Sat, Oct 7, 2023, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Wisconsin · Conference game
Weather at kickoff49°F13 mphgusts 27DryWindy Over 48% of 274 games since 2023Weather watch ›
4-1 · Power #51
13
final
Final
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3-1 · Power #42
24
▲ winner
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
Opennot available
CloseWIS -13
Total—
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Opening line not available
Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseWIS -13
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 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
CLEM vs SYR
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & season form
-1427–21 L U50
Very close
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & situation
-12.521–24 L U52
Close
MIAMI vs PITT
2020 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & spread
-1231–19 P O47
Close
LSU vs UAB
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar team ratings
-15.2541–10 W O50.5
Close
NCST vs SYR
2021 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & team ratings
-11.541–17 W O49.5
Close
ISU vs KSU
2020 · Week 12 · close · similar spread
-13.545–0 W U48
Close
USC vs ORST
2021 · Week 4 · close · similar season form & spread
-1127–45 L O62.75
Close
OU vs TCU
2021 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & situation
-12.552–31 W O64.5
Close
VT vs BC
2020 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & situation
-1340–14 W U61.75
Close
USC vs WSU
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & situation
-12.530–14 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%)
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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
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

RUTG
Longer bar = better
WIS
#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
When RUTG has the ball
Even matchup
RUTG offWIS defEdge
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
When WIS has the ball
Advantage: RUTG defense
WIS offRUTG defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
RUTG scored
7.6
#41
8.8
#64
16.4
#56
4.2
#104
10.2
#15
14.4
#55
WIS allowed
4.3
#56
6.8
#58
11.0
#57
5.3
#65
3.5
#20
8.8
#32
WIS scoring against the RUTG defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
WIS scored
6.0
#65
6.8
#103
12.8
#88
13.5
#2
7.0
#64
20.5
#8
RUTG allowed
1.4
#6
2.6
#5
4.0
#2
3.4
#33
5.4
#55
8.8
#33

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
WIS +2.5
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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