Sat, Dec 7, 2024, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 15 · Neutral site
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10-2 · Power #24
19
final
Final
vs
10-2 · Power #18
45
▲ winner
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
3 pts toward Iowa State
Total
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
Opened 50.5 · closed 51.5 · moved 1 upmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
KSU vs TCU
2022 · Week 14 · very close · similar situation & rest
-131–28 W U60.5
Close
MSST vs ILL
2022 · Postseason · close · similar season form & spread
-3.519–10 W U46.5
Close
OKST vs ND
2021 · Postseason · close · similar spread & season form
-137–35 W O45
Close
2023 · Postseason · close · similar team ratings
-413–31 L U48.5
Close
NCST vs MD
2022 · Postseason · close · similar spread
-212–16 L U45.25
Close
ND vs BYU
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & total
-3.528–20 W U51.5
Close
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & season form
-6.521–17 L U50.5
Close
ND vs SC
2022 · Postseason · close · similar season form
-545–38 W O50.5
Close
CLEM vs ISU
2021 · Postseason · close · similar season form
-1.7520–13 W U45
Close
UTAH vs ORE
2021 · Week 14 · close · similar situation & rest
-338–10 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%)
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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 →+11.4▲ 7.2#20
ASU−3.3 →+10.5▲ 13.8#22
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW14

ISU
Longer bar = better
ASU
#65
Offense
ASU better ▶
#28
#41
Defense
Even
#45
+0.8 #18
Turnovers
Even
+0.9 #12
71 plays #19
Pace
◀ ISU faster
68 plays #54
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ISU has the ball
Even matchup
ISU offASU defEdge
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
When ASU has the ball
Even matchup
ASU offISU defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ISU scored
6.0
#63
8.3
#67
14.3
#64
6.6
#59
10.3
#8
16.8
#16
ASU allowed
4.3
#42
5.9
#29
10.2
#31
5.4
#64
5.9
#54
11.3
#53
ASU scoring against the ISU defense
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ASU scored
8.0
#21
11.8
#15
19.8
#13
6.3
#62
6.0
#97
12.3
#83
ISU allowed
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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