Sat, Oct 14, 2023, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Washington State · Conference game
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3-3 · Power #18
44
▲ winner
Final
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4-1 · Power #46
6
final
Closing spread
WSU -7.5
✓ ARIZ W
Total
56.5
▼ Under · 50 pts
Model before kickoff
ARIZ 26–33 WSU
✗ WSU (70%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
Opennot available
CloseWSU -7.5
Total56.5
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Total
 
Line context
Home favorites of 5.5–9.5 since 2023: won 73%, covered 62% (51 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
Opennot available
CloseWSU -7.5
Total56.5
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Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like WSU as a 7.5-point home favorite against ARIZ, the favorite won 8, covered 8, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: ARIZ won 44–6 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 2 of the 10 similar games. 50 points stayed under 56.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 70%
Favorite covered
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 49%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 13.6 against an average line of 7.1; 56.6 points a game (usually 54.3). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
NCST vs LOU
2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & rest
-628–13 W U57
Very close
KSU vs TTU
2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & total
-7.537–28 W O56
Very close
TULN vs MEM
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread
-738–28 W O55.5
Very close
BYU vs BSU
2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & total
-617–26 L U58
Very close
WVU vs TTU
2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & situation
-7.520–23 L U55.25
Very close
TEX vs WVU
2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & situation
-7.538–20 W U61
Very close
ORE vs ORST
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & rest
-7.538–29 W O61.25
Very close
FLA vs SC
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread
-838–6 W U58
Very close
UCLA vs CAL
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread
-6.542–14 W U58.5
Very close
SMU vs UCF
2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread
-755–28 W O61.5
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Arizona ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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.

Arizona ATS trend (5-1)
Arizona have covered 83% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Arizona 3-0 ATS as an underdog
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
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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
ARIZ+1.3 →+3.4▲ 2.1#42
WSU+5.5 →+7.8▲ 2.3#26
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6

ARIZ
Longer bar = better
WSU
#36
Offense
Even
#32
#70
Defense
WSU better ▶
#48
−0.8 #125
Turnovers
WSU better ▶
−0.2 #91
67 plays #67
Pace
WSU faster ▶
71 plays #31
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ARIZ has the ball
Even matchup
ARIZ offWSU defEdge
Points / game 29.8 #69 25.4 #70 Even
Yards / play 6.58 #30 5.50 #68 ARIZ
PPA / play +0.21 #39 −0.03 #23 Even
Success rate 54% #7 37% #30 ARIZ
When WSU has the ball
Advantage: WSU offense
WSU offARIZ defEdge
Points / game 40.0 #12 23.0 #54 WSU
Yards / play 6.66 #25 5.57 #72 WSU
PPA / play +0.16 #58 +0.10 #74 Even
Success rate 46% #34 42% #81 WSU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
ARIZ scoring against the WSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ARIZ scored
2.8
#121
8.7
#66
11.5
#106
9.2
#20
7.0
#64
16.2
#30
WSU allowed
2.6
#20
5.8
#41
8.4
#22
4.6
#49
12.4
#133
17.0
#118
WSU scoring against the ARIZ defense
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WSU scored
10.6
#15
13.8
#10
24.4
#6
8.0
#36
7.6
#50
15.6
#39
ARIZ allowed
5.2
#68
5.7
#35
10.8
#52
4.7
#51
3.8
#17
8.5
#25

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
WSU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
65° · 4 mph
gusts 9 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ARIZ7d
WSU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 138 plays
slowavg 134fast