Sat, Sep 28, 2024, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 5 · at Kansas State · Conference game
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3-1 · Power #87
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3-1 · Power #20
42
▲ winner
Closing spread
KSU -5.5
✓ KSU W
Total
58.5
▲ Over · 62 pts
Model before kickoff
OKST 26–32 KSU
✓ KSU (67%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenKSU -5.5
CloseKSU -5.5
Total54.5 → 58.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
Up 4 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened KSU -5.5 · unchangedmodel KSU -8
Opened 54.5 · closed 58.5 · moved 4 upmodel 57
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 4.5–6.5 since 2023: won 68%, covered 51% (57 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenKSU -5.5
CloseKSU -5.5
Total54.5 → 58.5
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 KSU as a 5.5-point home favorite against OKST, the favorite won 6, covered 3, and 7 went over the total.

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This game: KSU won 42–20; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 62 points went over 58.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 62%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 47%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 4.5 against an average line of 4.3; 61.3 points a game (usually 53). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & rest
-5.541–3 W U60
Very close
APP vs MRSH
2021 · Week 4 · very close · similar spread & total
-731–30 L O59.25
Very close
ORE vs BYU
2022 · Week 3 · very close · similar rest & season form
-3.541–20 W O58
Very close
CLEM vs WAKE
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar season form & rest
-3.548–27 W O57
Very close
ARK vs AUB
2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & situation
-4.523–38 L O54.5
Very close
UTAH vs USC
2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & situation
-3.543–42 L O65
Very close
OU vs BAY
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & season form
-335–38 L O61.5
Close
FRES vs NEV
2021 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & situation
-3.534–32 L O64.5
Close
BYU vs BSU
2021 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & situation
-617–26 L U58
Close
BOIS vs FRES
2022 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & total
-316–28 L U54.5
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Oklahoma State ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Kansas State ATS struggles (1-3)
Kansas State have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Kansas State 1-3 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Total moved up 4
54.5 → 58.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
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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
OKST+4.1 →+6.0▲ 1.9#37
KSU+11.5 →+10.9▼ 0.6#21
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW4

OKST
Longer bar = better
KSU
#60
Offense
KSU better ▶
#45
#62
Defense
Even
#54
+1.0 #28
Turnovers
◀ OKST better
−0.5 #96
70 plays #37
Pace
◀ OKST faster
62 plays #105
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When OKST has the ball
Even matchup
OKST offKSU defEdge
Points / game 36.8 #29 19.5 #46 Even
Yards / play 5.82 #82 5.17 #60 KSU
PPA / play +0.24 #38 +0.08 #69 OKST
Success rate 41% #92 36% #40 KSU
When KSU has the ball
Even matchup
KSU offOKST defEdge
Points / game 28.8 #79 20.8 #56 OKST
Yards / play 6.46 #41 5.99 #101 KSU
PPA / play +0.26 #34 +0.01 #40 Even
Success rate 49% #24 38% #52 KSU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
OKST scoring against the KSU defense
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OKST scored
5.0
#84
8.8
#66
13.8
#81
9.3
#24
11.8
#13
21.0
#13
KSU allowed
3.5
#55
8.3
#90
11.8
#73
4.3
#45
3.5
#35
7.8
#31
KSU scoring against the OKST defense
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KSU scored
6.8
#63
5.0
#112
11.8
#95
9.3
#24
7.8
#51
17.0
#34
OKST allowed
3.5
#55
5.8
#52
9.3
#50
2.5
#21
9.0
#118
11.5
#67

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
KSU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
75° · 8 mph
gusts 17 mph · at kickoff
Rest
OKST7d
KSU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 132 plays
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