Sat, Dec 7, 2024, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 15 · Neutral site
Closing spread
ISU -1.5
✓ ASU W
Total
51.5
▲ Over · 64 pts
Model before kickoff
ISU 26–24 ASU
✗ ISU (54%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenASU -1.5
CloseISU -1.5
Total50.5 → 51.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenASU -1.5
3 → ISU
CloseISU -1.5
3 pts toward Iowa State
Total
Open50.5
▲ 1
Close51.5
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ASU -1.5 · closed ISU -1.5 · moved 3 toward ISUmodel ISU -1
model ISU -1
Opened 50.5 · closed 51.5 · moved 1 upmodel 50
model 50
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 53% (113 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenASU -1.5
CloseISU -1.5
Total50.5 → 51.5
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 1.5-point neutral-site favorite against ASU, the favorite won 8, covered 7, and 2 went over the total.
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This game: ASU won 45–19 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 64 points went over 51.5, as in 2 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 55%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 49%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 4.6 against an average line of 3.1; 48.2 points a game (usually 53.3). When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 14 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-1 | 31–28 | W | U60.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Postseason · close · similar season form & spread |
-3.5 | 19–10 | W | U46.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Postseason · close · similar spread & season form |
-1 | 37–35 | W | O45 |
| Close |
2023 · Postseason · close · similar team ratings |
-4 | 13–31 | L | U48.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Postseason · close · similar spread |
-2 | 12–16 | L | U45.25 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & total |
-3.5 | 28–20 | W | U51.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & season form |
-6.5 | 21–17 | L | U50.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Postseason · close · similar season form |
-5 | 45–38 | W | O50.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Postseason · close · similar season form |
-1.75 | 20–13 | W | U45 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 14 · close · similar situation & rest |
-3 | 38–10 | W | U57.5 |
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Mixed signals 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.
Arizona State ATS trend (10-2)
Arizona State have covered 83% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Market moved toward Iowa State
3 pts (ASU -1.5 → ISU -1.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 414 earlier overs in games with totals 47.5–55.5, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-2 80% | 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% | |
| 8-2 80% | 8-2 80% | 6-4 60% |
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 →+11.4▲ 7.2#20
ASU−3.3 →+10.5▲ 13.8#22
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW14
Longer bar = better
#65
Offense
ASU better ▶#28
#41
Defense
Even#45
+0.8 #18
Turnovers
Even+0.9 #12
71 plays #19
Pace
◀ ISU faster68 plays #54
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| ISU off | ASU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 31.2 #45 | 21.5 #33 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.95 #57 | 5.18 #41 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.15 #52 | +0.04 #36 | Even |
| Success rate | 40% #104 | 42% #69 | ASU |
| ASU off | ISU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 32.1 #39 | 19.6 #18 | ISU |
| Yards / play | 6.15 #43 | 5.39 #54 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.23 #22 | +0.04 #38 | Even |
| Success rate | 49% #8 | 40% #53 | ASU |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
ISU scoring against the ASU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.0 #63 | 8.3 #67 | 14.3 #64 | 6.6 #59 | 10.3 #8 | 16.8 #16 | |
4.3 #42 | 5.9 #29 | 10.2 #31 | 5.4 #64 | 5.9 #54 | 11.3 #53 |
ASU scoring against the ISU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.0 #21 | 11.8 #15 | 19.8 #13 | 6.3 #62 | 6.0 #97 | 12.3 #83 | |
5.8 #84 | 5.8 #27 | 11.6 #49 | 3.4 #12 | 4.6 #16 | 8.0 #12 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
Neutral site
No home edge
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
ISU7d
ASU7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 139 plays
slowavg 134fast
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