Sat, Nov 1, 2025, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 10 · at Iowa State · Conference game
Closing spread
ISU -8.5
✓ ASU W
Total
48.5
▼ Under · 43 pts
Model before kickoff
ASU 20–27 ISU
✗ ISU (70%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenISU -3.5
CloseISU -8.5
Total50.5 → 48.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenISU -3.5
5 → ISU
CloseISU -8.5
5 pts toward Iowa State
Total
Open50.5
▼ 2
Close48.5
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ISU -3.5 · closed ISU -8.5 · moved 5 toward ISUmodel ISU -3.5
model ISU -3.5
Opened 50.5 · closed 48.5 · moved 2 downmodel 47.5
model 47.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 7.5–9.5 since 2023: won 73%, covered 50% (142 games)ⓘ
Crossed 7The team the line moved toward covered 58% (71 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenISU -3.5
CloseISU -8.5
Total50.5 → 48.5
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
ISU as an 8.5-point home favorite against ASU, the favorite won 8, covered 8, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: ASU won 24–19 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 2 of the 10 similar games. 43 points stayed under 48.5, 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 52%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 14.3 against an average line of 8.4; 46.5 points a game (usually 53.7). Of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & total |
-12.5 | 37–7 | W | U48.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & situation |
-2.5 | 17–14 | W | U52.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & situation |
-11 | 21–6 | W | U52 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & situation |
-10.5 | 40–20 | W | O45 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar situation & season form |
-10 | 14–28 | L | U46.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & rest |
-6.5 | 28–10 | W | U43.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & total |
-5 | 24–14 | W | U51 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & situation |
-5.5 | 26–31 | L | O51.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 6 · close · similar rest |
-6.5 | 48–7 | W | O54.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & situation |
-13.5 | 49–24 | W | O43.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 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
Slight Iowa State ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Hit
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 Iowa State
5 pts (ISU -3.5 → ISU -8.5), through the key number 7. · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved down 2
50.5 → 48.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 6 in the 4th quarter and got 0. 54% of games with totals 44.5–52.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 6-4 60% | 4-6 40% | |
| 6-4 60% | 4-6 40% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
ASU 1–0 ISU
ASU leads · 1 game since 2023 · ASU has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7 2024 | Iowa State 19 @ Arizona State 45 | ISU -1.5 | ASU W |
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
ASU+11.1 →+8.7▼ 2.4#33
ISU+7.6 →+8.7▲ 1.1#34
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9
Longer bar = better
#86
Offense
ISU better ▶#49
#63
Defense
Even#52
+0.6 #26
Turnovers
◀ ASU better−0.1 #79
74 plays #7
Pace
◀ ASU faster69 plays #41
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| ASU off | ISU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 24.8 #89 | 21.8 #49 | ISU |
| Yards / play | 5.42 #92 | 5.62 #78 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.13 #72 | +0.05 #45 | ISU |
| Success rate | 42% #90 | 39% #35 | ISU |
| ISU off | ASU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 29.0 #67 | 24.3 #68 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.06 #49 | 5.13 #43 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.19 #40 | +0.08 #61 | ISU |
| Success rate | 46% #38 | 42% #79 | ISU |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
ASU scoring against the ISU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.3 #124 | 6.3 #104 | 9.5 #117 | 6.9 #49 | 8.4 #41 | 15.3 #40 | |
4.8 #53 | 7.3 #75 | 12.0 #62 | 4.6 #52 | 5.1 #41 | 9.8 #34 |
ISU scoring against the ASU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.6 #39 | 9.3 #60 | 16.9 #50 | 6.5 #63 | 5.6 #95 | 12.1 #80 | |
5.0 #61 | 6.4 #53 | 11.4 #51 | 6.0 #86 | 6.9 #80 | 12.9 #90 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
45° · 11 mph
gusts 24 mph · 0.004 in rain · wind lowers scoring
Rest
ASU7d
ISU7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 143 plays
slowavg 134fast
Travel
ASU 1,159 mi
2 time zones
Quarterback
ASU backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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