Fri, Sep 13, 2024, 8:00 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Kansas State
Closing spread
KSU -9.5
✓ KSU W
Total
61.5
▼ Under · 38 pts
Model before kickoff
ARIZ 26–35 KSU
✓ KSU (75%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenKSU -7
CloseKSU -9.5
Total56.5 → 61.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenKSU -7
2.5 → KSU
CloseKSU -9.5
2.5 pts toward Kansas State
Total
Open56.5
▲ 5
Close61.5
Up 5 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened KSU -7 · closed KSU -9.5 · moved 2.5 toward KSUmodel KSU -9.5 matches the line
model KSU -9.5 = line ✓
Opened 56.5 · closed 61.5 · moved 5 upmodel 61
model 61
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 8.5–10.5 since 2023: won 79%, covered 42% (58 games)ⓘ
Moved off 7Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 46% (28 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenKSU -7
CloseKSU -9.5
Total56.5 → 61.5
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
KSU as a 9.5-point home favorite against ARIZ, the favorite won 7, covered 6, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: KSU won 31–7; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 38 points stayed under 61.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 74%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 50%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 11.9 against an average line of 8.7; 66.5 points a game (usually 54.4). Of the 1 over, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar rest |
-12.5 | 30–14 | W | U64.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 4 · close · similar situation & rest |
-7 | 31–30 | L | O59.25 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 4 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-9 | 70–35 | W | O62.75 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest |
-11.5 | 69–45 | W | O66 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 8 · loose · similar rest |
-5.5 | 41–3 | W | U60 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest |
-6 | 21–31 | L | U67.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 4 · loose · similar situation & team ratings |
-9.5 | 34–42 | L | O65.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 10 · loose · similar spread & rest |
-9.75 | 31–16 | W | U61.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-10.5 | 48–31 | W | O66.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 6 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-6 | 17–26 | L | U58 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Kansas State ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Market moved toward Kansas State
2.5 pts (KSU -7 → KSU -9.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved up 5
56.5 → 61.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Small sample warning
Arizona have 2 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 27 in the 4th quarter and got 3. 46% of games with totals 57.5–65.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9-1 90% | 7-3 70% | 5-4 56% | |
| 8-2 80% | 5-4-1 56% | 5-5 50% |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 137 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
ARIZ+9.2 →+6.8▼ 2.4#28
KSU+11.5 →+12.0▲ 0.5#18
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2
Longer bar = better
#36
Offense
Even#30
#73
Defense
KSU better ▶#56
0.0 #82
Turnovers
Even0.0 #77
56 plays #131
Pace
Even56 plays #130
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| ARIZ off | KSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 41.5 #29 | 16.5 #53 | ARIZ |
| Yards / play | 8.82 #6 | 5.17 #76 | ARIZ |
| PPA / play | +0.32 #36 | 0.00 #65 | ARIZ |
| Success rate | 43% #74 | 32% #31 | KSU |
| KSU off | ARIZ def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 37.5 #39 | 24.5 #92 | KSU |
| Yards / play | 7.54 #20 | 4.91 #67 | KSU |
| PPA / play | +0.35 #28 | −0.01 #62 | KSU |
| Success rate | 49% #34 | 38% #72 | KSU |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 8 FBS teams
ARIZ scoring against the KSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.5 | 8.0 | 16.5 | 14.0 | 11.0 | 25.0 | |
3.5 | 8.0 | 11.5 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 |
KSU scoring against the ARIZ defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.5 | 5.0 | 13.5 | 10.0 | 14.0 | 24.0 | |
7.0 | 10.0 | 17.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 7.5 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
81° · 7 mph
gusts 17 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ARIZ6d
KSU6d
Even
Tempo
Slow 112 plays
slowavg 132fast
Travel
ARIZ 937 mi
2 time zones
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