Sat, Nov 30, 2024, 7:30 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Iowa State · Conference game
Closing spread
ISU -2.5
✓ ISU W
Total
51.5
▼ Under · 50 pts
Model before kickoff
KSU 24–26 ISU
✓ ISU (57%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenISU -2.5
CloseISU -2.5
Total52.5 → 51.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenISU -2.5
no move
CloseISU -2.5
No change since the open
Total
Open52.5
▼ 1
Close51.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ISU -2.5 · unchangedmodel ISU -2
model ISU -2
Opened 52.5 · closed 51.5 · moved 1 downmodel 50.5
model 50.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 56%, covered 48% (213 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenISU -2.5
CloseISU -2.5
Total52.5 → 51.5
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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
ISU as a 2.5-point home favorite against KSU, the favorite won 5, covered 4, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: ISU won 29–21; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 50 points stayed under 51.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 49%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 0.4 against an average line of 2.8; 53.4 points a game (usually 53.2). Of the 2 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & rest |
-1.5 | 35–24 | W | O51.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & total |
-2.5 | 3–31 | L | U52.25 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 19–17 | L | U50.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & total |
-2 | 35–45 | L | O51.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-2 | 21–38 | L | O50.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-5.75 | 34–43 | L | O51 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 38–7 | W | U58.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-2 | 42–21 | W | O50.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 28–23 | W | O48.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-2.5 | 10–20 | L | U50 |
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 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight Iowa State ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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.
Kansas State away ATS weakness (1-4)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 7 in the 4th quarter and got 5. 55% of games with totals 47.5–55.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-3 70% | 4-6 40% | 6-4 60% | |
| 8-2 80% | 6-4 60% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
KSU 0–1 ISU
ISU leads · 1 game since 2023 · ISU has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25 2023 | Iowa State 42 @ Kansas State 35 | KSU -9.5 | ISU W |
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
KSU+11.5 →+11.9▲ 0.4#19
ISU+4.2 →+11.3▲ 7.1#20
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13
Longer bar = better
#31
Offense
◀ KSU better#59
#32
Defense
◀ KSU better#47
+0.1 #61
Turnovers
ISU better ▶+0.6 #26
65 plays #96
Pace
ISU faster ▶70 plays #30
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| KSU off | ISU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 30.5 #49 | 19.5 #18 | ISU |
| Yards / play | 6.52 #19 | 5.33 #50 | KSU |
| PPA / play | +0.23 #23 | +0.06 #44 | KSU |
| Success rate | 46% #31 | 42% #74 | KSU |
| ISU off | KSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 31.4 #46 | 21.3 #32 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.14 #45 | 5.33 #49 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.17 #48 | +0.03 #31 | Even |
| Success rate | 41% #96 | 37% #15 | KSU |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
KSU scoring against the ISU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.8 #67 | 8.5 #63 | 14.4 #65 | 8.3 #23 | 7.9 #46 | 16.2 #27 | |
5.6 #82 | 5.7 #27 | 11.4 #49 | 3.1 #11 | 5.0 #32 | 8.1 #13 |
ISU scoring against the KSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.9 #65 | 7.5 #81 | 13.5 #78 | 7.2 #44 | 10.7 #5 | 17.9 #9 | |
3.7 #31 | 7.6 #68 | 11.4 #49 | 4.2 #30 | 5.7 #47 | 9.9 #31 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
22° · 7 mph
gusts 13 mph · at kickoff
Rest
KSU7d
ISU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 135 plays
slowavg 134fast
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