Sat, Sep 23, 2023, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 4 · at Washington State · Conference game
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3-0 · Power #20
35
final
Final
@
3-0 · Power #46
38
▲ winner
Closing spread
ORST -3
✓ WSU W
Total
57.5
▲ Over · 73 pts
Model before kickoff
ORST 29–28 WSU
✗ ORST (54%) lost
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseORST -3
Total57.5
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Market

Open → close
Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseORST -3
Total57.5
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 ORST as a 3-point road favorite at WSU, the favorite won 5, covered 4, and 7 went over the total.

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This game: WSU won 38–35 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 73 points went over 57.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 59%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 46%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 3.6 against an average line of 3.6; 63.6 points a game (usually 54.3). Of the 1 over, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
PITT @ TENN
2021 · Week 2 · very close · similar spread & total
-3.541–34 W O56
Close
MSST @ LSU
2022 · Week 3 · close · similar spread & rest
-316–31 L U53
Close
WASH @ UCLA
2022 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & rest
-2.532–40 L O65
Close
BYU @ BSU
2020 · Week 10 · close · similar season form & rest
-4.551–17 W O62.5
Close
2023 · Week 2 · close · similar rest & total
-514–10 L U55.5
Close
UTAH @ UCLA
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & rest
-332–42 L O64.5
Close
2023 · Week 2 · close · similar total & rest
-5.522–31 L U58
Close
BYU @ HOU
2020 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & rest
-343–26 W O62.5
Close
PITT @ GT
2021 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & total
-352–21 W O57.5
Close
2023 · Week 2 · close · similar spread & rest
-333–48 L O50.5
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
Oregon 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
ORST+11.2 →+8.4▼ 2.8#26
WSU+5.5 →+8.8▲ 3.3#25
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW3

ORST
Longer bar = better
WSU
#13
Offense
Even
#22
#19
Defense
◀ ORST better
#50
+0.7 #46
Turnovers
Even
+0.7 #42
63 plays #105
Pace
WSU faster ▶
76 plays #11
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ORST has the ball
Advantage: ORST offense
ORST offWSU defEdge
Points / game 41.0 #16 22.3 #68 ORST
Yards / play 7.44 #14 5.62 #85 ORST
PPA / play +0.42 #11 −0.13 #11 Even
Success rate 54% #12 35% #35 ORST
When WSU has the ball
Even matchup
WSU offORST defEdge
Points / game 48.3 #6 11.0 #11 Even
Yards / play 7.02 #23 4.13 #13 Even
PPA / play +0.32 #24 −0.18 #4 Even
Success rate 49% #33 37% #47 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 131 FBS teams
ORST scoring against the WSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ORST scored
8.0
#39
15.7
#12
23.7
#15
8.0
#40
9.3
#30
17.3
#31
WSU allowed
2.0
#17
4.3
#35
6.3
#21
6.7
#89
9.3
#111
16.0
#112
WSU scoring against the ORST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
WSU scored
12.0
#8
16.0
#9
28.0
#5
8.7
#36
11.7
#9
20.3
#13
ORST allowed
0.0
#1
2.0
#6
2.0
#1
0.0
#1
9.0
#105
9.0
#39

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
WSU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
69° · 3 mph
gusts 9 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ORST7d
WSU7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 139 plays
slowavg 134fast
Altitude
ORST +2,330 ft
moderate climb

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