Sat, Oct 14, 2023, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Oklahoma State · Conference game
Weather at kickoff66°F13 mphgusts 28DryWindy Over 48% of 274 games since 2023Weather watch ›
5-1 · Power #24
32
final
Final
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3-2 · Power #43
39
▲ winner
Closing spread
KU -2.5
✓ OKST W
Total
52.5
▲ Over · 71 pts
Model before kickoff
KU 29–26 OKST
✗ KU (59%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
Opennot available
CloseKU -2.5
Total52.5
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Total
 
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
Opennot available
CloseKU -2.5
Total52.5
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Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like KU as a 2.5-point road favorite at OKST, the favorite won 6, covered 4, and 2 went over the total.

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This game: OKST won 39–32 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 71 points went over 52.5, as in 2 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 59%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 46%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 3 against an average line of 2.7; 44.4 points a game (usually 54.3). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
ORST @ CAL
2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & situation
-225–39 L O56.5
Very close
NCST @ FSU
2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & rest
-328–14 W U55
Very close
BYU @ WSU
2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread
-3.521–19 L U56.5
Very close
MRSH @ TROY
2022 · Week 4 · very close · similar total & spread
-3.257–16 L U51.5
Very close
WMU @ TOL
2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & rest
-1.515–34 L U54.5
Very close
NEV @ CSU
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & season form
-352–10 W O57.75
Very close
NEB @ RUTG
2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & situation
-314–13 L U50.5
Very close
MSU @ RUTG
2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar situation & rest
-431–13 W U50
Very close
LSU @ MSST
2021 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & spread
-1.528–25 W U55
Very close
APP @ UL
2021 · Week 14 · very close · similar spread & total
-2.516–24 L U52
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 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 no trends and market moves behind it
No clear signal 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.

No notable trends or market moves for this game.
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
KU+2.0 →+5.3▲ 3.3#36
OKST−1.5 →−1.9▼ 0.4#74
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6

KU
Longer bar = better
OKST
#12
Offense
◀ KU better
#105
#90
Defense
OKST better ▶
#56
+0.7 #25
Turnovers
◀ KU better
0.0 #70
62 plays #117
Pace
OKST faster ▶
71 plays #29
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When KU has the ball
Advantage: KU offense
KU offOKST defEdge
Points / game 36.0 #21 23.2 #57 KU
Yards / play 7.01 #12 5.54 #70 KU
PPA / play +0.37 #8 +0.10 #72 KU
Success rate 54% #6 37% #26 Even
When OKST has the ball
Even matchup
OKST offKU defEdge
Points / game 23.4 #101 25.5 #72 KU
Yards / play 5.05 #117 5.79 #85 KU
PPA / play +0.08 #92 +0.15 #101 Even
Success rate 38% #109 44% #103 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
KU scoring against the OKST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
KU scored
7.5
#39
9.2
#55
16.7
#48
10.7
#9
8.7
#31
19.3
#11
OKST allowed
4.8
#66
8.2
#87
13.0
#78
4.4
#44
5.8
#58
10.2
#42
OKST scoring against the KU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
OKST scored
4.8
#94
7.2
#96
12.0
#98
3.2
#122
8.2
#44
11.4
#95
KU allowed
4.0
#46
5.5
#36
9.5
#35
6.5
#89
9.5
#116
16.0
#110

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
OKST +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
66° · 13 mph
gusts 28 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
KU7d
OKST8d
OKST +1 day
Tempo
Average 133 plays
slowavg 134fast