Sat, Nov 16, 2024, 7:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Kansas State · Conference game
Weather at kickoff59°F12 mphgusts 23DryWeather watch ›
7-2 · Power #18
24
▲ winner
Final
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7-2 · Power #20
14
final
Closing spread
KSU -7.5
✓ ASU W
Total
51.5
▼ Under · 38 pts
Model before kickoff
ASU 21–29 KSU
✗ KSU (71%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenKSU -8.5
CloseKSU -7.5
Total50.5 → 51.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Arizona State
Total
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened KSU -8.5 · closed KSU -7.5 · moved 1 toward ASUmodel KSU -9
Opened 50.5 · closed 51.5 · moved 1 upmodel 49.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 6.5–8.5 since 2023: won 70%, covered 55% (111 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 53% (105 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenKSU -8.5
CloseKSU -7.5
Total50.5 → 51.5
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 KSU as a 7.5-point home favorite against ASU, the favorite won 7, covered 5, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: ASU won 24–14 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 38 points stayed under 51.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 70%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
4 of 944%
Normal range · usually 51%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 6.4 against an average line of 6.7; 48.8 points a game (usually 53.8). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
CLEM vs LOU
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & total
-731–16 W U52
Very close
AUB vs MSST
2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & total
-5.7534–43 L O51
Very close
LIB vs UL
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & total
-4.2514–42 L O53.5
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & season form
-9.7534–3 W U48.5
Very close
ISU vs OKST
2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar team ratings & situation
-724–21 L U47
Very close
2023 · Week 14 · very close · similar total & season form
-5.549–23 W O52.5
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar team ratings & situation
-1029–27 L P56
Close
TA&M vs AUB
2021 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & season form
-4.520–3 W U49.5
Close
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar season form & situation
-7.57–17 L U48
Close
KSU vs WVU
2021 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & spread
-634–17 W O47
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 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 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight Arizona State ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (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 State ATS trend (7-2)
Arizona State have covered 78% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
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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−3.3 →+6.6▲ 9.9#38
KSU+11.5 →+12.1▲ 0.6#19
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11

ASU
Longer bar = better
KSU
#36
Offense
Even
#31
#50
Defense
KSU better ▶
#32
+0.8 #23
Turnovers
◀ ASU better
+0.2 #57
68 plays #53
Pace
◀ ASU faster
65 plays #90
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ASU has the ball
Even matchup
ASU offKSU defEdge
Points / game 31.6 #41 21.7 #38 Even
Yards / play 5.87 #64 5.29 #49 Even
PPA / play +0.22 #27 +0.03 #31 Even
Success rate 49% #10 36% #11 Even
When KSU has the ball
Even matchup
KSU offASU defEdge
Points / game 31.2 #44 23.8 #61 Even
Yards / play 6.51 #22 5.00 #33 Even
PPA / play +0.25 #19 +0.08 #56 KSU
Success rate 46% #37 40% #51 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
ASU scoring against the KSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ASU scored
7.6
#35
10.3
#33
17.9
#30
7.2
#43
6.4
#84
13.7
#62
KSU allowed
3.8
#34
7.4
#66
11.2
#47
4.1
#32
6.3
#66
10.4
#38
KSU scoring against the ASU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
KSU scored
6.0
#66
8.6
#60
14.6
#61
9.4
#14
7.2
#63
16.7
#25
ASU allowed
5.7
#82
7.6
#71
13.2
#77
4.2
#35
6.3
#66
10.6
#40

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
KSU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
59° · 12 mph
gusts 23 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
ASU7d
KSU14d bye
KSU +7 days
Tempo
Average 133 plays
slowavg 134fast