Sat, Nov 11, 2023, 10:15 PM ESTWeek 11 · at BYU · Conference game
Weather at kickoff43°F3 mphDryWeather watch ›
5-4 · Power #35
45
▲ winner
Final
@
5-4 · Power #86
13
final
Closing spread
ISU -7.5
✓ ISU W
Total
41
▲ Over · 58 pts
Model before kickoff
ISU 24–18 BYU
✓ ISU (68%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseISU -7.5
Total41
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Total
 
Line context
Road favorites of 6.5–8.5 since 2023: won 67%, covered 55% (45 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseISU -7.5
Total41
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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 ISU as a 7.5-point road favorite at BYU, the favorite won 8, covered 7, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: ISU won 45–13; the favorite covered, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 58 points went over 41, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 69%
Favorite covered
7 of 978%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 14.4 against an average line of 6.8; 38.6 points a game (usually 53.7). 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
WASH @ COLO
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread
-6.517–20 L U43
Very close
MINN @ IU
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & rest
-7.535–14 W O43.25
Very close
PITT @ UVA
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & situation
-5.537–7 W O41.5
Very close
MINN @ NU
2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & rest
-7.541–14 W O43.5
Very close
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & total
-631–14 W O39.5
Very close
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & total
-6.519–0 W U42
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & situation
-5.524–3 W U44.5
Very close
FAU @ FIU
2020 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & total
-9.538–19 W O42
Very close
SDSU @ HAW
2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & spread
-717–10 P U45.25
Close
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & situation
-66–20 L U44
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
Moderate BYU ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
No clear signal on the total

Green signals have beaten the market in our backtest; yellow ones only describe the data.

BYU at altitude (+1.1 km)
Iowa State climb about 3,740 ft to play here; visitors have covered less often than the line expects at altitude. · Backtest 2023–26: 64-41 (61%)
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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
ISU−4.8 →+2.8▲ 7.6#48
BYU+3.3 →−4.0▼ 7.3#85
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10

ISU
Longer bar = better
BYU
#100
Offense
◀ ISU better
#120
#28
Defense
◀ ISU better
#86
+0.7 #22
Turnovers
Even
+0.8 #17
61 plays #120
Pace
Even
62 plays #116
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ISU has the ball
Even matchup
ISU offBYU defEdge
Points / game 23.6 #93 26.9 #80 Even
Yards / play 5.49 #81 5.84 #89 Even
PPA / play +0.07 #93 +0.13 #86 Even
Success rate 36% #131 43% #90 BYU
When BYU has the ball
Advantage: ISU defense
BYU offISU defEdge
Points / game 22.9 #102 20.7 #32 ISU
Yards / play 4.82 #125 4.93 #24 ISU
PPA / play −0.01 #119 +0.03 #30 ISU
Success rate 35% #133 37% #24 ISU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
ISU scoring against the BYU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ISU scored
5.3
#81
7.2
#80
12.6
#83
5.8
#76
5.2
#107
11.0
#100
BYU allowed
8.1
#119
7.1
#66
15.2
#100
6.4
#86
5.2
#40
11.7
#59
BYU scoring against the ISU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
BYU scored
6.1
#66
7.3
#79
13.4
#76
4.8
#100
4.7
#116
9.4
#118
ISU allowed
5.0
#55
7.0
#60
12.0
#53
4.3
#40
4.3
#19
8.7
#21

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
BYU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
43° · 3 mph
gusts 7 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ISU7d
BYU7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 123 plays
slowavg 133fast
Altitude
ISU +3,740 ft
thin air for the visitors
Quarterback
BYU backup QB started
Not the usual starter

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