Sat, Sep 9, 2023, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 2 · at Iowa State
Closing spread
IOWA -3.5
✓ IOWA W
Total
35
▼ Under · 33 pts
Model before kickoff
IOWA 25–21 ISU
✓ IOWA (62%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseIOWA -3.5
Total35
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Market
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseIOWA -3.5
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close35
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseIOWA -3.5
Total35
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Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 2 games most like
IOWA as a 3.5-point road favorite at ISU, the favorite won 1, covered 1, and 2 went over the total.
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This game: IOWA won 20–13; the favorite covered, as in 1 of the 2 similar games. 33 points stayed under 35, as in 0 of 2.
Favorite won
1 of 250%
Normal range · usually 59%
Favorite covered
1 of 250%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
2 of 2100%
Normal range · usually 48%
Only 2 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 7.5 against an average line of 7.8; 50.5 points a game (usually 54.8). When games like this go over ›
All 2 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loose | 2022 · Week 4 · loose · similar total & rest |
-7.5 | 27–10 | W | O34.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-8 | 31–33 | L | O43 |
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 1 trend and market move behind it
No clear signal 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.
Small sample warning
Iowa has 1 game with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
Longer bar = better
#106
Offense
ISU better ▶#80
#54
Defense
ISU better ▶#25
+1.0 #35
Turnovers
ISU better ▶+2.0 #15
69 plays #56
Pace
◀ IOWA faster45 plays #134
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| IOWA off | ISU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 24.0 #83 | 9.0 #28 | ISU |
| Yards / play | 4.12 #121 | 3.88 #29 | ISU |
| PPA / play | +0.01 #99 | −0.37 #7 | ISU |
| Success rate | 32% #122 | 32% #35 | ISU |
| ISU off | IOWA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 30.0 #70 | 14.0 #43 | IOWA |
| Yards / play | 5.56 #79 | 4.57 #55 | IOWA |
| PPA / play | +0.27 #44 | −0.06 #53 | Even |
| Success rate | 30% #127 | 38% #66 | IOWA |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
80° · 6 mph
gusts 15 mph · at kickoff
Rest
IOWA7d
ISU7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 114 plays
slowavg 135fast
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