Sat, Oct 14, 2023, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Oklahoma State · Conference game
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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Market
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseKU -2.5
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close52.5
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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-2 | 25–39 | L | O56.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-3 | 28–14 | W | U55 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 21–19 | L | U56.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 4 · very close · similar total & spread |
-3.25 | 7–16 | L | U51.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-1.5 | 15–34 | L | U54.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-3 | 52–10 | W | O57.75 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-3 | 14–13 | L | U50.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-4 | 31–13 | W | U50 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-1.5 | 28–25 | W | U55 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 14 · very close · similar spread & total |
-2.5 | 16–24 | 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.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 88 earlier overs in games with totals 48.5–56.5, 40% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-1 83% | 3-3 50% | 2-3 40% | |
| 3-2 60% | 2-3 40% | 1-3 25% |
Recent meetings
The series
KU 31–41 OKST (3 tied)
OKST leads · 75 games since 1923 · KU has won the last meeting
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
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
Longer bar = better
#12
Offense
◀ KU better#105
#90
Defense
OKST better ▶#56
+0.7 #25
Turnovers
◀ KU better0.0 #70
62 plays #117
Pace
OKST faster ▶71 plays #29
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| KU off | OKST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| OKST off | KU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.5 #39 | 9.2 #55 | 16.7 #48 | 10.7 #9 | 8.7 #31 | 19.3 #11 | |
4.8 #66 | 8.2 #87 | 13.0 #78 | 4.4 #44 | 5.8 #58 | 10.2 #42 |
OKST scoring against the KU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.8 #94 | 7.2 #96 | 12.0 #98 | 3.2 #122 | 8.2 #44 | 11.4 #95 | |
4.0 #46 | 5.5 #36 | 9.5 #35 | 6.5 #89 | 9.5 #116 | 16.0 #110 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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