Sat, Oct 28, 2023, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 9 · at Kansas · Conference game
Closing spread
OU -7.5
✓ KU W
Total
66.5
▲ Over · 71 pts
Model before kickoff
OU 37–28 KU
✗ OU (73%) lost
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseOU -7.5
Total66.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseOU -7.5
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close66.5
Line context
Road favorites of 5.5–9.5 since 2023: won 73%, covered 64% (49 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseOU -7.5
Total66.5
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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
OU as a 7.5-point road favorite at KU, the favorite won 7, covered 5, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: KU won 38–33 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 71 points went over 66.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 69%
Favorite covered
5 of 956%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%
Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 7.3 against an average line of 7.2; 63.7 points a game (usually 53.9). Of the 1 over, 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 8 · close · similar season form & situation |
-5.5 | 13–34 | L | U63 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & total |
-11 | 30–24 | L | U65.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & situation |
-9 | 55–14 | W | O63.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & situation |
-7 | 41–31 | W | O69.75 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & total |
-4 | 32–27 | W | U65.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & situation |
-7 | 38–31 | P | U70.25 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 4 · close · similar spread & situation |
-7 | 34–37 | L | O60.25 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 3 · close · similar spread & total |
-7 | 35–42 | L | O67.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & spread |
-6 | 49–39 | W | O63.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & spread |
-8 | 28–3 | W | U62.25 |
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Oklahoma ATS trend Miss
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.
Oklahoma ATS trend (6-1)
Oklahoma have covered 86% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Oklahoma 5-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Kansas 3-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 15 earlier overs in games with totals 62.5–70.5, 27% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-0 100% | 6-1 86% | 2-3 40% | |
| 5-2 71% | 3-4 43% | 3-3 50% |
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
OU+20.5 →+19.4▼ 1.1#3
KU+2.0 →+4.6▲ 2.6#40
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW8
Longer bar = better
#14
Offense
Even#10
#25
Defense
◀ OU better#103
+1.4 #2
Turnovers
◀ OU better+0.3 #45
77 plays #5
Pace
◀ OU faster62 plays #116
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| OU off | KU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 43.1 #4 | 27.4 #85 | OU |
| Yards / play | 6.49 #28 | 6.00 #104 | OU |
| PPA / play | +0.29 #15 | +0.19 #111 | OU |
| Success rate | 53% #8 | 45% #113 | OU |
| KU off | OU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 35.4 #21 | 16.1 #13 | Even |
| Yards / play | 7.15 #7 | 5.10 #35 | KU |
| PPA / play | +0.35 #5 | −0.01 #25 | Even |
| Success rate | 53% #7 | 37% #25 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
OU scoring against the KU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15.0 #1 | 11.3 #18 | 26.3 #2 | 9.0 #17 | 7.9 #44 | 16.9 #22 | |
5.9 #85 | 5.7 #33 | 11.6 #54 | 6.0 #76 | 9.9 #121 | 15.9 #113 |
KU scoring against the OU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.4 #36 | 10.4 #33 | 17.9 #29 | 10.1 #9 | 7.4 #50 | 17.6 #16 | |
3.3 #28 | 7.3 #71 | 10.6 #43 | 2.1 #8 | 3.4 #8 | 5.6 #5 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
39° · 8 mph
gusts 20 mph · at kickoff
Rest
OU7d
KU14d bye
KU +7 days
Tempo
Average 139 plays
slowavg 134fast
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