Sat, Sep 6, 2025, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 2 · at Indiana
Closing spread
IU -35.5
✓ IU W
Total
51.5
▲ Over · 65 pts
Model before kickoff
KENN 5–41 IU
✓ IU (100%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenIU -35.5
CloseIU -35.5
Total50.5 → 51.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenIU -35.5
no move
CloseIU -35.5
No change since the open
Total
Open50.5
▲ 1
Close51.5
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened IU -35.5 · unchangedmodel IU -39.5
model IU -39.5
Opened 50.5 · closed 51.5 · moved 1 upmodel 46
model 46
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 33.5–37.5 since 2023: won 100%, covered 54% (62 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenIU -35.5
CloseIU -35.5
Total50.5 → 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 8 games most like
IU as a 35.5-point home favorite against KENN, the favorite won 8, covered 4, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: IU won 56–9; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 8 similar games. 65 points went over 51.5, as in 4 of 8.
Favorite won
8 of 8100%
Normal range · usually 100%
Favorite covered
4 of 757%
Normal range · usually 54%
Went over
4 of 850%
Normal range · usually 55%
Only 8 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 39.3 against an average line of 34.2; 53.3 points a game (usually 55.8). Of the 1 over, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 8 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & rest |
-35.5 | 59–3 | W | O55.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 2 · loose · similar situation & spread |
-34.5 | 52–0 | W | U56 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 12 · loose · similar rest & spread |
-36 | 35–3 | L | U60.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 3 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-36.5 | 47–3 | W | U53.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 12 · loose |
-38.5 | 38–3 | L | U54.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 3 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-33.5 | 48–20 | L | O53.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 4 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-31 | 45–14 | P | O53 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 2 · loose · similar situation & total |
-28 | 46–10 | W | O55 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 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
Kennesaw State has 1 game with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 454 earlier overs in games with totals 47.5–55.5, 34% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-8 20% | 6-4 60% | 4-6 40% | |
| 8-2 80% | 6-4 60% | 6-4 60% |
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
KENN−24.1 →−20.8▲ 3.3#134
IU+13.4 →+12.7▼ 0.7#18
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW1
Longer bar = better
#121
Offense
IU better ▶#64
#71
Defense
◀ KENN better#89
0.0 #97
Turnovers
IU better ▶+2.0 #23
76 plays #21
Pace
IU faster ▶89 plays #2
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| KENN off | IU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 9.0 #126 | 14.0 #60 | IU |
| Yards / play | 4.04 #117 | 6.98 #124 | Even |
| PPA / play | −0.07 #116 | +0.22 #106 | Even |
| Success rate | 30% #126 | 37% #66 | IU |
| IU off | KENN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 27.0 #67 | 10.0 #47 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.64 #70 | 4.64 #64 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.09 #84 | +0.04 #75 | Even |
| Success rate | 53% #34 | 42% #96 | IU |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
66° · 7 mph
gusts 17 mph · at kickoff
Rest
KENN8d
IU7d
KENN +1 day
Tempo
Fast 165 plays
slowavg 133fast
Quarterback
KENN backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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