Sat, Oct 28, 2023, 10:30 PM EDTWeek 9 · at Arizona · Conference game
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6-1 · Power #20
24
final
Final
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4-3 · Power #18
27
▲ winner
Closing spread
ORST -3
✓ ARIZ W
Total
57.5
▼ Under · 51 pts
Model before kickoff
ORST 30–28 ARIZ
✗ ORST (57%) lost
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseORST -3
Total57.5
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Market

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Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 
Line context
Road favorites of 1–5 since 2023: won 55%, covered 44% (56 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseORST -3
Total57.5
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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 ORST as a 3-point road favorite at ARIZ, the favorite won 7, covered 5, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: ARIZ won 27–24 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 51 points stayed under 57.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 58%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
5 of 1050%
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 7.1 against an average line of 3; 62.3 points a game (usually 54). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
UTAH @ ORST
2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & total
-334–42 L O57.75
Very close
BAY @ WVU
2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & situation
-340–43 L O55
Very close
PITT @ GT
2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & total
-352–21 W O57.5
Close
UCLA @ STAN
2021 · Week 4 · close · similar spread & season form
-435–24 W U60
Close
TCU @ BAY
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar total & spread
-229–28 L U58
Close
TEX @ KSU
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & season form
-334–27 W O54.5
Close
ASU @ ORST
2021 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & total
-310–24 L U59
Close
CIN @ SMU
2022 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & total
-3.529–27 L U59.5
Close
NCST @ BC
2021 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & rest
-333–7 W U51
Close
WASH @ WSU
2022 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & season form
-2.551–33 W O60
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 5 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Arizona ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under 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.

Oregon State ATS trend (5-2)
Oregon State have covered 71% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Arizona ATS trend (6-1)
Arizona have covered 86% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Arizona 3-0 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Arizona 4-0 ATS as an underdog
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Both teams trending Under (8-3 combined)
Their games this season have mostly stayed under the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 48-54 (47%)
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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
ORST+11.2 →+11.5▲ 0.3#17
ARIZ+1.3 →+7.0▲ 5.7#31
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW8

ORST
Longer bar = better
ARIZ
#11
Offense
◀ ORST better
#24
#38
Defense
◀ ORST better
#54
+0.9 #19
Turnovers
◀ ORST better
−0.3 #96
64 plays #98
Pace
ARIZ faster ▶
69 plays #53
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ORST has the ball
Advantage: ORST offense
ORST offARIZ defEdge
Points / game 38.1 #13 20.6 #36 ORST
Yards / play 6.94 #11 5.40 #57 ORST
PPA / play +0.32 #8 +0.06 #52 ORST
Success rate 50% #10 42% #70 ORST
When ARIZ has the ball
Even matchup
ARIZ offORST defEdge
Points / game 31.9 #44 20.3 #32 Even
Yards / play 6.55 #23 5.15 #38 Even
PPA / play +0.23 #25 −0.05 #11 Even
Success rate 53% #5 42% #69 ARIZ

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
ORST scoring against the ARIZ defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ORST scored
8.3
#22
11.1
#20
19.4
#17
8.3
#28
10.4
#13
18.7
#12
ARIZ allowed
5.3
#72
4.9
#21
10.1
#38
4.0
#27
3.3
#10
7.3
#12
ARIZ scoring against the ORST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ARIZ scored
3.9
#110
8.9
#58
12.7
#85
9.3
#13
8.0
#38
17.3
#20
ORST allowed
2.0
#4
6.7
#58
8.7
#20
4.1
#34
7.4
#91
11.6
#58

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ARIZ +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
74° · 9 mph
gusts 14 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ORST14d bye
ARIZ14d bye
Even
Tempo
Average 133 plays
slowavg 134fast
Altitude
ORST +2,231 ft
moderate climb