Sat, Sep 23, 2023, 4:00 PM EDTWeek 4 · at Iowa State · Conference game
Weather at kickoff81°F21 mphgusts 36Wet0.0 mmWindy Over 48% of 274 games since 2023Weather watch ›
2-1 · Power #43
27
final
Final
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1-2 · Power #35
34
▲ winner
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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Total
 
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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
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SJSU vs WYO
2021 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & rest
-327–21 W O40.5
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ARMY vs GASO
2020 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & rest
-3.528–27 L O38.5
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VT vs GT
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & rest
-427–28 L O40.5
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BOIS vs SDSU
2022 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & total
-635–13 W O38
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MIZ vs UK
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & season form
-117–21 L U40
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IOWA vs MINN
2021 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & spread
-427–22 W O37
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VT vs BC
2022 · Week 2 · close · similar spread & rest
-327–10 W U45
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CSU vs SJSU
2021 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & season form
-3.532–14 W O44.5
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GT vs MIA
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & spread
-214–35 L O43.5
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AFA vs SDSU
2021 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & rest
-314–20 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.
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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
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

OKST
Longer bar = better
ISU
#102
Offense
◀ OKST better
#119
#77
Defense
ISU better ▶
#17
−0.3 #99
Turnovers
ISU better ▶
0.0 #68
69 plays #53
Pace
◀ OKST faster
56 plays #130
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When OKST has the ball
Advantage: ISU defense
OKST offISU defEdge
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
When ISU has the ball
Advantage: OKST defense
ISU offOKST defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
OKST scored
2.3
#113
5.3
#113
7.7
#122
2.3
#116
10.3
#15
12.7
#70
ISU allowed
1.0
#11
4.7
#38
5.7
#14
4.3
#56
3.0
#17
7.3
#24
ISU scoring against the OKST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ISU scored
4.7
#84
4.0
#120
8.7
#119
2.3
#116
5.7
#83
8.0
#114
OKST allowed
5.7
#92
7.0
#72
12.7
#82
2.3
#22
5.3
#58
7.7
#27

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ISU +2.5
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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