Fri, Jan 9, 2026, 7:30 PM ESTChick-fil-A Peach Bowl · CFP Semifinal · Neutral site
Closing spread
IU -3
✓ IU W
Total
50.5
▲ Over · 78 pts
Model before kickoff
ORE 26–29 IU
✓ IU (58%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenIU -4
CloseIU -3
Total48.5 → 50.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenIU -4
1 → ORE
CloseIU -3
1 pt toward Oregon
Total
Open48.5
▲ 2
Close50.5
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened IU -4 · closed IU -3 · moved 1 toward OREmodel IU -2
model IU -2
Opened 48.5 · closed 50.5 · moved 2 upmodel 54.5
model 54.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Neutral-site favorites of 2–4 since 2023: won 49%, covered 45% (59 games)ⓘ
Moved onto 3Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 50% (323 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenIU -4
CloseIU -3
Total48.5 → 50.5
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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
IU as a 3-point neutral-site favorite against ORE, the favorite won 7, covered 7, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: IU won 56–22; the favorite covered, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 78 points went over 50.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 50%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 9.3 against an average line of 3.9; 52.9 points a game (usually 52.8). Of the 5 overs, 3 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2024 · Week 15 · very close · similar total & rest |
-3.5 | 45–37 | W | O51.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 15 · very close · similar total & rest |
-3 | 19–22 | L | U51 |
| Very close |
2024 · Postseason · very close · similar team ratings & situation |
-2.5 | 41–21 | W | O55.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 15 · close · similar rest & spread |
-1.5 | 28–7 | W | U48.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Postseason · close · similar situation & rest |
-5.5 | 28–14 | W | U51.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Postseason · close · similar spread & situation |
-2 | 27–20 | W | O46 |
| Close |
2023 · Postseason · close · similar situation & rest |
-5 | 34–13 | W | U55.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & team ratings |
-5 | 24–27 | L | U53.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 15 · close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 31–34 | L | O56.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Postseason · close · similar situation & team ratings |
-8.5 | 34–23 | W | O45.5 |
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
No clear signal on the spread
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.
Total moved up 2
48.5 → 50.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 655 earlier overs in games with totals 46.5–54.5, 34% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9-1 90% | 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% | |
| 10-0 100% | 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
ORE 0–1 IU
IU leads · 1 game since 2023 · IU has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 2025 | Indiana 30 @ Oregon 20 | ORE -7.5 | IU 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
ORE+21.3 →+25.4▲ 4.1#3
IU+13.4 →+27.0▲ 13.6#2
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW16
Longer bar = better
#10
Offense
Even#4
#8
Defense
Even#6
+0.6 #18
Turnovers
IU better ▶+1.3 #2
66 plays #82
Pace
IU faster ▶67 plays #68
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| ORE off | IU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 38.0 #9 | 10.3 #2 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.95 #8 | 4.53 #9 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.29 #8 | −0.08 #5 | Even |
| Success rate | 49% #13 | 35% #7 | Even |
| IU off | ORE def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 41.6 #3 | 15.1 #6 | Even |
| Yards / play | 7.02 #5 | 4.29 #5 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.29 #7 | −0.05 #9 | Even |
| Success rate | 53% #1 | 36% #12 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
ORE scoring against the IU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.6 #14 | 12.8 #2 | 21.4 #5 | 10.1 #5 | 5.6 #103 | 15.6 #26 | |
2.9 #14 | 3.3 #5 | 6.1 #6 | 1.6 #1 | 2.6 #2 | 4.1 #1 |
IU scoring against the ORE defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.9 #8 | 12.1 #5 | 21.1 #7 | 12.4 #1 | 8.1 #40 | 20.6 #3 | |
2.1 #5 | 3.0 #3 | 5.1 #4 | 2.7 #9 | 6.8 #68 | 9.5 #28 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
Neutral site
No home edge
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
ORE8d
IU8d
Even
Tempo
Average 133 plays
slowavg 134fast
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