Sat, Nov 8, 2025, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Iowa · Conference game
Weather at kickoff41°F5 mphgusts 11Wet0.0 mmWet Over 45% of 309 games since 2023Weather watch ›
7-1 · Power #4
18
▲ winner
Final
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6-2 · Power #20
16
final
Closing spread
ORE -4.5
✓ IOWA W
Total
42.5
▼ Under · 34 pts
Model before kickoff
ORE 26–21 IOWA
✓ ORE (65%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenORE -5.5
CloseORE -4.5
Total43.5 → 42.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Iowa
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ORE -5.5 · closed ORE -4.5 · moved 1 toward IOWAmodel ORE -9
Opened 43.5 · closed 42.5 · moved 1 downmodel 46.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 3.5–5.5 since 2023: won 65%, covered 50% (139 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 47% (272 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenORE -5.5
CloseORE -4.5
Total43.5 → 42.5
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 ORE as a 4.5-point road favorite at IOWA, the favorite won 8, covered 5, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: ORE won 18–16; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 34 points stayed under 42.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 61%
Favorite covered
5 of 956%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
5 of 956%
Normal range · usually 51%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 1.7 against an average line of 4.6; 43.7 points a game (usually 53). Of the 5 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

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MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & spread
-6.528–13 W U47
Close
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & spread
-320–13 W U47.5
Close
MINN @ ILL
2022 · Week 7 · close · similar season form & situation
-4.514–26 L P40
Close
2025 · Week 7 · close · similar season form & situation
-2.533–27 W O46.5
Close
2025 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & spread
-4.520–10 W U46.5
Close
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar spread & situation
-4.517–7 W U50
Close
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & rest
-322–21 L O40.5
Close
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & spread
-320–44 L O43.5
Loose
2024 · Week 13 · loose · similar situation & total
-1126–25 L O45
Loose
2025 · Week 7 · loose · similar situation & spread
-327–24 P O50.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 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
Slight Iowa ATS trend Hit
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.

Iowa ATS trend (6-2)
Iowa have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
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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
ORE+21.3 →+24.0▲ 2.7#3
IOWA+7.8 →+12.5▲ 4.7#22
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10

ORE
Longer bar = better
IOWA
#6
Offense
◀ ORE better
#67
#10
Defense
Even
#10
+0.6 #25
Turnovers
Even
+0.6 #24
66 plays #83
Pace
◀ ORE faster
62 plays #124
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ORE has the ball
Even matchup
ORE offIOWA defEdge
Points / game 41.3 #6 13.1 #4 Even
Yards / play 7.36 #4 4.01 #4 Even
PPA / play +0.37 #2 −0.08 #7 Even
Success rate 50% #12 37% #23 Even
When IOWA has the ball
Advantage: ORE defense
IOWA offORE defEdge
Points / game 31.3 #53 13.5 #6 ORE
Yards / play 5.15 #105 4.05 #5 ORE
PPA / play +0.11 #73 −0.06 #12 ORE
Success rate 45% #37 37% #18 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
ORE scoring against the IOWA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ORE scored
9.0
#17
13.4
#5
22.4
#9
12.1
#3
5.1
#105
17.3
#17
IOWA allowed
4.3
#46
4.8
#14
9.0
#20
1.3
#1
2.9
#5
4.1
#2
IOWA scoring against the ORE defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
IOWA scored
9.6
#10
9.4
#58
19.0
#25
4.5
#105
7.8
#49
12.3
#81
ORE allowed
2.5
#14
1.5
#1
4.0
#2
1.3
#1
7.4
#96
8.6
#23

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
IOWA +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
41° · 5 mph
gusts 11 mph · 0.035 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
ORE14d bye
IOWA14d bye
Even
Tempo
Slow 128 plays
slowavg 134fast
Travel
ORE 1,595 mi
2 time zones

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