Abilene Christian at Texas Tech

Week 1 · Sep 5Jones AT&T Stadium · Lubbock, TX

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Opening LineTexas Tech -44.5Before any Factor adjustments This is the matchup estimate implied by the OV Ratings before any game-specific Factors. Why doesn’t OnVarsity adjust it automatically?
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Current Market ConsensusTexas Tech -42.51-book consensus · updated Aug 26
Why the market may differ1 FactorOnVarsity Opening LineTexas Tech -44.5Factor Adjustments≈ Net zeroOV Factor-Adjusted Suggested LineTexas Tech -44.5Unexplained Gap~2 pts toward Abilene ChristianExplore similar gaps OnVarsity Opening LineTexas Tech -44.5Factor adjustment (Open)~2 pts toward Abilene ChristianOV Factor-Adjusted Suggested Line (Open)Texas Tech -42.5Opening Market ConsensusTexas Tech -42.5Unexplained at open< 0.5 pts toward Texas TechSince openFactor adjustment (In-Week)~2 pts toward Texas TechOV Factor-Adjusted Suggested Line (Current)Texas Tech -44.5Current Market ConsensusTexas Tech -42.5Unexplained gap~2 pts toward Abilene ChristianExplore similar gaps Lopsided game-flow uncertainty< 0.5 pts toward Abilene ChristianAt open ~2 pts toward Abilene ChristianIn-week ~2 pts toward Texas Tech

Lopsided game-flow uncertainty

< 0.5 pts toward Abilene ChristianAt open ~2 pts toward Abilene ChristianIn-week ~2 pts toward Texas Tech
Estimate is uncertain

Comparable games put Texas Tech's chance of winning by at least 28 at about 89%. Historically, the market shaded about 0.1 points toward Abilene Christian, but actual results were too noisy to treat that as a dependable OV Line adjustment.

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Completed gameWhat happened?Abilene Christian 10 · Texas Tech 33
Pregame OV Line
Texas Tech -44.5
Final recorded market
Texas Tech -42.5
OV Factor-Adjusted Suggested Line
Texas Tech -44.5
Actual margin
Texas Tech by 23

This preserves the pregame comparison beside the result. One outcome does not prove that a Factor caused the market difference.

Pregame Win Probability
Abilene Christian 0.1%Texas Tech 99.9%

Compare Teams

Abilene ChristianVSTexas Tech

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Overall Rating+22.7 · #8
Offense Rating+9.2
Defense Rating+13.5

2025 Performance

Offense PPA/Play0.25
Offense Success Rate43.7%
Defense PPA/Play Allowed-0.07
Defense Success Rate Allowed31.5%

2026 Outlook

Market Win Total11.2
Playoff Odds78.6%
Strength of Schedule Rank69th