Sat, Oct 7, 2023, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Iowa · Conference game
Weather at kickoff59°F12 mphgusts 24DryWeather watch ›
2-3 · Power #66
14
final
Final
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4-1 · Power #54
20
▲ winner
Closing spread
IOWA -3.5
✓ IOWA W
Total
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Model before kickoff
PUR 19–23 IOWA
✓ IOWA (61%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseIOWA -3.5
Total—
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Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseIOWA -3.5
Total—
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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 IOWA as a 3.5-point home favorite against PUR, the favorite won 4, covered 4, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: IOWA won 20–14; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games.
Favorite won
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 60%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 2.5 against an average line of 3.3; 49.5 points a game (usually 54.6). Of the 1 over, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3.

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
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ISU vs TTU
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & rest
-3.510–14 L U47.5
Very close
2023 · Week 4 · very close · similar spread & rest
-3.534–27 W O36
Very close
KSU vs TCU
2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & rest
-3.531–12 W U58.5
Very close
VT vs SYR
2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & situation
-3.536–41 L O45.5
Very close
CAL vs USC
2021 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & spread
-4.524–14 W U57.5
Very close
RUTG vs MD
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread
-216–40 L O53
Very close
BC vs FSU
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread
-323–26 L U55.5
Very close
TA&M vs FLA
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & season form
-1.524–41 L O53.5
Very close
SC vs MIZ
2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & rest
-3.510–23 L U45.25
Very close
IOWA vs MINN
2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread
-427–22 W O37
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 no trends and market moves 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.

No notable trends or market moves for this game.
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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
PUR−4.2 →+1.2▲ 5.4#54
IOWA+3.8 →+2.8▼ 1.0#47
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5

PUR
Longer bar = better
IOWA
#75
Offense
◀ PUR better
#125
#81
Defense
IOWA better ▶
#19
−0.4 #100
Turnovers
Even
−0.4 #98
72 plays #25
Pace
◀ PUR faster
55 plays #132
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When PUR has the ball
Advantage: IOWA defense
PUR offIOWA defEdge
Points / game 28.0 #75 16.8 #21 IOWA
Yards / play 5.57 #85 4.29 #8 IOWA
PPA / play +0.09 #81 −0.06 #20 IOWA
Success rate 44% #57 36% #28 IOWA
When IOWA has the ball
Advantage: PUR defense
IOWA offPUR defEdge
Points / game 22.2 #103 29.6 #101 Even
Yards / play 4.35 #134 5.64 #77 PUR
PPA / play −0.07 #130 +0.11 #83 PUR
Success rate 34% #133 40% #63 PUR

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
PUR scoring against the IOWA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
PUR scored
4.6
#91
8.2
#77
12.8
#89
9.8
#21
5.4
#95
15.2
#47
IOWA allowed
2.6
#19
4.4
#25
7.0
#19
4.8
#56
5.0
#48
9.8
#43
IOWA scoring against the PUR defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
IOWA scored
4.0
#104
7.6
#87
11.6
#104
4.6
#102
6.0
#83
10.6
#105
PUR allowed
6.2
#95
11.6
#121
17.8
#113
2.8
#19
9.0
#115
11.8
#66

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
IOWA +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
59° · 12 mph
gusts 24 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
PUR7d
IOWA7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 127 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
IOWA backup QB started
Not the usual starter

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