Sat, Nov 2, 2024, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 10 · at Michigan State · Conference game
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8-0 · Power #10
47
▲ winner
Final
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4-4 · Power #70
10
final
Closing spread
IU -7.5
✓ IU W
Total
53.5
▲ Over · 57 pts
Model before kickoff
IU 29–21 MSU
✓ IU (72%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenIU -7
CloseIU -7.5
Total50.5 → 53.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
0.5 pts toward Indiana
Total
Up 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened IU -7 · closed IU -7.5 · moved 0.5 toward IUmodel IU -12
Opened 50.5 · closed 53.5 · moved 3 upmodel 50.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 6.5–8.5 since 2023: won 69%, covered 54% (81 games)ⓘ
Moved off 7Too few earlier games to rateⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenIU -7
CloseIU -7.5
Total50.5 → 53.5
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 IU as a 7.5-point road favorite at MSU, the favorite won 7, covered 3, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: IU won 47–10; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 57 points went over 53.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 70%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
4 of 1040%
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 2.7 against an average line of 7.3; 52.7 points a game (usually 53.7). Of the 3 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & spread
-6.514–27 L U52.5
Close
ISU @ WVU
2021 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & rest
-7.531–38 L O49
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2023 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & situation
-7.531–27 L U59.5
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FLA @ UK
2021 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & spread
-7.513–20 L U56.5
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2023 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & situation
-7.552–40 W O51
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2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & team ratings
-11.528–27 L O49.5
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2023 · Week 4 · close · similar spread & rest
-7.531–9 W U52.5
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2024 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & rest
-731–27 L O54
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2023 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & situation
-3.513–10 L U55.5
Close
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & rest
-6.533–25 W U61.5
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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Indiana ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over 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.

Indiana ATS trend (7-1)
Indiana have covered 88% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Indiana 7-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Michigan State home ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Total moved up 3
50.5 → 53.5. · 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
IU−3.2 →+15.9▲ 19.1#12
MSU−3.8 →+2.8▲ 6.6#58
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

IU
Longer bar = better
MSU
#4
Offense
◀ IU better
#87
#15
Defense
◀ IU better
#51
+1.0 #15
Turnovers
◀ IU better
−0.9 #120
68 plays #64
Pace
◀ IU faster
62 plays #113
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When IU has the ball
Advantage: IU offense
IU offMSU defEdge
Points / game 46.5 #2 21.3 #38 IU
Yards / play 7.22 #6 5.23 #51 IU
PPA / play +0.39 #7 +0.09 #63 IU
Success rate 57% #2 40% #51 IU
When MSU has the ball
Advantage: IU defense
MSU offIU defEdge
Points / game 21.0 #118 14.1 #7 IU
Yards / play 5.86 #67 4.48 #9 IU
PPA / play +0.07 #101 −0.02 #14 IU
Success rate 44% #60 38% #29 IU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
IU scoring against the MSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
IU scored
10.9
#6
13.0
#5
23.9
#4
10.0
#15
12.6
#3
22.6
#2
MSU allowed
3.0
#19
6.6
#51
9.6
#30
7.3
#105
4.4
#21
11.6
#61
MSU scoring against the IU defense
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MSU scored
4.9
#89
7.5
#86
12.4
#94
2.0
#130
6.6
#79
8.6
#122
IU allowed
0.0
#1
7.8
#76
7.8
#11
3.9
#25
2.5
#2
6.4
#7

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
MSU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
52° · 1 mph
gusts 7 mph · at kickoff
Rest
IU7d
MSU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 130 plays
slowavg 133fast