Sat, Nov 1, 2025, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 10 · at Iowa State · Conference game
Weather at kickoff45°F11 mphgusts 24Wet0.0 mmWet Over 45% of 309 games since 2023Weather watch ›
5-3 · Power #41
24
▲ winner
Final
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5-3 · Power #36
19
final
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
5 pts toward Iowa State
Total
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
Opened 50.5 · closed 48.5 · moved 2 downmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & total
-12.537–7 W U48.5
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & situation
-2.517–14 W U52.5
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & situation
-1121–6 W U52
Close
BOIS vs FRES
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & situation
-10.540–20 W O45
Close
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar situation & season form
-1014–28 L U46.5
Close
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & rest
-6.528–10 W U43.5
Close
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & total
-524–14 W U51
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & situation
-5.526–31 L O51.5
Close
2025 · Week 6 · close · similar rest
-6.548–7 W O54.5
Close
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & situation
-13.549–24 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%)
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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

ASU
Longer bar = better
ISU
#86
Offense
ISU better ▶
#49
#63
Defense
Even
#52
+0.6 #26
Turnovers
◀ ASU better
−0.1 #79
74 plays #7
Pace
◀ ASU faster
69 plays #41
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ASU has the ball
Advantage: ISU defense
ASU offISU defEdge
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
When ISU has the ball
Even matchup
ISU offASU defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ASU scored
3.3
#124
6.3
#104
9.5
#117
6.9
#49
8.4
#41
15.3
#40
ISU allowed
4.8
#53
7.3
#75
12.0
#62
4.6
#52
5.1
#41
9.8
#34
ISU scoring against the ASU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ISU scored
7.6
#39
9.3
#60
16.9
#50
6.5
#63
5.6
#95
12.1
#80
ASU allowed
5.0
#61
6.4
#53
11.4
#51
6.0
#86
6.9
#80
12.9
#90

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ISU +2.5
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