Sat, Nov 11, 2023, 10:15 PM ESTWeek 11 · at BYU · Conference game
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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Spread
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CloseISU -7.5
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Total
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Close41
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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-6.5 | 17–20 | L | U43 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-7.5 | 35–14 | W | O43.25 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & situation |
-5.5 | 37–7 | W | O41.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-7.5 | 41–14 | W | O43.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & total |
-6 | 31–14 | W | O39.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & total |
-6.5 | 19–0 | W | U42 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-5.5 | 24–3 | W | U44.5 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & total |
-9.5 | 38–19 | W | O42 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-7 | 17–10 | P | U45.25 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & situation |
-6 | 6–20 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 53 earlier overs in games with totals 37–45, 30% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-4 56% | 5-4 56% | 3-5 38% | |
| 5-4 56% | 3-6 33% | 5-3 63% |
Recent meetings
The series
ISU 5–2 BYU
ISU leads · 7 games since 1968 · BYU has won the last 2 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
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
Longer bar = better
#100
Offense
◀ ISU better#120
#28
Defense
◀ ISU better#86
+0.7 #22
Turnovers
Even+0.8 #17
61 plays #120
Pace
Even62 plays #116
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| ISU off | BYU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| BYU off | ISU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.3 #81 | 7.2 #80 | 12.6 #83 | 5.8 #76 | 5.2 #107 | 11.0 #100 | |
8.1 #119 | 7.1 #66 | 15.2 #100 | 6.4 #86 | 5.2 #40 | 11.7 #59 |
BYU scoring against the ISU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.1 #66 | 7.3 #79 | 13.4 #76 | 4.8 #100 | 4.7 #116 | 9.4 #118 | |
5.0 #55 | 7.0 #60 | 12.0 #53 | 4.3 #40 | 4.3 #19 | 8.7 #21 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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