Sat, Nov 30, 2024, 7:30 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Iowa State · Conference game
Weather at kickoff22°F7 mphgusts 13DryCold Over 50% of 115 games since 2023Weather watch ›
8-3 · Power #20
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Final
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9-2 · Power #24
29
▲ winner
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ISU -2.5 · unchangedmodel ISU -2
Opened 52.5 · closed 51.5 · moved 1 downmodel 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
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 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
WISC vs PUR
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & rest
-1.535–24 W O51.5
Very close
BAY vs KSU
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & total
-2.53–31 L U52.25
Very close
NCST vs FSU
2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & spread
-3.519–17 L U50.5
Very close
FLA vs LSU
2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & total
-235–45 L O51.5
Very close
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & season form
-221–38 L O50.5
Very close
AUB vs MSST
2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & rest
-5.7534–43 L O51
Very close
UTAH vs ORE
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread
-338–7 W U58.5
Very close
UK vs LSU
2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & season form
-242–21 W O50.5
Very close
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread
-3.528–23 W O48.5
Very close
KSU vs BAY
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest
-2.510–20 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%)
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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
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

KSU
Longer bar = better
ISU
#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
When KSU has the ball
Even matchup
KSU offISU defEdge
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
When ISU has the ball
Advantage: KSU defense
ISU offKSU defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
KSU scored
5.8
#67
8.5
#63
14.4
#65
8.3
#23
7.9
#46
16.2
#27
ISU allowed
5.6
#82
5.7
#27
11.4
#49
3.1
#11
5.0
#32
8.1
#13
ISU scoring against the KSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ISU scored
5.9
#65
7.5
#81
13.5
#78
7.2
#44
10.7
#5
17.9
#9
KSU allowed
3.7
#31
7.6
#68
11.4
#49
4.2
#30
5.7
#47
9.9
#31

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ISU +2.5
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