Fri, Oct 4, 2024, 9:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Oregon · Conference game
Closing spread
ORE -21.5
✓ MSU W
Total
52.5
▼ Under · 41 pts
Model before kickoff
MSU 14–37 ORE
✓ ORE (95%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenORE -24.5
CloseORE -21.5
Total52.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenORE -24.5
3 → MSU
CloseORE -21.5
3 pts toward Michigan State
Total
Open52.5
no move
Close52.5
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ORE -24.5 · closed ORE -21.5 · moved 3 toward MSUmodel ORE -27
model ORE -27
Opened 52.5 · unchangedmodel 50.5
model 50.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 20.5–22.5 since 2023: won 95%, covered 48% (40 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 43% (46 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenORE -24.5
CloseORE -21.5
Total52.5
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
ORE as a 21.5-point home favorite against MSU, the favorite won 10, covered 3, and 7 went over the total.
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This game: ORE won 31–10; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 41 points stayed under 52.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 91%
Favorite covered
3 of 933%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 48%
Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 22.7 against an average line of 23.1; 57.7 points a game (usually 54.8). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | 2022 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & season form |
-22 | 49–27 | P | O51 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & situation |
-19 | 66–24 | W | O57.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar total & situation |
-24 | 39–17 | L | O52.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & rest |
-24.5 | 52–29 | L | O49.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 13 · close · similar total & rest |
-24 | 28–13 | L | U52.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 12 · close |
-23.5 | 45–7 | W | O47.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & rest |
-22.5 | 28–20 | L | U56 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & team ratings |
-24.5 | 41–20 | L | O60.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & situation |
-27.5 | 14–8 | L | U52.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & situation |
-19 | 40–10 | W | O47.5 |
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Michigan 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.
Market moved toward Michigan State
3 pts (ORE -24.5 → ORE -21.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Small sample warning
Oregon have 2 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 29 in the 4th quarter and got 17. 52% of games with totals 48.5–56.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 4-6 40% | 2-8 20% | |
| 9-1 90% | 4-4 50% | 3-4-1 43% |
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
MSU−3.8 →−0.1▲ 3.7#66
ORE+22.4 →+20.6▼ 1.8#7
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5
Longer bar = better
#93
Offense
ORE better ▶#32
#40
Defense
Even#28
−1.4 #128
Turnovers
ORE better ▶0.0 #74
62 plays #109
Pace
ORE faster ▶70 plays #37
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| MSU off | ORE def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 21.8 #107 | 18.8 #37 | ORE |
| Yards / play | 5.95 #63 | 4.54 #25 | ORE |
| PPA / play | +0.03 #109 | +0.02 #41 | ORE |
| Success rate | 41% #91 | 32% #7 | ORE |
| ORE off | MSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 36.0 #32 | 19.0 #39 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.46 #37 | 4.77 #32 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.22 #42 | +0.03 #44 | Even |
| Success rate | 51% #16 | 38% #44 | ORE |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
MSU scoring against the ORE defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.2 #88 | 10.8 #42 | 16.0 #63 | 1.2 #133 | 4.6 #108 | 5.8 #131 | |
3.3 #32 | 7.8 #78 | 11.0 #58 | 2.5 #15 | 5.3 #59 | 7.8 #28 |
ORE scoring against the MSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.0 #52 | 12.5 #22 | 19.5 #30 | 5.8 #84 | 10.8 #15 | 16.5 #39 | |
3.4 #36 | 6.0 #45 | 9.4 #45 | 6.8 #94 | 2.8 #20 | 9.6 #42 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
55° · 4 mph
gusts 8 mph · at kickoff
Rest
MSU6d
ORE6d
Even
Tempo
Average 132 plays
slowavg 133fast
Travel
MSU 1,922 mi
3 time zones
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