Sat, Sep 16, 2023, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Missouri
Closing spread
KSU -3.5
✓ MIZ W
Total
48
▲ Over · 57 pts
Model before kickoff
KSU 26–23 MIZ
✗ KSU (60%) lost
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
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CloseKSU -3.5
Total48
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Spread
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CloseKSU -3.5
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Total
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Close48
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
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CloseKSU -3.5
Total48
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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 3.5-point road favorite at MIZ, the favorite won 5, covered 5, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: MIZ won 30–27 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 57 points went over 48, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 60%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 48%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 2.5 against an average line of 2.9; 50.9 points a game (usually 54.7). When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 3 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-4 | 38–24 | W | O50 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 34–7 | W | U50 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 16–31 | L | U53 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 32–29 | W | O50 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & rest |
-3.5 | 17–27 | L | U50.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 3 · close · similar spread & situation |
-3.5 | 17–27 | L | U50.5 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & season form |
-1.5 | 21–27 | L | U54 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 2 · close · similar situation & rest |
-1.5 | 10–24 | L | U55.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 3 · close · similar total & rest |
-2.5 | 41–12 | W | O47.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 2 · close · similar spread & situation |
-3.5 | 41–34 | W | O56 |
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 1 trend and market move 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.
Small sample warning
Kansas State have 2 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 31 earlier overs in games with totals 44–52, 32% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-0 100% | 2-0 100% | 1-1 50% | |
| 2-0 100% | 0-2 0% | 1-1 50% |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 135 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
KSU+2.0 →+6.6▲ 4.6#26
MIZ+0.4 →+1.7▲ 1.3#54
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2
Longer bar = better
#21
Offense
◀ KSU better#54
#10
Defense
◀ KSU better#29
0.0 #78
Turnovers
Even−0.5 #88
71 plays #44
Pace
◀ KSU faster66 plays #74
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| KSU off | MIZ def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 43.5 #19 | 14.5 #31 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.99 #21 | 3.83 #9 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.36 #22 | +0.02 #58 | KSU |
| Success rate | 53% #22 | 31% #17 | Even |
| MIZ off | KSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 29.0 #72 | 6.5 #7 | KSU |
| Yards / play | 5.82 #69 | 3.98 #13 | KSU |
| PPA / play | +0.24 #43 | −0.15 #14 | KSU |
| Success rate | 50% #31 | 25% #5 | KSU |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 22 FBS teams
KSU scoring against the MIZ defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.0 | 21.0 | 28.0 | 5.0 | 10.5 | 15.5 | |
0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 8.0 | 9.5 |
MIZ scoring against the KSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.5 | 10.5 | 19.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | |
0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
72° · 4 mph
gusts 10 mph · at kickoff
Rest
KSU7d
MIZ7d
Even
Tempo
Average 136 plays
slowavg 134fast
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