Sat, Nov 29, 2025, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Kansas State · Conference game
Weather at kickoff32°F21 mphgusts 39Wet0.0 mmWindy Over 48% of 274 games since 2023Weather watch ›
3-8 · Power #75
14
final
Final
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5-6 · Power #42
24
▲ winner
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Colorado
Total
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
Opened 50.5 · closed 49.5 · moved 1 downmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
MD vs RUTG
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & season form
-14.537–0 W U48.5
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & rest
-16.540–34 L O55
Very close
2025 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread
-17.541–16 W O52.5
Very close
PUR vs NU
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest
-17.517–9 L U44.5
Very close
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & season form
-1524–21 L U53.5
Very close
2025 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & total
-1335–45 L O48.5
Very close
APP vs ODU
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & total
-1627–14 L U50.5
Close
UCF vs NAVY
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & spread
-15.2514–17 L U53
Close
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & total
-18.529–26 L O48
Close
2025 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & total
-14.549–13 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%)
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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
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

COLO
Longer bar = better
KSU
#114
Offense
KSU better ▶
#63
#107
Defense
KSU better ▶
#66
−0.1 #80
Turnovers
KSU better ▶
+0.9 #13
65 plays #90
Pace
◀ COLO faster
62 plays #120
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When COLO has the ball
Advantage: KSU defense
COLO offKSU defEdge
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
When KSU has the ball
Advantage: KSU offense
KSU offCOLO defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
COLO scored
3.8
#118
7.1
#89
10.9
#107
5.6
#77
5.0
#112
10.6
#102
KSU allowed
3.7
#35
8.6
#95
12.4
#64
6.2
#90
9.3
#125
15.5
#124
KSU scoring against the COLO defense
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KSU scored
5.3
#86
8.7
#67
14.0
#75
9.6
#8
6.3
#78
15.9
#25
COLO allowed
5.4
#71
11.5
#132
16.9
#117
6.3
#95
7.9
#105
14.2
#104

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
KSU +2.5
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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