Sat, Oct 28, 2023, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 9 · at Kansas · Conference game
Weather at kickoff39°F8 mphgusts 20DryCold Over 50% of 115 games since 2023Weather watch ›
7-0 · Power #9
33
final
Final
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5-2 · Power #24
38
▲ winner
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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Total
 
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 ›

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UCF @ ECU
2022 · Week 8 · close · similar season form & situation
-5.513–34 L U63
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ALA @ MISS
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & total
-1130–24 L U65.5
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TEX @ KU
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & situation
-955–14 W O63.5
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TCU @ WVU
2022 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & situation
-741–31 W O69.75
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TEX @ TCU
2021 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & total
-432–27 W U65.5
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TCU @ KU
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & situation
-738–31 P U70.25
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TEX @ TTU
2022 · Week 4 · close · similar spread & situation
-734–37 L O60.25
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UCF @ LOU
2021 · Week 3 · close · similar spread & total
-735–42 L O67.5
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2023 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & spread
-649–39 W O63.5
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ND @ UVA
2021 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & spread
-828–3 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%)
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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

OU
Longer bar = better
KU
#14
Offense
Even
#10
#25
Defense
◀ OU better
#103
+1.4 #2
Turnovers
◀ OU better
+0.3 #45
77 plays #5
Pace
◀ OU faster
62 plays #116
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When OU has the ball
Advantage: OU offense
OU offKU defEdge
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
When KU has the ball
Even matchup
KU offOU defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
OU scored
15.0
#1
11.3
#18
26.3
#2
9.0
#17
7.9
#44
16.9
#22
KU allowed
5.9
#85
5.7
#33
11.6
#54
6.0
#76
9.9
#121
15.9
#113
KU scoring against the OU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
KU scored
7.4
#36
10.4
#33
17.9
#29
10.1
#9
7.4
#50
17.6
#16
OU allowed
3.3
#28
7.3
#71
10.6
#43
2.1
#8
3.4
#8
5.6
#5

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
KU +2.5
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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