Sat, Sep 28, 2024, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 5 · at Kansas State · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenKSU -5.5
no move
CloseKSU -5.5
No change since the open
Total
Open54.5
▲ 4
Close58.5
Up 4 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened KSU -5.5 · unchangedmodel KSU -8
model KSU -8
Opened 54.5 · closed 58.5 · moved 4 upmodel 57
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-5.5 | 41–3 | W | U60 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 4 · very close · similar spread & total |
-7 | 31–30 | L | O59.25 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 3 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-3.5 | 41–20 | W | O58 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar season form & rest |
-3.5 | 48–27 | W | O57 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-4.5 | 23–38 | L | O54.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-3.5 | 43–42 | L | O65 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-3 | 35–38 | L | O61.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & situation |
-3.5 | 34–32 | L | O64.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & situation |
-6 | 17–26 | L | U58 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & total |
-3 | 16–28 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 185 earlier overs in games with totals 54.5–62.5, 33% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-3 70% | 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% | |
| 7-3 70% | 4-5-1 44% | 4-6 40% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
OKST 1–0 KSU
OKST leads · 1 game since 2023 · OKST has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 2023 | Kansas State 21 @ Oklahoma State 29 | KSU -10 | OKST W |
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
Longer bar = better
#60
Offense
KSU better ▶#45
#62
Defense
Even#54
+1.0 #28
Turnovers
◀ OKST better−0.5 #96
70 plays #37
Pace
◀ OKST faster62 plays #105
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| OKST off | KSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| KSU off | OKST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.0 #84 | 8.8 #66 | 13.8 #81 | 9.3 #24 | 11.8 #13 | 21.0 #13 | |
3.5 #55 | 8.3 #90 | 11.8 #73 | 4.3 #45 | 3.5 #35 | 7.8 #31 |
KSU scoring against the OKST defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.8 #63 | 5.0 #112 | 11.8 #95 | 9.3 #24 | 7.8 #51 | 17.0 #34 | |
3.5 #55 | 5.8 #52 | 9.3 #50 | 2.5 #21 | 9.0 #118 | 11.5 #67 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
75° · 8 mph
gusts 17 mph · at kickoff
Rest
OKST7d
KSU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 132 plays
slowavg 132fast
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