Sat, Nov 2, 2024, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 10 · at Iowa State · Conference game
Weather at kickoff57°F10 mphgusts 17DryWeather watch ›
5-3 · Power #46
23
▲ winner
Final
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7-0 · Power #24
22
final
Closing spread
ISU -14.5
✓ TTU W
Total
55.5
▼ Under · 45 pts
Model before kickoff
TTU 20–34 ISU
✗ ISU (84%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenISU -15.5
CloseISU -14.5
Total57.5 → 55.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Texas Tech
Total
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ISU -15.5 · closed ISU -14.5 · moved 1 toward TTUmodel ISU -13
Opened 57.5 · closed 55.5 · moved 2 downmodel 53
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 13.5–15.5 since 2023: won 89%, covered 53% (64 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 52% (85 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenISU -15.5
CloseISU -14.5
Total57.5 → 55.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like ISU as a 14.5-point home favorite against TTU, the favorite won 9, covered 5, and 8 went over the total.

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This game: TTU won 23–22 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 45 points stayed under 55.5, as in 2 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 83%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
8 of 1080%
Above normal · usually 48%

Overs above normal. Splits like this often fade, so treat it as context, not a pick. Average result: favorite by 11.8 against an average line of 12.8; 63.6 points a game (usually 54.2). Of the 3 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
BAY vs TTU
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & situation
-1427–24 L U51.5
Very close
OKST vs TCU
2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar team ratings & situation
-1163–17 W O54
Very close
ORE vs CAL
2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & total
-13.524–17 L U53.5
Close
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & team ratings
-15.542–21 W O55
Close
MSST vs AUB
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & situation
-12.539–33 L O50.5
Close
MSU vs MD
2021 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & season form
-11.540–21 W O60.5
Close
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & spread
-12.521–48 L O60.5
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar total & situation
-12.533–31 L O56.5
Close
TEX vs UTSA
2022 · Week 3 · close · similar total & spread
-1341–20 W O57
Close
KSU vs KU
2022 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & team ratings
-1247–27 W O62
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Iowa State ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Iowa State ATS trend (5-2)
Iowa State have covered 71% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Total moved down 2
57.5 → 55.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 137 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
TTU+4.7 →+3.3▼ 1.4#56
ISU+4.2 →+12.8▲ 8.6#18
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

TTU
Longer bar = better
ISU
#43
Offense
Even
#52
#115
Defense
ISU better ▶
#28
+0.3 #57
Turnovers
ISU better ▶
+1.3 #7
76 plays #5
Pace
◀ TTU faster
70 plays #33
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TTU has the ball
Even matchup
TTU offISU defEdge
Points / game 38.1 #17 14.4 #9 Even
Yards / play 5.98 #60 4.95 #29 ISU
PPA / play +0.20 #38 −0.03 #10 ISU
Success rate 44% #57 40% #62 Even
When ISU has the ball
Advantage: ISU offense
ISU offTTU defEdge
Points / game 31.7 #45 36.0 #124 ISU
Yards / play 6.28 #43 6.61 #125 ISU
PPA / play +0.21 #35 +0.17 #102 ISU
Success rate 42% #83 44% #108 ISU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
TTU scoring against the ISU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TTU scored
10.4
#10
12.6
#6
23.0
#7
6.5
#64
7.8
#48
14.3
#52
ISU allowed
4.0
#41
4.7
#15
8.7
#21
2.9
#11
2.9
#5
5.7
#6
ISU scoring against the TTU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ISU scored
5.9
#74
7.7
#83
13.6
#81
7.9
#33
10.3
#10
18.1
#13
TTU allowed
7.4
#112
8.9
#90
16.3
#108
8.0
#114
11.0
#131
19.0
#132

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ISU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
57° · 10 mph
gusts 17 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
TTU7d
ISU14d bye
ISU +7 days
Tempo
Fast 146 plays
slowavg 133fast

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