Sat, Oct 7, 2023, 8:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Iowa State · Conference game
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3-2 · Power #30
14
final
Final
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2-3 · Power #35
27
▲ winner
Closing spread
TCU -6.5
✓ ISU W
Total
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Model before kickoff
TCU 29–22 ISU
✗ TCU (69%) lost
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseTCU -6.5
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Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseTCU -6.5
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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 TCU as a 6.5-point road favorite at ISU, the favorite won 6, covered 3, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: ISU won 27–14 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 7 of the 10 similar games.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 67%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 48%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 8.4 against an average line of 7.2; 61 points a game (usually 54.5).

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
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WASH @ CAL
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-7.528–21 L U54.5
Very close
AUB @ SC
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread
-717–21 L U45.25
Very close
UNC @ UVA
2020 · Week 9 · very close · similar situation & rest
-7.541–44 L O61
Very close
TEX @ KSU
2020 · Week 14 · very close · similar spread & rest
-769–31 W O53.5
Very close
UNC @ UVA
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & spread
-7.2531–28 L U61.5
Very close
FSU @ MIA
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & rest
-6.545–3 W U54
Very close
ISU @ WVU
2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & situation
-7.531–38 L O49
Very close
ORE @ WASH
2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & spread
-726–16 W U48
Very close
ASU @ WASH
2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread
-635–30 L O45.5
Very close
ORE @ STAN
2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar situation & rest
-8.524–31 L U57.5
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 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
TCU−3.1 →+8.5▲ 11.6#25
ISU−4.8 →−2.1▲ 2.7#74
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5

TCU
Longer bar = better
ISU
#31
Offense
◀ TCU better
#115
#57
Defense
ISU better ▶
#41
+0.2 #50
Turnovers
Even
+0.2 #52
79 plays #6
Pace
◀ TCU faster
61 plays #122
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TCU has the ball
Even matchup
TCU offISU defEdge
Points / game 34.8 #35 23.2 #54 Even
Yards / play 6.20 #49 4.92 #30 Even
PPA / play +0.28 #20 +0.03 #45 TCU
Success rate 49% #19 38% #34 Even
When ISU has the ball
Advantage: TCU defense
ISU offTCU defEdge
Points / game 20.8 #113 21.0 #44 TCU
Yards / play 5.23 #101 5.21 #45 TCU
PPA / play +0.02 #114 +0.08 #60 TCU
Success rate 34% #133 42% #77 TCU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
TCU scoring against the ISU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TCU scored
7.0
#49
11.6
#22
18.6
#31
7.2
#55
9.0
#23
16.2
#37
ISU allowed
6.2
#92
8.6
#94
14.8
#90
4.6
#48
3.8
#23
8.4
#29
ISU scoring against the TCU defense
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ISU scored
6.2
#61
7.0
#100
13.2
#84
2.8
#126
4.8
#104
7.6
#123
TCU allowed
4.0
#45
7.4
#69
11.4
#58
4.8
#51
4.8
#45
9.6
#39

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ISU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
52° · 5 mph
gusts 11 mph · at kickoff
Rest
TCU7d
ISU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 139 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
TCU backup QB started
Not the usual starter

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