Sat, Nov 25, 2023, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Oklahoma State · Conference game
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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Market
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseOKST -16.5
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close55.5
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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-14.75 | 44–18 | W | O52.5 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 16 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-16 | 56–21 | W | O53.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar season form & situation |
-18 | 44–20 | W | O57.25 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-16 | 27–14 | L | U50.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-15.25 | 14–17 | L | U53 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-13.5 | 7–10 | L | U58 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-17.5 | 44–7 | W | O50.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & total |
-13.5 | 47–6 | W | U53.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-16.5 | 42–23 | W | O52 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-16.5 | 34–31 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in OT. Of 138 earlier overs in games with totals 51.5–59.5, 33% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-6 40% | 4-6 40% | 6-4 60% | |
| 7-3 70% | 7-3 70% | 5-4 56% |
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
Longer bar = better
#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
| BYU off | OKST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| OKST off | BYU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.3 #57 | 6.9 #86 | 13.2 #78 | 5.1 #92 | 3.8 #129 | 8.9 #121 | |
6.6 #95 | 9.3 #104 | 15.9 #104 | 5.2 #56 | 5.6 #45 | 10.8 #42 |
OKST scoring against the BYU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.2 #62 | 6.8 #88 | 13.0 #82 | 5.8 #74 | 10.5 #4 | 16.3 #28 | |
8.8 #126 | 8.0 #79 | 16.8 #113 | 7.2 #104 | 4.9 #31 | 12.1 #66 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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