Sat, Nov 25, 2023, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Oklahoma State · Conference game
Weather at kickoff45°F3 mphgusts 8DryWeather watch ›
5-6 · Power #86
34
final
Final
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8-3 · Power #43
40
▲ winner
Closing spread
OKST -16.5
✓ BYU W
Total
55.5
▲ Over · 74 pts
Model before kickoff
BYU 18–33 OKST
✓ OKST (87%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseOKST -16.5
Total55.5
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Total
 
Line context
Home favorites of 15.5–17.5 since 2023: won 98%, covered 46% (41 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseOKST -16.5
Total55.5
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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 OKST as a 16.5-point home favorite against BYU, the favorite won 8, covered 6, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: OKST won 40–34; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 74 points went over 55.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 86%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 48%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 19.2 against an average line of 15.8; 52.6 points a game (usually 55.1). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
WSU vs ARIZ
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & season form
-14.7544–18 W O52.5
Very close
PSU vs ILL
2020 · Week 16 · very close · similar rest & spread
-1656–21 W O53.5
Very close
UCLA vs COLO
2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar season form & situation
-1844–20 W O57.25
Very close
APP vs ODU
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread
-1627–14 L U50.5
Very close
UCF vs NAVY
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & situation
-15.2514–17 L U53
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & situation
-13.57–10 L U58
Very close
PUR vs IU
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread
-17.544–7 W O50.5
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & total
-13.547–6 W U53.5
Very close
BOIS vs USU
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & situation
-16.542–23 W O52
Very close
UTSA vs UTEP
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & rest
-16.534–31 L O56.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 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 Oklahoma State ATS trend Miss
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 away ATS weakness (1-4)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (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
BYU+3.3 →−4.9▼ 8.2#90
OKST−1.5 →+4.4▲ 5.9#40
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12

BYU
Longer bar = better
OKST
#119
Offense
OKST better ▶
#61
#100
Defense
OKST better ▶
#80
+0.1 #61
Turnovers
OKST better ▶
+0.3 #44
62 plays #112
Pace
OKST faster ▶
72 plays #18
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When BYU has the ball
Advantage: OKST defense
BYU offOKST defEdge
Points / game 22.1 #105 26.7 #74 OKST
Yards / play 4.93 #119 6.43 #126 Even
PPA / play −0.02 #124 +0.11 #79 OKST
Success rate 37% #127 39% #40 OKST
When OKST has the ball
Advantage: OKST offense
OKST offBYU defEdge
Points / game 29.3 #54 28.9 #99 OKST
Yards / play 5.89 #59 5.94 #98 OKST
PPA / play +0.13 #67 +0.17 #103 OKST
Success rate 42% #63 44% #100 OKST

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
BYU scoring against the OKST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
BYU scored
6.3
#57
6.9
#86
13.2
#78
5.1
#92
3.8
#129
8.9
#121
OKST allowed
6.6
#95
9.3
#104
15.9
#104
5.2
#56
5.6
#45
10.8
#42
OKST scoring against the BYU defense
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OKST scored
6.2
#62
6.8
#88
13.0
#82
5.8
#74
10.5
#4
16.3
#28
BYU allowed
8.8
#126
8.0
#79
16.8
#113
7.2
#104
4.9
#31
12.1
#66

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
OKST +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
45° · 3 mph
gusts 8 mph · at kickoff
Rest
BYU7d
OKST7d
Even
Tempo
Average 135 plays
slowavg 133fast

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