Sat, Sep 7, 2024, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 2 · at Iowa
Closing spread
IOWA -2.5
✓ ISU W
Total
36.5
▲ Over · 39 pts
Model before kickoff
ISU 17–19 IOWA
✗ IOWA (57%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenIOWA -2.5
CloseIOWA -2.5
Total37.5 → 36.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenIOWA -2.5
no move
CloseIOWA -2.5
No change since the open
Total
Open37.5
▼ 1
Close36.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened IOWA -2.5 · unchangedmodel IOWA -2
model IOWA -2
Opened 37.5 · closed 36.5 · moved 1 downmodel 36.5 matches the line
model 36.5 = line ✓
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 59%, covered 50% (109 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenIOWA -2.5
CloseIOWA -2.5
Total37.5 → 36.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 7 games most like
IOWA as a 2.5-point home favorite against ISU, the favorite won 6, covered 5, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: ISU won 20–19 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 2 of the 7 similar games. 39 points went over 36.5, as in 6 of 7.
Favorite won
6 of 786%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
5 of 771%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
6 of 786%
Above normal · usually 47%
Only 7 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 10.3 against an average line of 3.4; 46.6 points a game (usually 53.2). Of the 2 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 7 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loose |
2023 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & spread |
-1.5 | 33–14 | W | O45 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 4 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-2.5 | 24–31 | L | O45 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 6 · loose · similar spread & rest |
-2.5 | 23–20 | W | O41 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-6.5 | 35–16 | W | O37.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 6 · loose · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 9–6 | L | U36.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 6 · loose · similar rest |
-1 | 45–20 | W | O45 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest |
-6.5 | 30–20 | W | O45.75 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 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 have 0 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 29 earlier overs in games with totals 32.5–40.5, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 5-4-1 56% | 5-4 56% | |
| 7-3 70% | 2-5 29% | 0-6 0% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
ISU 0–1 IOWA
IOWA leads · 1 game since 2023 · IOWA has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 2023 | Iowa 20 @ Iowa State 13 | IOWA -3.5 | IOWA W |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 135 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
ISU+4.2 →+3.8▼ 0.4#44
IOWA+2.5 →+3.3▲ 0.8#48
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW1
Longer bar = better
#57
Offense
Even#63
#59
Defense
IOWA better ▶#23
+1.0 #33
Turnovers
IOWA better ▶+3.0 #5
48 plays #132
Pace
IOWA faster ▶71 plays #41
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| ISU off | IOWA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 21.0 #104 | 0.0 #4 | IOWA |
| Yards / play | 7.35 #35 | 3.05 #17 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.35 #45 | −0.37 #13 | IOWA |
| Success rate | 52% #42 | 35% #57 | Even |
| IOWA off | ISU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 40.0 #50 | 3.0 #20 | ISU |
| Yards / play | 6.93 #50 | 4.10 #46 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.16 #82 | 0.00 #71 | Even |
| Success rate | 46% #70 | 43% #97 | IOWA |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
65° · 7 mph
gusts 16 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ISU7d
IOWA7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 119 plays
slowavg 133fast
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