, entering each week
−0.48−0.35−0.21−0.08+0.06Entering week123456789UTEP · 1: −0.23UTEP · 2: −0.31UTEP · 3: −0.33UTEP · 4: −0.34UTEP · 5: −0.39UTEP · 6: −0.43UTEP · 7: −0.45UTEP · 8: −0.44UTEP · 9: −0.43North Dakota State · 1: −0.16North Dakota State · 2: +0.02North Dakota State · 3: −0.01North Dakota State · 4: +0.02North Dakota State · 5: +0.01North Dakota State · 6: +0.02North Dakota State · 7: +0.01North Dakota State · 8: −0.02North Dakota State · 9: −0.04
● UTEP● North Dakota State