Sat, Nov 23, 2024, 7:30 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Utah · Conference game
Weather at kickoff55°F7 mphgusts 17DryWeather watch ›
8-2 · Power #24
31
▲ winner
Final
@
4-6 · Power #49
28
final
Closing spread
ISU -3.5
✓ UTAH W
Total
42.5
▲ Over · 59 pts
Model before kickoff
ISU 22–18 UTAH
✓ ISU (60%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenISU -6
CloseISU -3.5
Total42.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2.5 pts toward Utah
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ISU -6 · closed ISU -3.5 · moved 2.5 toward UTAHmodel ISU -4
Opened 42.5 · unchangedmodel 40.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 2.5–4.5 since 2023: won 55%, covered 46% (127 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 49% (92 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenISU -6
CloseISU -3.5
Total42.5
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 10 games most like ISU as a 3.5-point road favorite at UTAH, the favorite won 7, covered 5, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: ISU won 31–28; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 59 points went over 42.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 59%
Favorite covered
5 of 956%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 49%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 5.9 against an average line of 3.8; 41.7 points a game (usually 53.1). Of the 3 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
PITT @ MIA
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & situation
-4.2542–16 W O44
Very close
BSU @ SDSU
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & total
-316–27 L U44.25
Very close
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & total
-325–21 W O41
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & situation
-242–24 W O45.5
Very close
AUB @ SC
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest
-717–21 L U45.25
Close
OKST @ WVU
2021 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & situation
-3.524–3 W U49
Close
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & spread
-322–21 L O40.5
Close
TA&M @ LSU
2021 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & season form
-6.2524–27 L O46.75
Close
UK @ SC
2021 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread
-4.516–10 W U49
Close
KSU @ ISU
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & total
-110–9 P U45
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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Utah ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (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.

Iowa State 3-1 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Utah ATS struggles (3-7)
Utah have covered only 30% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Market moved toward Utah
2.5 pts (ISU -6 → ISU -3.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Utah 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+4.2 →+11.2▲ 7.0#19
UTAH+6.4 →+2.9▼ 3.5#58
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12

ISU
Longer bar = better
UTAH
#53
Offense
◀ ISU better
#115
#51
Defense
UTAH better ▶
#21
+0.8 #19
Turnovers
◀ ISU better
−0.8 #120
70 plays #34
Pace
◀ ISU faster
66 plays #76
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ISU has the ball
Advantage: UTAH defense
ISU offUTAH defEdge
Points / game 31.4 #45 20.3 #28 Even
Yards / play 6.25 #39 5.11 #39 Even
PPA / play +0.20 #34 −0.01 #14 Even
Success rate 41% #93 34% #2 UTAH
When UTAH has the ball
Advantage: ISU defense
UTAH offISU defEdge
Points / game 22.7 #110 18.6 #18 ISU
Yards / play 5.33 #104 5.35 #53 ISU
PPA / play 0.00 #121 +0.06 #53 ISU
Success rate 37% #123 42% #80 ISU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
ISU scoring against the UTAH defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ISU scored
5.8
#69
7.3
#92
13.1
#82
7.2
#44
11.1
#5
18.3
#9
UTAH allowed
3.6
#26
5.5
#22
9.1
#23
4.2
#31
7.0
#75
11.2
#52
UTAH scoring against the ISU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UTAH scored
4.3
#101
9.1
#50
13.4
#78
4.9
#97
4.4
#127
9.3
#120
ISU allowed
5.9
#86
5.3
#19
11.2
#47
3.4
#16
4.0
#12
7.4
#9

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
UTAH +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
55° · 7 mph
gusts 17 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ISU7d
UTAH7d
Even
Tempo
Average 136 plays
slowavg 134fast
Altitude
ISU +3,740 ft
thin air for the visitors
Quarterback
UTAH backup QB started
Not the usual starter

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