Sat, Nov 18, 2023, 7:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Kansas · Conference game
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7-3 · Power #11
31
▲ winner
Final
@
7-3 · Power #24
27
final
Closing spread
KSU -7
✓ KU W
Total
60.5
▼ Under · 58 pts
Model before kickoff
KSU 34–26 KU
✓ KSU (70%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseKSU -7
Total60.5
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Market

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Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 
Line context
Road favorites of 6–8 since 2023: won 65%, covered 55% (54 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseKSU -7
Total60.5
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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 KSU as a 7-point road favorite at KU, the favorite won 3, covered 1, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: KSU won 31–27; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 8 of the 10 similar games. 58 points stayed under 60.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
3 of 1030%
Below normal · usually 68%
Favorite covered
1 of 911%
Below normal · usually 50%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 48%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 0.4 against an average line of 7.3; 53.4 points a game (usually 53.9). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & situation
-624–27 L U62.5
Very close
TEX @ TTU
2022 · Week 4 · very close · similar spread & total
-734–37 L O60.25
Very close
TEX @ OKST
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread
-6.534–41 L O58.5
Very close
UCF @ ECU
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar season form & rest
-5.513–34 L U63
Very close
TEX @ KU
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & situation
-955–14 W O63.5
Very close
ORE @ STAN
2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & spread
-8.524–31 L U57.5
Very close
BAY @ TCU
2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & rest
-7.528–30 L O57
Very close
LSU @ ARK
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation
-5.2513–10 L U59
Very close
FLA @ UK
2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & spread
-7.513–20 L U56.5
Very close
CIN @ TLSA
2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & total
-1031–21 P U59
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Kansas State ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (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 ATS trend (7-2-1)
Kansas State have covered 78% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Kansas State 6-2 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
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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+2.0 →+16.6▲ 14.6#11
KU+2.0 →+6.0▲ 4.0#35
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11

KSU
Longer bar = better
KU
#21
Offense
Even
#20
#22
Defense
◀ KSU better
#87
+0.7 #20
Turnovers
◀ KSU better
+0.3 #40
73 plays #18
Pace
◀ KSU faster
64 plays #104
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When KSU has the ball
Advantage: KSU offense
KSU offKU defEdge
Points / game 38.8 #11 26.2 #67 KSU
Yards / play 6.24 #36 5.84 #87 KSU
PPA / play +0.23 #25 +0.14 #86 KSU
Success rate 48% #12 45% #107 KSU
When KU has the ball
Even matchup
KU offKSU defEdge
Points / game 32.7 #34 18.5 #19 Even
Yards / play 6.69 #16 5.18 #37 KU
PPA / play +0.29 #10 −0.05 #10 Even
Success rate 48% #18 37% #20 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
KSU scoring against the KU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
KSU scored
8.7
#19
12.5
#8
21.2
#9
9.0
#12
8.6
#26
17.6
#14
KU allowed
5.1
#63
6.4
#44
11.5
#46
5.9
#75
8.8
#108
14.7
#103
KU scoring against the KSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
KU scored
6.6
#54
9.0
#49
15.6
#50
8.7
#19
8.4
#30
17.1
#17
KSU allowed
5.0
#60
6.1
#38
11.1
#40
3.6
#19
3.5
#8
7.1
#7

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
KU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
51° · 5 mph
gusts 9 mph · at kickoff
Rest
KSU7d
KU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 136 plays
slowavg 133fast
Quarterback
KU backup QB started
Not the usual starter

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