Fri, Oct 11, 2024, 10:30 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Arizona State · Conference game
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4-1 · Power #49
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4-1 · Power #18
27
▲ winner
Closing spread
UTAH -5.5
✓ ASU W
Total
46.5
▼ Under · 46 pts
Model before kickoff
UTAH 23–18 ASU
✗ UTAH (62%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUTAH -3
CloseUTAH -5.5
Total45.5 → 46.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2.5 pts toward Utah
Total
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened UTAH -3 · closed UTAH -5.5 · moved 2.5 toward UTAHmodel ASU -0.5
Opened 45.5 · closed 46.5 · moved 1 upmodel 41.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 4.5–6.5 since 2023: won 62%, covered 50% (60 games)ⓘ
Moved off 3Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 44% (62 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUTAH -3
CloseUTAH -5.5
Total45.5 → 46.5
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 UTAH as a 5.5-point road favorite at ASU, the favorite won 5, covered 5, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: ASU won 27–19 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 46 points stayed under 46.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 62%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
6 of 1060%
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 6.5 against an average line of 4.2; 42.9 points a game (usually 53.1). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
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PSU @ MSU
2021 · Week 13 · close · similar season form & situation
-4.527–30 L O51.5
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OKST @ WVU
2021 · Week 10 · close · similar season form & total
-3.524–3 W U49
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WISC @ PUR
2021 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & team ratings
-3.530–13 W O41
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APP @ MRSH
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar total & season form
-221–28 L O47.5
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NCST @ BC
2021 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & team ratings
-333–7 W U51
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NEB @ MINN
2021 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & spread
-4.523–30 L O48.5
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2023 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & situation
-5.524–3 W U44.5
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AFA @ CSU
2021 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & total
-335–21 W O45
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2023 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & situation
-66–20 L U44
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TA&M @ LSU
2021 · Week 13 · close · similar total
-6.2524–27 L O46.75
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Arizona State ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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.

Arizona State ATS trend (4-1)
Arizona State have covered 80% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Arizona State 3-0 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Market moved toward Utah
2.5 pts (UTAH -3 → UTAH -5.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
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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
UTAH+6.4 →+7.1▲ 0.7#34
ASU−3.3 →+4.6▲ 7.9#51
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6

UTAH
Longer bar = better
ASU
#81
Offense
ASU better ▶
#37
#11
Defense
◀ UTAH better
#56
−0.2 #83
Turnovers
ASU better ▶
+0.6 #37
70 plays #37
Pace
Even
72 plays #24
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When UTAH has the ball
Advantage: ASU defense
UTAH offASU defEdge
Points / game 28.4 #72 23.8 #69 Even
Yards / play 5.97 #62 4.73 #22 ASU
PPA / play +0.05 #108 +0.08 #66 ASU
Success rate 42% #82 40% #66 Even
When ASU has the ball
Advantage: UTAH defense
ASU offUTAH defEdge
Points / game 33.2 #38 15.0 #15 UTAH
Yards / play 5.92 #67 4.65 #19 UTAH
PPA / play +0.26 #27 −0.07 #9 Even
Success rate 50% #15 32% #2 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
UTAH scoring against the ASU defense
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UTAH scored
5.4
#85
12.2
#21
17.6
#47
4.2
#108
6.6
#78
10.8
#108
ASU allowed
5.6
#83
5.4
#38
11.0
#54
4.8
#56
8.0
#101
12.8
#88
ASU scoring against the UTAH defense
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ASU scored
8.2
#33
11.6
#25
19.8
#25
7.4
#55
6.0
#87
13.4
#73
UTAH allowed
2.6
#21
3.4
#16
6.0
#9
4.4
#49
4.6
#40
9.0
#33

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ASU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
93° · 10 mph
gusts 13 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
UTAH13d bye
ASU6d
UTAH +7 days
Tempo
Fast 141 plays
slowavg 133fast
Quarterback
UTAH backup QB started
Not the usual starter

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