Sat, Sep 27, 2025, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 5 · at Oklahoma State · Conference game
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2-2 · Power #50
45
▲ winner
Final
@
1-2 · Power #111
27
final
Closing spread
BAY -21.5
✓ OKST W
Total
58.5
▲ Over · 72 pts
Model before kickoff
BAY 41–20 OKST
✓ BAY (93%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenBAY -20.5
CloseBAY -21.5
Total59.5 → 58.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Baylor
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened BAY -20.5 · closed BAY -21.5 · moved 1 toward BAYmodel BAY -19
Opened 59.5 · closed 58.5 · moved 1 downmodel 61.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 51% (174 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenBAY -20.5
CloseBAY -21.5
Total59.5 → 58.5
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 BAY as a 21.5-point road favorite at OKST, the favorite won 8, covered 3, and 7 went over the total.

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This game: BAY won 45–27; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 72 points went over 58.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 91%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 45%
Went over
7 of 1070%
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 15.8 against an average line of 21.7; 58 points a game (usually 54.6). Of the 2 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & total
-2135–38 L O57.5
Close
APP @ TXST
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & situation
-19.524–36 L O54.5
Close
UCF @ USF
2022 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & spread
-2046–39 L O67.5
Close
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & total
-23.534–13 L U54
Close
FRES @ NEV
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & spread
-22.541–14 W O54
Loose
2024 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest & situation
-2217–13 L U54
Loose
2024 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest & situation
-2435–14 L U54
Loose
UAB @ LT
2022 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest & total
-1837–27 L O55.5
Loose
UCLA @ COLO
2022 · Week 4 · loose · similar spread & total
-2245–17 W O57
Loose
2023 · Week 8 · loose · similar situation & rest
-2455–0 W O53
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Oklahoma 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.

Baylor ATS struggles (1-3)
Baylor have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Baylor 0-3 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Small sample warning
Oklahoma State have 2 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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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
BAY+6.9 →+8.9▲ 2.0#33
OKST−2.7 →−11.0▼ 8.3#111
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW4

BAY
Longer bar = better
OKST
#60
Offense
◀ BAY better
#125
#94
Defense
◀ BAY better
#114
−0.5 #103
Turnovers
OKST better ▶
0.0 #80
79 plays #7
Pace
◀ BAY faster
69 plays #42
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When BAY has the ball
Advantage: BAY offense
BAY offOKST defEdge
Points / game 34.5 #49 31.7 #117 BAY
Yards / play 6.06 #56 6.53 #125 BAY
PPA / play +0.16 #69 +0.26 #125 BAY
Success rate 45% #64 43% #89 BAY
When OKST has the ball
Advantage: BAY defense
OKST offBAY defEdge
Points / game 14.0 #135 29.3 #110 BAY
Yards / play 4.68 #128 5.38 #73 BAY
PPA / play +0.04 #112 +0.13 #91 BAY
Success rate 37% #125 44% #100 BAY

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
BAY scoring against the OKST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
BAY scored
5.0
#94
14.0
#23
19.0
#40
2.5
#124
10.5
#18
13.0
#74
OKST allowed
12.3
#132
9.0
#101
21.3
#130
10.3
#132
0.0
#1
10.3
#56
OKST scoring against the BAY defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
OKST scored
5.7
#87
2.0
#136
7.7
#123
1.0
#132
5.3
#94
6.3
#130
BAY allowed
6.8
#98
7.8
#82
14.5
#100
4.3
#55
8.8
#111
13.0
#96

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
OKST +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
89° · 5 mph
gusts 14 mph · at kickoff
Rest
BAY7d
OKST8d
OKST +1 day
Tempo
Fast 148 plays
slowavg 134fast