Sat, Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at West Virginia · Conference game
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4-1 · Power #31
52
▲ winner
Final
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3-2 · Power #73
31
final
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
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
0.5 pts toward Arizona
Total
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
Opened 58.5 · closed 61.5 · moved 3 upmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2025 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread
-2.526–14 W U56.5
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & situation
-2.545–18 W O56
Very close
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & situation
-442–29 W O61.5
Very close
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & situation
-3.541–34 W O60.5
Very close
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar situation & rest
-328–16 W U54
Very close
2025 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-4.536–48 L O58.5
Very close
2024 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread
-4.528–7 W U58.5
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & situation
-6.533–25 W U61.5
Close
2023 · Week 14 · close · similar total & rest
-2.544–20 W O62
Close
2025 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & season form
-224–58 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%)
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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

ARIZ
Longer bar = better
WVU
#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
When ARIZ has the ball
Advantage: ARIZ offense
ARIZ offWVU defEdge
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
When WVU has the ball
Even matchup
WVU offARIZ defEdge
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
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ARIZ scored
7.6
#51
10.4
#47
18.0
#50
7.0
#54
7.4
#67
14.4
#60
WVU allowed
4.8
#79
4.8
#31
9.6
#49
7.2
#107
12.0
#137
19.2
#134
WVU scoring against the ARIZ defense
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WVU scored
11.2
#14
9.0
#72
20.2
#38
9.6
#20
7.6
#61
17.2
#28
ARIZ allowed
6.2
#101
2.0
#5
8.2
#25
1.4
#12
7.0
#90
8.4
#37

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
WVU +2.5
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