Sat, Sep 16, 2023, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Ohio
Weather at kickoff72°F1 mphgusts 9DryWeather watch ›
1-1 · Power #35
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Final
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2-1 · Power #63
10
▲ winner
Closing spread
ISU -1.5
✓ OHIO W
Total
42
▼ Under · 17 pts
Model before kickoff
ISU 21–22 OHIO
✓ OHIO (52%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseISU -1.5
Total42
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Spread
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Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseISU -1.5
Total42
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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 1.5-point road favorite at OHIO, the favorite won 6, covered 5, and 7 went over the total.

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This game: OHIO won 10–7 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 17 points stayed under 42, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 58%
Favorite covered
5 of 956%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 46%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 3.2 against an average line of 2; 42.8 points a game (usually 54.7). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
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SJSU @ WYO
2022 · Week 5 · close · similar total & rest
-2.533–16 W O42.5
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FAU @ GASO
2020 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & season form
-2.53–20 L U40.5
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TULN @ CIN
2022 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & rest
-127–24 W O44
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WSU @ WASH
2021 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & rest
-140–13 W O45
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FRES @ SDSU
2021 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & spread
-230–20 W O44.25
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AFA @ CSU
2021 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & season form
-335–21 W O45
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SDSU @ NEV
2020 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & rest
-1.521–26 L O46.5
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KSU @ ISU
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & spread
-110–9 P U45
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UL @ USM
2022 · Week 9 · close · similar total & spread
-2.524–39 L O42.75
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AFA @ ARMY
2020 · Week 16 · close · similar spread & season form
-2.57–10 L U37.5
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 State have 2 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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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−4.8 →−5.1▼ 0.3#95
OHIO+0.9 →+0.2▼ 0.7#67
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2

ISU
Longer bar = better
OHIO
#120
Offense
Even
#112
#20
Defense
Even
#24
0.0 #72
Turnovers
Even
−0.3 #82
56 plays #129
Pace
OHIO faster ▶
71 plays #35
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ISU has the ball
Advantage: OHIO defense
ISU offOHIO defEdge
Points / game 16.7 #126 11.8 #18 OHIO
Yards / play 4.86 #118 4.47 #28 OHIO
PPA / play −0.01 #119 −0.11 #22 OHIO
Success rate 36% #115 34% #26 OHIO
When OHIO has the ball
Advantage: ISU defense
OHIO offISU defEdge
Points / game 16.8 #124 13.0 #22 ISU
Yards / play 4.54 #128 3.96 #12 ISU
PPA / play −0.02 #122 −0.11 #20 ISU
Success rate 43% #74 34% #24 ISU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 22 FBS teams
ISU scoring against the OHIO defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ISU scored
7.0
6.0
13.0
3.5
5.0
8.5
OHIO allowed
1.0
#3
6.7
#11
7.7
#6
0.0
#1
5.7
#12
5.7
#3
OHIO scoring against the ISU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
OHIO scored
2.0
#22
8.0
#12
10.0
#20
5.7
#13
3.3
#20
9.0
#19
ISU allowed
1.5
7.0
8.5
3.0
3.0
6.0

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
OHIO +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
72° · 1 mph
gusts 9 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ISU7d
OHIO7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 127 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
OHIO backup QB started
Not the usual starter

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