Sat, Oct 5, 2024, 8:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Arizona State · Conference game
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1-4 · Power #35
31
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Final
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3-1 · Power #18
35
▲ winner
Closing spread
ASU -2.5
✓ ASU W
Total
48.5
▲ Over · 66 pts
Model before kickoff
KU 25–27 ASU
✓ ASU (56%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenASU -3
CloseASU -2.5
Total51.5 → 48.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
0.5 pts toward Kansas
Total
Down 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ASU -3 · closed ASU -2.5 · moved 0.5 toward KUmodel ASU -0.5
Opened 51.5 · closed 48.5 · moved 3 downmodel 52.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 58%, covered 49% (142 games)ⓘ
Moved off 3Too few earlier games to rateⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenASU -3
CloseASU -2.5
Total51.5 → 48.5
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 ASU as a 2.5-point home favorite against KU, the favorite won 5, covered 4, and 7 went over the total.

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This game: ASU won 35–31; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 66 points went over 48.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 56%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 46%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 47%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 2 against an average line of 2.6; 54 points a game (usually 53). Of the 5 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & total
-221–38 L O50.5
Very close
UK vs LSU
2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar situation & spread
-242–21 W O50.5
Very close
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & total
-334–48 L O48.5
Very close
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & spread
-1.541–24 W O53.5
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & total
-2.510–48 L O47
Very close
STAN vs WASH
2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar situation & spread
-2.513–20 L U46
Very close
ARK vs MSST
2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & spread
-431–28 L O53.5
Very close
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & situation
-331–23 W O49.5
Very close
PUR vs MINN
2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar situation & spread
-2.513–20 L U46
Close
ORST vs WSU
2022 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & situation
-324–10 W U51.5
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Arizona State ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Kansas ATS struggles (0-5)
Kansas have covered only 0% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Arizona State ATS trend (3-1)
Arizona State have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Total moved down 3
51.5 → 48.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
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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
KU+7.2 →+5.9▼ 1.3#41
ASU−3.3 →+2.9▲ 6.2#58
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5

KU
Longer bar = better
ASU
#69
Offense
ASU better ▶
#50
#63
Defense
ASU better ▶
#36
−0.8 #110
Turnovers
ASU better ▶
+1.3 #11
66 plays #72
Pace
ASU faster ▶
72 plays #20
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When KU has the ball
Advantage: ASU defense
KU offASU defEdge
Points / game 28.0 #77 22.0 #56 ASU
Yards / play 6.04 #59 4.32 #9 ASU
PPA / play +0.14 #75 +0.01 #31 ASU
Success rate 44% #64 39% #47 Even
When ASU has the ball
Even matchup
ASU offKU defEdge
Points / game 32.8 #45 23.8 #70 ASU
Yards / play 5.68 #80 5.33 #60 Even
PPA / play +0.20 #48 +0.08 #67 Even
Success rate 47% #27 39% #56 ASU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
KU scoring against the ASU defense
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KU scored
5.6
#77
11.4
#32
17.0
#51
7.0
#59
4.0
#116
11.0
#100
ASU allowed
5.3
#76
5.0
#33
10.3
#51
5.3
#64
6.5
#77
11.8
#68
ASU scoring against the KU defense
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ASU scored
8.5
#33
12.8
#15
21.3
#21
9.3
#23
2.3
#133
11.5
#97
KU allowed
4.0
#41
8.2
#85
12.2
#70
2.6
#13
9.0
#116
11.6
#65

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ASU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
106° · 5 mph
gusts 9 mph · at kickoff
Rest
KU7d
ASU14d bye
ASU +7 days
Tempo
Average 138 plays
slowavg 133fast
Travel
KU 1,004 mi
2 time zones