Sat, Sep 19, 2026, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 3 · Neutral site · Conference game
Closing spread
ASU -5.5
✓ ASU W
Total
50.5
▼ Under · 41 pts
Model before kickoff
ASU 29–24 KU
✓ ASU (65%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenASU -5.5
CloseASU -5.5
Total56.5 → 50.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenASU -5.5
no move
CloseASU -5.5
No change since the open
Total
Open56.5
▼ 6
Close50.5
Down 6 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ASU -5.5 · unchangedmodel ASU -4.5
model ASU -4.5
Opened 56.5 · closed 50.5 · moved 6 downmodel 53.5
model 53.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Neutral-site favorites of 3.5–7.5 since 2023: won 60%, covered 39% (77 games)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenASU -5.5
CloseASU -5.5
Total56.5 → 50.5
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
ASU as a 5.5-point neutral-site favorite against KU, the favorite won 5, covered 3, and 3 went over the total.
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This game: ASU won 24–17; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 41 points stayed under 50.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 63%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 50%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 0.7 against an average line of 5.9; 42.3 points a game (usually 52.8). Of the 3 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & team ratings |
-6.5 | 21–17 | L | U50.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & season form |
-6.5 | 34–22 | W | O54 |
| Loose |
2023 · Postseason · loose · similar total & spread |
-7.5 | 14–24 | L | U48.5 |
| Loose |
2025 · Postseason · loose · similar season form |
-4 | 10–24 | L | U52.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Postseason · loose · similar spread |
-3 | 27–35 | L | O49 |
| Loose |
2025 · Postseason · loose · similar season form |
-4 | 7–13 | L | U43.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 14 · loose · similar rest & spread |
-7 | 14–23 | L | U43.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest |
-10 | 21–14 | L | U50.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Postseason · loose · similar team ratings |
-6.5 | 35–22 | W | O45.25 |
| Loose |
2025 · Postseason · loose · similar spread & season form |
-3.5 | 25–21 | W | U55 |
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
No clear signal on the spread
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.
Total moved down 6
56.5 → 50.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Small sample warning
Arizona State have 2 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 27 in the 4th quarter and got 17. 53% of games with totals 46.5–54.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% | 6-4 60% | |
| 3-7 30% | 3-6-1 33% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
ASU 2–0 KU
ASU leads · 2 games since 2024 · ASU has won the last 2 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 2024 | Kansas 31 @ Arizona State 35 | ASU -2.5 | ASU 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
ASU+6.4 →+8.4▲ 2.0#35
KU+3.1 →+4.6▲ 1.5#47
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2
Longer bar = better
#34
Offense
◀ ASU better#73
#55
Defense
Even#55
−2.0 #133
Turnovers
KU better ▶−1.0 #114
67 plays #64
Pace
KU faster ▶72 plays #32
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| ASU off | KU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 45.0 #28 | 22.0 #76 | ASU |
| Yards / play | 7.84 #15 | 4.96 #63 | ASU |
| PPA / play | +0.20 #60 | +0.03 #63 | Even |
| Success rate | 50% #34 | 30% #16 | Even |
| KU off | ASU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 36.0 #49 | 27.5 #103 | KU |
| Yards / play | 6.06 #70 | 4.06 #27 | ASU |
| PPA / play | +0.13 #78 | −0.06 #41 | ASU |
| Success rate | 41% #93 | 36% #47 | ASU |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 19 FBS teams
ASU scoring against the KU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17.5 | 12.0 | 29.5 | 15.5 | 0.0 | 15.5 | |
0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 15.0 |
KU scoring against the ASU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.0 | 19.0 | 22.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 14.0 | |
7.0 | 5.0 | 12.0 | 3.5 | 12.0 | 15.5 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
Neutral site
No home edge
Weather
70° · 11 mph
gusts 23 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
ASU7d
KU8d
KU +1 day
Tempo
Fast 139 plays
slowavg 133fast
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