Sat, Oct 7, 2023, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Wisconsin · Conference game
Closing spread
WIS -13
✓ RUTG W
Total
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Model before kickoff
RUTG 15–28 WIS
✓ WIS (82%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
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CloseWIS -13
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CloseWIS -13
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Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
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CloseWIS -13
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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
WIS as a 13-point home favorite against RUTG, the favorite won 8, covered 6, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: WIS won 24–13; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 3 of the 10 similar games.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 80%
Favorite covered
6 of 967%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 52%
Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 16 against an average line of 12.8; 55 points a game (usually 55.8).
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-14 | 27–21 | L | U50 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-12.5 | 21–24 | L | U52 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & spread |
-12 | 31–19 | P | O47 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 12 · close · similar team ratings |
-15.25 | 41–10 | W | O50.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & team ratings |
-11.5 | 41–17 | W | O49.5 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 12 · close · similar spread |
-13.5 | 45–0 | W | U48 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 4 · close · similar season form & spread |
-11 | 27–45 | L | O62.75 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & situation |
-12.5 | 52–31 | W | O64.5 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & situation |
-13 | 40–14 | W | U61.75 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & situation |
-12.5 | 30–14 | W | U64.5 |
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
Slight Rutgers 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.
Rutgers ATS trend (4-0-1)
Rutgers have covered 100% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-1 80% | 4-0-1 100% | 2-3 40% | |
| 3-1 75% | 2-2 50% | 2-2 50% |
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
RUTG+1.6 →+2.6▲ 1.0#49
WIS+6.6 →+10.9▲ 4.3#20
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5
Longer bar = better
#64
Offense
WIS better ▶#49
#25
Defense
◀ RUTG better#46
+0.6 #33
Turnovers
Even+0.8 #26
63 plays #110
Pace
WIS faster ▶70 plays #39
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| RUTG off | WIS def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 30.8 #61 | 19.8 #36 | WIS |
| Yards / play | 5.53 #87 | 5.21 #47 | WIS |
| PPA / play | +0.23 #37 | −0.01 #36 | Even |
| Success rate | 42% #69 | 40% #64 | Even |
| WIS off | RUTG def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 33.3 #43 | 12.8 #13 | RUTG |
| Yards / play | 6.11 #52 | 4.42 #14 | RUTG |
| PPA / play | +0.15 #62 | −0.04 #23 | RUTG |
| Success rate | 46% #37 | 39% #51 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
RUTG scoring against the WIS defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.6 #41 | 8.8 #64 | 16.4 #56 | 4.2 #104 | 10.2 #15 | 14.4 #55 | |
4.3 #56 | 6.8 #58 | 11.0 #57 | 5.3 #65 | 3.5 #20 | 8.8 #32 |
WIS scoring against the RUTG defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.0 #65 | 6.8 #103 | 12.8 #88 | 13.5 #2 | 7.0 #64 | 20.5 #8 | |
1.4 #6 | 2.6 #5 | 4.0 #2 | 3.4 #33 | 5.4 #55 | 8.8 #33 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
49° · 13 mph
gusts 27 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
RUTG7d
WIS15d bye
WIS +8 days
Tempo
Average 133 plays
slowavg 134fast
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