Sat, Nov 2, 2024, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 10 · at Iowa State · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenISU -15.5
1 → TTU
CloseISU -14.5
1 pt toward Texas Tech
Total
Open57.5
▼ 2
Close55.5
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
model ISU -13
Opened 57.5 · closed 55.5 · moved 2 downmodel 53
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-14 | 27–24 | L | U51.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar team ratings & situation |
-11 | 63–17 | W | O54 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & total |
-13.5 | 24–17 | L | U53.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & team ratings |
-15.5 | 42–21 | W | O55 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & situation |
-12.5 | 39–33 | L | O50.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & season form |
-11.5 | 40–21 | W | O60.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & spread |
-12.5 | 21–48 | L | O60.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar total & situation |
-12.5 | 33–31 | L | O56.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 3 · close · similar total & spread |
-13 | 41–20 | W | O57 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & team ratings |
-12 | 47–27 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 26 in the 4th quarter and got 15. 51% of games with totals 51.5–59.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 4-5 44% | 5-4 56% | |
| 8-2 80% | 6-3-1 67% | 6-4 60% |
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
Longer bar = better
#43
Offense
Even#52
#115
Defense
ISU better ▶#28
+0.3 #57
Turnovers
ISU better ▶+1.3 #7
76 plays #5
Pace
◀ TTU faster70 plays #33
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| TTU off | ISU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| ISU off | TTU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10.4 #10 | 12.6 #6 | 23.0 #7 | 6.5 #64 | 7.8 #48 | 14.3 #52 | |
4.0 #41 | 4.7 #15 | 8.7 #21 | 2.9 #11 | 2.9 #5 | 5.7 #6 |
ISU scoring against the TTU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.9 #74 | 7.7 #83 | 13.6 #81 | 7.9 #33 | 10.3 #10 | 18.1 #13 | |
7.4 #112 | 8.9 #90 | 16.3 #108 | 8.0 #114 | 11.0 #131 | 19.0 #132 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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