Sat, Sep 30, 2023, 10:00 PM EDTWeek 5 · at Arizona · Conference game
Weather at kickoff86°F8 mphgusts 19DryWeather watch ›
4-0 · Power #13
31
▲ winner
Final
@
3-1 · Power #18
24
final
Closing spread
WASH -19.5
✓ ARIZ W
Total
66
▼ Under · 55 pts
Model before kickoff
WASH 41–22 ARIZ
✓ WASH (91%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseWASH -19.5
Total66
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Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseWASH -19.5
Total66
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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 WASH as a 19.5-point road favorite at ARIZ, the favorite won 9, covered 6, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: WASH won 31–24; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 55 points stayed under 66, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 89%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 46%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 21.1 against an average line of 18.8; 61.1 points a game (usually 55.5). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
MISS @ GT
2022 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & total
-1742–0 W U62.75
Loose
OSU @ PSU
2022 · Week 9 · loose · similar rest & season form
-15.544–31 L O60.5
Loose
ALA @ ARK
2022 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & situation
-1749–26 W O61
Loose
TENN @ SC
2022 · Week 12 · loose · similar rest & total
-22.538–63 L O67
Loose
OSU @ NEB
2021 · Week 10 · loose · similar rest & total
-1426–17 L U67.75
Loose
ALA @ TENN
2020 · Week 8 · loose · similar total & rest
-21.548–17 W U66.5
Loose
CLEM @ VT
2020 · Week 14 · loose · similar total & situation
-23.545–10 W U67
Loose
OSU @ IU
2021 · Week 8 · loose · similar situation & spread
-2154–7 W O59
Loose
ALA @ AUB
2021 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest & spread
-20.524–22 L U57
Loose
2023 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest
-1541–7 W U57.25
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Mixed signals 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.

Washington 3-0-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Arizona ATS trend (3-1)
Arizona have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Small sample warning
Washington have 3 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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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
WASH+9.9 →+18.5▲ 8.6#5
ARIZ+1.3 →+1.9▲ 0.6#51
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW4

WASH
Longer bar = better
ARIZ
#2
Offense
◀ WASH better
#37
#24
Defense
Even
#33
+0.8 #26
Turnovers
◀ WASH better
−1.3 #132
64 plays #91
Pace
Even
64 plays #97
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When WASH has the ball
Advantage: WASH offense
WASH offARIZ defEdge
Points / game 49.8 #3 16.0 #22 Even
Yards / play 9.23 #1 4.98 #37 WASH
PPA / play +0.60 #1 −0.04 #29 WASH
Success rate 63% #1 38% #45 WASH
When ARIZ has the ball
Even matchup
ARIZ offWASH defEdge
Points / game 28.5 #74 17.0 #24 WASH
Yards / play 7.04 #18 5.11 #42 ARIZ
PPA / play +0.20 #49 −0.08 #15 WASH
Success rate 55% #5 33% #13 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
WASH scoring against the ARIZ defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
WASH scored
13.0
#5
19.5
#1
32.5
#1
8.5
#34
8.8
#40
17.3
#33
ARIZ allowed
4.3
#57
3.3
#9
7.5
#25
3.5
#38
3.3
#13
6.8
#17
ARIZ scoring against the WASH defense
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ARIZ scored
1.8
#130
8.8
#71
10.5
#110
11.3
#7
6.8
#70
18.0
#21
WASH allowed
3.8
#47
3.0
#7
6.8
#18
3.5
#38
6.8
#76
10.3
#53

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ARIZ +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
86° · 8 mph
gusts 19 mph · at kickoff
Rest
WASH7d
ARIZ7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 128 plays
slowavg 134fast
Altitude
WASH +2,395 ft
moderate climb
Quarterback
ARIZ backup QB started
Not the usual starter