Sat, Nov 23, 2024, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Arizona State · Conference game
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9-1 · Power #22
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Final
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8-2 · Power #18
28
▲ winner
Closing spread
ASU -3.5
✓ ASU W
Total
48.5
▲ Over · 51 pts
Model before kickoff
BYU 23–26 ASU
✓ ASU (58%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenASU -3.5
CloseASU -3.5
Total48.5
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Market

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Spread
No change since the open
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ASU -3.5 · unchangedmodel ASU -1
Opened 48.5 · unchangedmodel 48.5 matches the line
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Line context
Home favorites of 2.5–4.5 since 2023: won 57%, covered 48% (188 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenASU -3.5
CloseASU -3.5
Total48.5
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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 3.5-point home favorite against BYU, the favorite won 5, covered 5, and 3 went over the total.

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This game: ASU won 28–23; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 51 points went over 48.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 59%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 49%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 0.5 against an average line of 3.7; 45.3 points a game (usually 53.1). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
KSU vs BAY
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & total
-2.510–20 L U50
Very close
BAY vs KSU
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation
-2.53–31 L U52.25
Very close
WSU vs CAL
2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & spread
-428–9 W U52.5
Very close
ORST vs WSU
2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & spread
-324–10 W U51.5
Very close
FLA vs LSU
2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-235–45 L O51.5
Very close
AUB vs MSST
2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & total
-5.7534–43 L O51
Very close
KSU vs WVU
2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & total
-634–17 W O47
Very close
UK vs LOU
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & rest
-3.526–13 W U42.5
Very close
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & team ratings
-523–0 W U47
Very close
UAB vs LIB
2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar total & rest
-312–36 L U49
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 5 trends and market moves 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.

BYU 3-1 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
BYU 4-0 ATS as an underdog
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Arizona State ATS trend (8-2)
Arizona State have covered 80% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Arizona State 5-0 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Arizona State 5-0 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
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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
BYU−4.1 →+9.5▲ 13.6#25
ASU−3.3 →+8.0▲ 11.3#34
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12

BYU
Longer bar = better
ASU
#46
Offense
Even
#38
#32
Defense
◀ BYU better
#48
+0.9 #18
Turnovers
Even
+0.9 #15
65 plays #87
Pace
ASU faster ▶
69 plays #49
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When BYU has the ball
Even matchup
BYU offASU defEdge
Points / game 31.6 #40 22.8 #51 Even
Yards / play 6.09 #48 5.13 #36 Even
PPA / play +0.20 #37 +0.07 #49 Even
Success rate 44% #59 41% #57 Even
When ASU has the ball
Even matchup
ASU offBYU defEdge
Points / game 30.8 #44 19.5 #24 Even
Yards / play 5.83 #66 4.89 #27 BYU
PPA / play +0.21 #30 +0.02 #29 Even
Success rate 48% #13 40% #49 ASU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
BYU scoring against the ASU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
BYU scored
6.6
#47
9.5
#47
16.1
#45
9.9
#10
5.6
#108
15.5
#39
ASU allowed
5.1
#67
6.8
#53
11.9
#61
4.4
#39
6.5
#67
10.9
#44
ASU scoring against the BYU defense
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ASU scored
7.5
#37
10.7
#25
18.2
#27
6.8
#51
5.8
#102
12.6
#78
BYU allowed
3.1
#21
8.0
#77
11.1
#43
2.3
#6
6.1
#60
8.4
#14

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ASU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
77° · 1 mph
gusts 8 mph · at kickoff
Rest
BYU7d
ASU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 134 plays
slowavg 134fast

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