Sat, Nov 8, 2025, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Penn State · Conference game
Closing spread
IU -13.5
✓ PSU W
Total
50.5
▲ Over · 51 pts
Model before kickoff
IU 34–20 PSU
✓ IU (83%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenIU -13.5
CloseIU -13.5
Total48.5 → 50.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenIU -13.5
no move
CloseIU -13.5
No change since the open
Total
Open48.5
▲ 2
Close50.5
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened IU -13.5 · unchangedmodel IU -13.5 matches the line
model IU -13.5 = line ✓
Opened 48.5 · closed 50.5 · moved 2 upmodel 54
model 54
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 12.5–14.5 since 2023: won 78%, covered 46% (78 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenIU -13.5
CloseIU -13.5
Total48.5 → 50.5
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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
IU as a 13.5-point road favorite at PSU, the favorite won 9, covered 6, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: IU won 27–24; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 51 points went over 50.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 80%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 46%
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 12.9 against an average line of 13.7; 50.9 points a game (usually 53.9). Of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2025 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & total |
-15 | 34–16 | W | U51.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & situation |
-16.25 | 45–19 | W | O53 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 3 · close · similar spread & rest |
-14 | 30–13 | W | U47.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & rest |
-14.5 | 27–24 | L | O48 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & spread |
-14.5 | 38–17 | W | O45.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & team ratings |
-14 | 3–24 | L | U46.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & situation |
-11.5 | 29–22 | L | O47.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & situation |
-8.5 | 51–15 | W | O50.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & total |
-16.75 | 34–13 | W | U54 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & total |
-11.5 | 28–27 | L | O49.5 |
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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Indiana ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Moderate Over trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger total leans went 21-19 (53%) in our 2024–26 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.
Penn State ATS struggles (1-7)
Penn State have covered only 13% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Penn State home ATS weakness (0-5)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Both teams trending Over (12-5 combined)
Their games this season have mostly gone over the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 66-66 (50%)
Total moved up 2
48.5 → 50.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 590 earlier overs in games with totals 46.5–54.5, 34% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9-1 90% | 5-4 56% | 6-4 60% | |
| 4-6 40% | 2-8 20% | 7-3 70% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
IU 3–25 PSU
PSU leads · 28 games since 1993 · IU has won the last meeting
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28 2023 | Indiana 24 @ Penn State 33 | PSU -31 | IU W |
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+13.4 →+25.9▲ 12.5#2
PSU+20.4 →+10.9▼ 9.5#27
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10
Longer bar = better
#5
Offense
◀ IU better#63
#7
Defense
◀ IU better#53
+1.3 #2
Turnovers
◀ IU better+0.3 #53
70 plays #30
Pace
◀ IU faster63 plays #112
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| IU off | PSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 46.4 #1 | 21.8 #43 | IU |
| Yards / play | 7.19 #7 | 5.07 #34 | IU |
| PPA / play | +0.30 #10 | +0.07 #56 | IU |
| Success rate | 54% #3 | 42% #78 | IU |
| PSU off | IU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 31.5 #50 | 10.8 #3 | IU |
| Yards / play | 5.31 #98 | 4.54 #15 | IU |
| PPA / play | +0.13 #68 | −0.10 #5 | IU |
| Success rate | 45% #36 | 32% #5 | IU |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
IU scoring against the PSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11.2 #7 | 12.9 #7 | 24.1 #3 | 13.6 #1 | 8.8 #27 | 22.3 #1 | |
2.9 #18 | 6.3 #45 | 9.1 #22 | 4.3 #45 | 6.8 #77 | 11.0 #55 |
PSU scoring against the IU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.8 #102 | 9.0 #61 | 13.8 #81 | 6.6 #59 | 10.3 #8 | 16.9 #26 | |
3.3 #28 | 3.2 #6 | 6.6 #8 | 1.8 #6 | 2.4 #3 | 4.2 #3 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
58° · 6 mph
gusts 17 mph · at kickoff
Rest
IU7d
PSU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 133 plays
slowavg 134fast
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