Sat, Sep 9, 2023, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 2 · at Kansas State
Closing spread
KSU -15
✓ KSU W
Total
50
▲ Over · 55 pts
Model before kickoff
TROY 20–33 KSU
✓ KSU (82%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseKSU -15
Total50
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Market
Open → close
Spread
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no open
CloseKSU -15
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close50
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseKSU -15
Total50
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Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 2 games most like
KSU as a 15-point home favorite against TROY, the favorite won 0, covered 0, and 1 went over the total.
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This game: KSU won 42–13; the favorite covered, as in 0 of the 2 similar games. 55 points went over 50, as in 1 of 2.
Favorite won
0 of 20%
Below normal · usually 82%
Favorite covered
0 of 20%
Normal range · usually 46%
Went over
1 of 250%
Normal range · usually 49%
Only 2 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: underdog by 7 against an average line of 13.5; 51 points a game (usually 56.1). When games like this go over ›
All 2 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loose | 2022 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & total |
-13.5 | 10–17 | L | U49 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 4 · loose · similar rest & spread |
-13.5 | 34–41 | L | O53 |
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
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.
Small sample warning
Troy has 1 game with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 15 earlier overs in games with totals 46–54, 40% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-0 100% | 0-1 0% | 1-0 100% | |
| 1-0 100% | 1-0 100% | 0-1 0% |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
Longer bar = better
#25
Offense
Even#14
#40
Defense
KSU better ▶#18
−3.0 #131
Turnovers
KSU better ▶−1.0 #109
64 plays #88
Pace
KSU faster ▶71 plays #44
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| TROY off | KSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 48.0 #20 | 0.0 #4 | Even |
| Yards / play | 8.44 #9 | 3.60 #20 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.23 #49 | −0.19 #25 | KSU |
| Success rate | 56% #20 | 29% #21 | Even |
| KSU off | TROY def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 45.0 #25 | 30.0 #95 | KSU |
| Yards / play | 8.28 #12 | 4.07 #31 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.57 #11 | −0.32 #10 | Even |
| Success rate | 61% #9 | 30% #24 | Even |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
80° · 3 mph
gusts 11 mph · at kickoff
Rest
TROY7d
KSU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 135 plays
slowavg 135fast
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