Sat, Sep 30, 2023, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 5 · at Oklahoma · Conference game
Closing spread
OU -19.5
✓ OU W
Total
48.5
▲ Over · 70 pts
Model before kickoff
ISU 13–34 OU
✓ OU (93%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseOU -19.5
Total48.5
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Spread
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CloseOU -19.5
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Total
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Close48.5
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseOU -19.5
Total48.5
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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
OU as a 19.5-point home favorite against ISU, the favorite won 9, covered 2, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: OU won 50–20; the favorite covered, as in 2 of the 10 similar games. 70 points went over 48.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 89%
Favorite covered
2 of 922%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 46%
Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 13.5 against an average line of 20.1; 56.3 points a game (usually 55.5). Of the 2 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | 2020 · Week 15 · close · similar rest & total |
-16.5 | 28–14 | L | U47.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & rest |
-21.5 | 30–13 | L | U44.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & total |
-17 | 35–28 | L | O50 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 3 · close · similar total & rest |
-17 | 38–14 | W | O48 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread |
-20.5 | 59–32 | W | O55.5 |
| Loose | 2020 · Week 9 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-21.5 | 24–27 | L | U51.5 |
| Loose | 2020 · Week 6 · loose · similar spread & situation |
-20.5 | 42–26 | L | O53.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 4 · loose · similar rest & spread |
-20.25 | 20–13 | L | U50 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest & total |
-22 | 49–27 | P | O51 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 6 · loose · similar total & rest |
-24 | 24–20 | L | U48 |
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Oklahoma ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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.
Oklahoma ATS trend (4-0)
Oklahoma have covered 100% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Oklahoma 4-0 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q2. Of 73 earlier overs in games with totals 44.5–52.5, 33% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-2 50% | 2-2 50% | 1-3 25% | |
| 4-0 100% | 4-0 100% | 1-2 33% |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
ISU−4.8 →−2.7▲ 2.1#75
OU+20.5 →+19.9▼ 0.6#1
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW4
Longer bar = better
#111
Offense
OU better ▶#10
#21
Defense
Even#17
+0.5 #41
Turnovers
OU better ▶+1.8 #5
60 plays #124
Pace
OU faster ▶73 plays #25
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| ISU off | OU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 21.0 #112 | 8.5 #2 | OU |
| Yards / play | 5.16 #103 | 4.42 #18 | OU |
| PPA / play | +0.04 #100 | −0.11 #9 | OU |
| Success rate | 35% #130 | 37% #40 | OU |
| OU off | ISU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 46.8 #4 | 16.5 #26 | OU |
| Yards / play | 6.97 #23 | 4.43 #19 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.45 #6 | −0.05 #24 | Even |
| Success rate | 55% #6 | 33% #16 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
ISU scoring against the OU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.3 #80 | 6.3 #102 | 11.5 #100 | 3.5 #115 | 6.0 #78 | 9.5 #110 | |
1.5 #10 | 3.5 #19 | 5.0 #4 | 1.5 #9 | 2.0 #5 | 3.5 #3 |
OU scoring against the ISU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17.5 #1 | 9.3 #60 | 26.8 #5 | 12.3 #5 | 7.8 #56 | 20.0 #11 | |
2.5 #23 | 6.0 #50 | 8.5 #36 | 4.0 #44 | 4.0 #28 | 8.0 #28 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
89° · 12 mph
gusts 24 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
ISU7d
OU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 133 plays
slowavg 134fast
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