Sat, Nov 8, 2025, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at West Virginia · Conference game
Weather at kickoff62°F11 mphgusts 24Wet0.0 mmWet Over 45% of 309 games since 2023Weather watch ›
3-6 · Power #75
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Final
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3-6 · Power #77
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▲ winner
Closing spread
WVU -6.5
✓ WVU W
Total
51.5
▼ Under · 51 pts
Model before kickoff
COLO 22–27 WVU
✓ WVU (66%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenWVU -5.5
CloseWVU -6.5
Total53.5 → 51.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward West Virginia
Total
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened WVU -5.5 · closed WVU -6.5 · moved 1 toward WVUmodel WVU -2.5
Opened 53.5 · closed 51.5 · moved 2 downmodel 49
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 5.5–7.5 since 2023: won 70%, covered 56% (212 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 50% (229 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenWVU -5.5
CloseWVU -6.5
Total53.5 → 51.5
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 WVU as a 6.5-point home favorite against COLO, the favorite won 5, covered 5, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: WVU won 29–22; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 51 points stayed under 51.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 68%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 51%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 4.5 against an average line of 5.9; 54.1 points a game (usually 53.3). 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
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation
-314–24 L U53.75
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & situation
-631–22 W O51.5
Very close
2025 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & situation
-713–38 L U51.5
Very close
TOL vs CMU
2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & spread
-6.538–17 W U56
Very close
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & total
-7.545–13 W O53
Very close
NU vs M-OH
2022 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & spread
-7.514–17 L U50
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread
-5.543–45 L O46.75
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & total
-542–21 W O52.5
Very close
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & total
-5.526–31 L O51.5
Very close
CAL vs STAN
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest
-527–20 W O46
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 1 trend and market move behind it
No clear signal on the spread
Slight Under trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Total moved down 2
53.5 → 51.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (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
COLO+9.6 →−1.5▼ 11.1#71
WVU+0.8 →−2.4▼ 3.2#76
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10

COLO
Longer bar = better
WVU
#103
Offense
Even
#113
#112
Defense
WVU better ▶
#87
−0.7 #119
Turnovers
WVU better ▶
+0.4 #41
64 plays #107
Pace
WVU faster ▶
72 plays #25
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When COLO has the ball
Even matchup
COLO offWVU defEdge
Points / game 22.0 #111 30.4 #111 Even
Yards / play 5.17 #104 5.76 #91 Even
PPA / play +0.11 #75 +0.10 #75 Even
Success rate 38% #121 42% #70 WVU
When WVU has the ball
Even matchup
WVU offCOLO defEdge
Points / game 23.2 #100 30.1 #109 Even
Yards / play 5.00 #116 6.19 #121 Even
PPA / play +0.01 #117 +0.18 #105 Even
Success rate 39% #118 45% #113 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
COLO scoring against the WVU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
COLO scored
3.9
#115
7.7
#78
11.6
#104
5.0
#93
5.4
#97
10.4
#101
WVU allowed
7.7
#113
9.4
#105
17.1
#120
7.3
#110
6.0
#55
13.3
#94
WVU scoring against the COLO defense
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WVU scored
3.1
#126
4.9
#119
8.0
#127
5.7
#74
8.8
#27
14.4
#47
COLO allowed
5.2
#64
11.9
#131
17.1
#120
6.4
#94
6.6
#72
13.0
#88

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
WVU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
62° · 11 mph
gusts 24 mph · 0.004 in rain · wind lowers scoring
Rest
COLO7d
WVU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 135 plays
slowavg 134fast
Travel
COLO 1,339 mi
2 time zones
Quarterback
COLO backup QB started
Not the usual starter