Sat, Nov 23, 2024, 7:30 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Utah · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenISU -6
2.5 → UTAH
CloseISU -3.5
2.5 pts toward Utah
Total
Open42.5
no move
Close42.5
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
model ISU -4
Opened 42.5 · unchangedmodel 40.5
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-4.25 | 42–16 | W | O44 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & total |
-3 | 16–27 | L | U44.25 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & total |
-3 | 25–21 | W | O41 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-2 | 42–24 | W | O45.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-7 | 17–21 | L | U45.25 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & situation |
-3.5 | 24–3 | W | U49 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & spread |
-3 | 22–21 | L | O40.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & season form |
-6.25 | 24–27 | L | O46.75 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread |
-4.5 | 16–10 | W | U49 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & total |
-1 | 10–9 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 181 earlier overs in games with totals 38.5–46.5, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-2 80% | 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% | |
| 4-6 40% | 3-7 30% | 3-7 30% |
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
Longer bar = better
#53
Offense
◀ ISU better#115
#51
Defense
UTAH better ▶#21
+0.8 #19
Turnovers
◀ ISU better−0.8 #120
70 plays #34
Pace
◀ ISU faster66 plays #76
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| ISU off | UTAH def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| UTAH off | ISU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.8 #69 | 7.3 #92 | 13.1 #82 | 7.2 #44 | 11.1 #5 | 18.3 #9 | |
3.6 #26 | 5.5 #22 | 9.1 #23 | 4.2 #31 | 7.0 #75 | 11.2 #52 |
UTAH scoring against the ISU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.3 #101 | 9.1 #50 | 13.4 #78 | 4.9 #97 | 4.4 #127 | 9.3 #120 | |
5.9 #86 | 5.3 #19 | 11.2 #47 | 3.4 #16 | 4.0 #12 | 7.4 #9 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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