Sat, Oct 28, 2023, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 9 · at Penn State · Conference game
Closing spread
PSU -31
✓ IU W
Total
45
▲ Over · 57 pts
Model before kickoff
IU 7–38 PSU
✓ PSU (99%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
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ClosePSU -31
Total45
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Market
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Spread
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ClosePSU -31
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Total
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Close45
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
ClosePSU -31
Total45
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Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 10 games most like
PSU as a 31-point home favorite against IU, the favorite won 10, covered 6, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: PSU won 33–24; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 57 points went over 45, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 97%
Favorite covered
6 of 967%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 55%
Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 32.1 against an average line of 30.5; 51.1 points a game (usually 56.7). Of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | 2022 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & spread |
-30.5 | 34–3 | W | U49.5 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & spread |
-30.5 | 41–10 | W | U52.5 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & situation |
-34 | 45–21 | L | O51 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & rest |
-30 | 52–3 | W | O52.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 3 · close · similar spread & rest |
-31 | 31–10 | L | U48.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar total & situation |
-33.5 | 52–7 | W | O45.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar rest |
-28 | 22–7 | L | U48.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 4 · loose · similar spread & rest |
-31 | 45–14 | P | O53 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 4 · loose · similar rest & total |
-27.5 | 53–10 | W | O47.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & total |
-28.5 | 41–10 | W | O43.25 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Penn State ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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.
Penn State ATS trend (6-1)
Penn State have covered 86% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Penn State 4-0 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Penn State 6-0 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 70 earlier overs in games with totals 41–49, 29% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-5 29% | 3-4 43% | 5-2 71% | |
| 6-1 86% | 6-1 86% | 3-3 50% |
Recent meetings
The series
IU 3–25 PSU
PSU leads · 28 games since 1993 · IU has won the last meeting
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
IU−10.1 →−7.9▲ 2.2#102
PSU+6.6 →+18.4▲ 11.8#6
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW8
Longer bar = better
#124
Offense
PSU better ▶#43
#106
Defense
PSU better ▶#2
−0.6 #112
Turnovers
PSU better ▶+1.6 #1
65 plays #92
Pace
PSU faster ▶76 plays #7
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| IU off | PSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 17.9 #126 | 9.7 #2 | PSU |
| Yards / play | 4.82 #120 | 3.67 #1 | PSU |
| PPA / play | −0.04 #130 | −0.13 #2 | PSU |
| Success rate | 37% #121 | 31% #3 | PSU |
| PSU off | IU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 39.7 #10 | 29.3 #97 | PSU |
| Yards / play | 5.27 #96 | 5.77 #85 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.19 #43 | +0.20 #114 | PSU |
| Success rate | 48% #21 | 47% #127 | PSU |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
IU scoring against the PSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.4 #77 | 2.9 #132 | 8.3 #125 | 4.0 #111 | 3.9 #124 | 7.9 #125 | |
1.9 #5 | 4.0 #13 | 5.9 #6 | 0.0 #1 | 3.9 #17 | 3.9 #2 |
PSU scoring against the IU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.1 #68 | 10.9 #29 | 17.0 #44 | 12.4 #2 | 10.3 #15 | 22.7 #2 | |
6.0 #87 | 9.1 #97 | 15.1 #101 | 7.3 #105 | 5.4 #48 | 12.7 #75 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
69° · 10 mph
gusts 22 mph · 0.004 in rain · wind lowers scoring
Rest
IU7d
PSU7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 141 plays
slowavg 134fast
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