Sat, Sep 23, 2023, 4:00 PM EDTWeek 4 · at Iowa State · Conference game
Closing spread
ISU -3.5
✓ ISU W
Total
36
▲ Over · 61 pts
Model before kickoff
OKST 16–20 ISU
✓ ISU (60%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseISU -3.5
Total36
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Market
Open → close
Spread
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CloseISU -3.5
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close36
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseISU -3.5
Total36
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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
ISU as a 3.5-point home favorite against OKST, the favorite won 6, covered 5, and 7 went over the total.
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This game: ISU won 34–27; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 61 points went over 36, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 59%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
7 of 1070%
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 3.7 against an average line of 3.3; 45.9 points a game (usually 54.6). When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | 2021 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & rest |
-3 | 27–21 | W | O40.5 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & rest |
-3.5 | 28–27 | L | O38.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & rest |
-4 | 27–28 | L | O40.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & total |
-6 | 35–13 | W | O38 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & season form |
-1 | 17–21 | L | U40 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & spread |
-4 | 27–22 | W | O37 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 2 · close · similar spread & rest |
-3 | 27–10 | W | U45 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & season form |
-3.5 | 32–14 | W | O44.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & spread |
-2 | 14–35 | L | O43.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & rest |
-3 | 14–20 | L | U39 |
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
Oklahoma State have 3 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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
OKST−1.5 →−4.0▼ 2.5#81
ISU−4.8 →−2.9▲ 1.9#77
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW3
Longer bar = better
#102
Offense
◀ OKST better#119
#77
Defense
ISU better ▶#17
−0.3 #99
Turnovers
ISU better ▶0.0 #68
69 plays #53
Pace
◀ OKST faster56 plays #130
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| OKST off | ISU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 20.3 #111 | 13.0 #20 | ISU |
| Yards / play | 4.68 #124 | 3.96 #8 | ISU |
| PPA / play | +0.09 #84 | −0.11 #15 | ISU |
| Success rate | 41% #89 | 34% #24 | ISU |
| ISU off | OKST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 16.7 #125 | 20.3 #55 | OKST |
| Yards / play | 4.86 #115 | 5.57 #83 | OKST |
| PPA / play | −0.01 #116 | +0.17 #106 | Even |
| Success rate | 36% #120 | 39% #62 | OKST |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 131 FBS teams
OKST scoring against the ISU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.3 #113 | 5.3 #113 | 7.7 #122 | 2.3 #116 | 10.3 #15 | 12.7 #70 | |
1.0 #11 | 4.7 #38 | 5.7 #14 | 4.3 #56 | 3.0 #17 | 7.3 #24 |
ISU scoring against the OKST defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.7 #84 | 4.0 #120 | 8.7 #119 | 2.3 #116 | 5.7 #83 | 8.0 #114 | |
5.7 #92 | 7.0 #72 | 12.7 #82 | 2.3 #22 | 5.3 #58 | 7.7 #27 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
81° · 21 mph
gusts 36 mph · 0.008 in rain · wind lowers scoring
Rest
OKST7d
ISU7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 124 plays
slowavg 134fast
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