Sat, Oct 7, 2023, 8:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Iowa State · Conference game
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
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CloseTCU -6.5
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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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-7.5 | 28–21 | L | U54.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-7 | 17–21 | L | U45.25 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 9 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-7.5 | 41–44 | L | O61 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 14 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-7 | 69–31 | W | O53.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-7.25 | 31–28 | L | U61.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-6.5 | 45–3 | W | U54 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-7.5 | 31–38 | L | O49 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-7 | 26–16 | W | U48 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-6 | 35–30 | L | O45.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-8.5 | 24–31 | 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.
Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-2 60% | 2-3 40% | 0-4 0% | |
| 2-3 40% | 2-3 40% | 2-3 40% |
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
Longer bar = better
#31
Offense
◀ TCU better#115
#57
Defense
ISU better ▶#41
+0.2 #50
Turnovers
Even+0.2 #52
79 plays #6
Pace
◀ TCU faster61 plays #122
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| TCU off | ISU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| ISU off | TCU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.0 #49 | 11.6 #22 | 18.6 #31 | 7.2 #55 | 9.0 #23 | 16.2 #37 | |
6.2 #92 | 8.6 #94 | 14.8 #90 | 4.6 #48 | 3.8 #23 | 8.4 #29 |
ISU scoring against the TCU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.2 #61 | 7.0 #100 | 13.2 #84 | 2.8 #126 | 4.8 #104 | 7.6 #123 | |
4.0 #45 | 7.4 #69 | 11.4 #58 | 4.8 #51 | 4.8 #45 | 9.6 #39 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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