Sat, Sep 30, 2023, 10:00 PM EDTWeek 5 · at Arizona · Conference game
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
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CloseWASH -19.5
Total66
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CloseWASH -19.5
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Total
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Close66
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
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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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | 2022 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & total |
-17 | 42–0 | W | U62.75 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 9 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-15.5 | 44–31 | L | O60.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-17 | 49–26 | W | O61 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 12 · loose · similar rest & total |
-22.5 | 38–63 | L | O67 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 10 · loose · similar rest & total |
-14 | 26–17 | L | U67.75 |
| Loose | 2020 · Week 8 · loose · similar total & rest |
-21.5 | 48–17 | W | U66.5 |
| Loose | 2020 · Week 14 · loose · similar total & situation |
-23.5 | 45–10 | W | U67 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 8 · loose · similar situation & spread |
-21 | 54–7 | W | O59 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest & spread |
-20.5 | 24–22 | L | U57 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest |
-15 | 41–7 | 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.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 22 in the 4th quarter and got 10. 39% of games with totals 62–70 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-0 100% | 3-0-1 100% | 1-2 33% | |
| 3-1 75% | 3-1 75% | 0-4 0% |
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
Longer bar = better
#2
Offense
◀ WASH better#37
#24
Defense
Even#33
+0.8 #26
Turnovers
◀ WASH better−1.3 #132
64 plays #91
Pace
Even64 plays #97
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| WASH off | ARIZ def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| ARIZ off | WASH def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13.0 #5 | 19.5 #1 | 32.5 #1 | 8.5 #34 | 8.8 #40 | 17.3 #33 | |
4.3 #57 | 3.3 #9 | 7.5 #25 | 3.5 #38 | 3.3 #13 | 6.8 #17 |
ARIZ scoring against the WASH defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.8 #130 | 8.8 #71 | 10.5 #110 | 11.3 #7 | 6.8 #70 | 18.0 #21 | |
3.8 #47 | 3.0 #7 | 6.8 #18 | 3.5 #38 | 6.8 #76 | 10.3 #53 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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