Sat, Oct 19, 2024, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 8 · at Washington State
Weather at kickoff64°F8 mphgusts 16DryWeather watch ›
2-4 · Power #109
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Final
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5-1 · Power #68
42
▲ winner
Closing spread
WSU -18.5
✓ WSU W
Total
54.5
▼ Under · 52 pts
Model before kickoff
HAW 18–37 WSU
✓ WSU (91%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenWSU -20
CloseWSU -18.5
Total55.5 → 54.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1.5 pts toward Hawai'i
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened WSU -20 · closed WSU -18.5 · moved 1.5 toward HAWmodel WSU -22
Opened 55.5 · closed 54.5 · moved 1 downmodel 54.5 matches the line
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 17.5–19.5 since 2023: won 98%, covered 51% (51 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 48% (60 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenWSU -20
CloseWSU -18.5
Total55.5 → 54.5
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 WSU as an 18.5-point home favorite against HAW, the favorite won 9, covered 6, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: WSU won 42–10; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 52 points stayed under 54.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 90%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 46%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 21.5 against an average line of 19; 54.3 points a game (usually 54.3). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
NEV vs UNLV
2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & rest
-1951–20 W O58.25
Very close
HOU vs TEM
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & total
-2043–36 L O56
Very close
MEM vs TEM
2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & spread
-18.524–3 W U50
Very close
NCST vs LT
2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar situation & rest
-17.7534–27 L O56
Very close
UCF vs NAVY
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & total
-15.2514–17 L U53
Very close
BYU vs WYO
2022 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & season form
-21.2538–24 L O49.75
Very close
APP vs USA
2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & season form
-21.531–7 W U51.75
Close
LIB vs MTSU
2021 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & situation
-2041–13 W U58.75
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar total & situation
-18.555–3 W O51
Close
AFA vs UNLV
2021 · Week 13 · close · similar rest
-18.548–14 W O49.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 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.

Washington State ATS trend (3-1)
Washington State have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Market moved toward Hawai'i
1.5 pts (WSU -20 → WSU -18.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
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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
HAW−11.7 →−10.3▲ 1.4#108
WSU+2.5 →+4.3▲ 1.8#50
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW7

HAW
Longer bar = better
WSU
#94
Offense
WSU better ▶
#37
#51
Defense
◀ HAW better
#91
−0.2 #82
Turnovers
WSU better ▶
+0.7 #32
66 plays #75
Pace
WSU faster ▶
70 plays #33
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When HAW has the ball
Even matchup
HAW offWSU defEdge
Points / game 21.3 #114 29.8 #100 Even
Yards / play 5.28 #102 6.22 #114 Even
PPA / play +0.11 #85 +0.12 #80 Even
Success rate 43% #75 41% #69 Even
When WSU has the ball
Even matchup
WSU offHAW defEdge
Points / game 39.0 #20 20.5 #38 Even
Yards / play 6.60 #30 5.31 #59 WSU
PPA / play +0.20 #45 +0.13 #85 WSU
Success rate 45% #52 36% #21 HAW

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
HAW scoring against the WSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
HAW scored
6.5
#60
4.5
#123
11.0
#103
5.7
#79
4.7
#124
10.3
#108
WSU allowed
6.8
#102
6.7
#53
13.5
#81
7.8
#114
7.5
#97
15.3
#114
WSU scoring against the HAW defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
WSU scored
11.0
#10
12.3
#16
23.3
#11
5.2
#82
9.2
#29
14.3
#57
HAW allowed
3.3
#30
6.8
#56
10.2
#46
4.5
#43
5.8
#58
10.3
#41

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
WSU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
64° · 8 mph
gusts 16 mph · at kickoff
Rest
HAW7d
WSU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 136 plays
slowavg 133fast
Altitude
HAW +2,461 ft
moderate climb