Sat, Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at West Virginia · Conference game
Closing spread
ARIZ -3.5
✓ ARIZ W
Total
61.5
▲ Over · 83 pts
Model before kickoff
ARIZ 31–27 WVU
✓ ARIZ (61%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenARIZ -3
CloseARIZ -3.5
Total58.5 → 61.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenARIZ -3
0.5 → ARIZ
CloseARIZ -3.5
0.5 pts toward Arizona
Total
Open58.5
▲ 3
Close61.5
Up 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ARIZ -3 · closed ARIZ -3.5 · moved 0.5 toward ARIZmodel ARIZ -6
model ARIZ -6
Opened 58.5 · closed 61.5 · moved 3 upmodel 59
model 59
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 2.5–4.5 since 2023: won 61%, covered 50% (253 games)ⓘ
Moved off 3The team the line moved toward covered 58% (46 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenARIZ -3
CloseARIZ -3.5
Total58.5 → 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
ARIZ as a 3.5-point road favorite at WVU, the favorite won 8, covered 8, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: ARIZ won 52–31; the favorite covered, as in 8 of the 10 similar games. 83 points went over 61.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 59%
Favorite covered
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
6 of 1060%
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 7.8 against an average line of 3.6; 61.6 points a game (usually 52.4). Of the 6 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2025 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 26–14 | W | U56.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-2.5 | 45–18 | W | O56 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-4 | 42–29 | W | O61.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-3.5 | 41–34 | W | O60.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-3 | 28–16 | W | U54 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-4.5 | 36–48 | L | O58.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-4.5 | 28–7 | W | U58.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-6.5 | 33–25 | W | U61.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 14 · close · similar total & rest |
-2.5 | 44–20 | W | O62 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & season form |
-2 | 24–58 | L | O62.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2023 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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate West Virginia ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Moderate Over trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger total leans went 21-19 (53%) in our 2024–26 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.
Arizona ATS struggles (1-4)
Arizona have covered only 20% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Arizona 1-3 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Both teams trending Over (7-3 combined)
Their games this season have mostly gone over the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 66-66 (50%)
Total moved up 3
58.5 → 61.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 302 earlier overs in games with totals 57.5–65.5, 30% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-2 80% | 4-6 40% | 2-8 20% | |
| 5-5 50% | 6-3-1 67% | 7-3 70% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
ARIZ 1–1 WVU
Series tied · 2 games since 2024 · ARIZ has won the last meeting
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26 2024 | West Virginia 31 @ Arizona 26 | ARIZ -5.5 | WVU W |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
ARIZ+8.6 →+9.1▲ 0.5#34
WVU−1.3 →0.0▲ 1.3#69
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5
Longer bar = better
#39
Offense
Even#42
#32
Defense
◀ ARIZ better#120
−0.8 #120
Turnovers
WVU better ▶+0.2 #62
70 plays #38
Pace
WVU faster ▶71 plays #23
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| ARIZ off | WVU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 32.4 #60 | 28.8 #111 | ARIZ |
| Yards / play | 6.45 #44 | 6.56 #126 | ARIZ |
| PPA / play | +0.25 #36 | +0.21 #119 | ARIZ |
| Success rate | 51% #15 | 46% #125 | ARIZ |
| WVU off | ARIZ def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 37.4 #29 | 16.6 #29 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.61 #34 | 4.82 #41 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.23 #44 | −0.01 #36 | Even |
| Success rate | 45% #59 | 35% #22 | ARIZ |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
ARIZ scoring against the WVU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.6 #51 | 10.4 #47 | 18.0 #50 | 7.0 #54 | 7.4 #67 | 14.4 #60 | |
4.8 #79 | 4.8 #31 | 9.6 #49 | 7.2 #107 | 12.0 #137 | 19.2 #134 |
WVU scoring against the ARIZ defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11.2 #14 | 9.0 #72 | 20.2 #38 | 9.6 #20 | 7.6 #61 | 17.2 #28 | |
6.2 #101 | 2.0 #5 | 8.2 #25 | 1.4 #12 | 7.0 #90 | 8.4 #37 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
71° · 7 mph
gusts 16 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ARIZ7d
WVU7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 141 plays
slowavg 133fast
Travel
ARIZ 1,798 mi
3 time zones
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