Sat, Nov 29, 2025, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Kansas State · Conference game
Closing spread
KSU -16.5
✓ COLO W
Total
49.5
▼ Under · 38 pts
Model before kickoff
COLO 15–31 KSU
✓ KSU (87%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenKSU -17.5
CloseKSU -16.5
Total50.5 → 49.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenKSU -17.5
1 → COLO
CloseKSU -16.5
1 pt toward Colorado
Total
Open50.5
▼ 1
Close49.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened KSU -17.5 · closed KSU -16.5 · moved 1 toward COLOmodel KSU -13.5
model KSU -13.5
Opened 50.5 · closed 49.5 · moved 1 downmodel 46
model 46
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 15.5–17.5 since 2023: won 91%, covered 48% (126 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 49% (306 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenKSU -17.5
CloseKSU -16.5
Total50.5 → 49.5
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
KSU as a 16.5-point home favorite against COLO, the favorite won 8, covered 3, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: KSU won 24–14; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 38 points stayed under 49.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 86%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
5 of 1050%
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 11.8 against an average line of 15.8; 50.8 points a game (usually 53). Of the 5 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-14.5 | 37–0 | W | U48.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-16.5 | 40–34 | L | O55 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-17.5 | 41–16 | W | O52.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-17.5 | 17–9 | L | U44.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-15 | 24–21 | L | U53.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & total |
-13 | 35–45 | L | O48.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & total |
-16 | 27–14 | L | U50.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & spread |
-15.25 | 14–17 | L | U53 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & total |
-18.5 | 29–26 | L | O48 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & total |
-14.5 | 49–13 | W | O51.5 |
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Mixed signals on the spread
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.
Colorado away ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Kansas State 1-5 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 29 in the 4th quarter and got 17. 54% of games with totals 45.5–53.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-7 30% | 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% | |
| 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% | 7-3 70% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
COLO 0–1 KSU
KSU leads · 1 game since 2023 · KSU has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12 2024 | Kansas State 31 @ Colorado 28 | KSU -3.5 | COLO W |
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
COLO+9.6 →−2.8▼ 12.4#77
KSU+9.4 →+6.5▼ 2.9#44
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13
Longer bar = better
#114
Offense
KSU better ▶#63
#107
Defense
KSU better ▶#66
−0.1 #80
Turnovers
KSU better ▶+0.9 #13
65 plays #90
Pace
◀ COLO faster62 plays #120
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| COLO off | KSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 21.5 #112 | 27.8 #92 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.05 #115 | 5.37 #56 | KSU |
| PPA / play | +0.06 #99 | +0.07 #64 | KSU |
| Success rate | 35% #131 | 40% #51 | KSU |
| KSU off | COLO def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 29.9 #48 | 31.1 #117 | KSU |
| Yards / play | 6.00 #45 | 6.20 #118 | KSU |
| PPA / play | +0.12 #68 | +0.15 #97 | KSU |
| Success rate | 41% #90 | 43% #94 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
COLO scoring against the KSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.8 #118 | 7.1 #89 | 10.9 #107 | 5.6 #77 | 5.0 #112 | 10.6 #102 | |
3.7 #35 | 8.6 #95 | 12.4 #64 | 6.2 #90 | 9.3 #125 | 15.5 #124 |
KSU scoring against the COLO defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.3 #86 | 8.7 #67 | 14.0 #75 | 9.6 #8 | 6.3 #78 | 15.9 #25 | |
5.4 #71 | 11.5 #132 | 16.9 #117 | 6.3 #95 | 7.9 #105 | 14.2 #104 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
32° · 21 mph
gusts 39 mph · 0.02 in rain · wind lowers scoring
Rest
COLO7d
KSU7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 128 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
COLO backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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