Sat, Oct 26, 2024, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 9 · at Indiana · Conference game
Closing spread
IU -5.5
✓ IU W
Total
53.5
▼ Under · 48 pts
Model before kickoff
WASH 23–30 IU
✓ IU (68%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenIU -6.5
CloseIU -5.5
Total52.5 → 53.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenIU -6.5
1 → WASH
CloseIU -5.5
1 pt toward Washington
Total
Open52.5
▲ 1
Close53.5
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened IU -6.5 · closed IU -5.5 · moved 1 toward WASHmodel IU -10.5
model IU -10.5
Opened 52.5 · closed 53.5 · moved 1 upmodel 52.5
model 52.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 4.5–6.5 since 2023: won 68%, covered 54% (87 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 49% (70 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenIU -6.5
CloseIU -5.5
Total52.5 → 53.5
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
IU as a 5.5-point home favorite against WASH, the favorite won 6, covered 3, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: IU won 31–17; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 48 points stayed under 53.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 62%
Favorite covered
3 of 933%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 48%
Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 6.6 against an average line of 5.4; 57 points a game (usually 53.1). Of the 5 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & spread |
-6.5 | 22–19 | L | U55 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar total & situation |
-3.5 | 36–24 | W | O53.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & season form |
-9 | 10–20 | L | U53 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & spread |
-7 | 41–17 | W | O48.75 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 4 · close · similar spread & situation |
-3.5 | 23–20 | L | U54.75 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & situation |
-6.5 | 27–34 | L | O55 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & situation |
-3.25 | 24–32 | L | U61 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar season form |
-5.5 | 41–44 | L | O55.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & team ratings |
-6.5 | 56–7 | W | O48 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & spread |
-3 | 38–35 | P | O52.5 |
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
Moderate Indiana ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (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.
Indiana ATS trend (6-1)
Indiana have covered 86% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Indiana 4-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Indiana 6-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 16 in the 4th quarter and got 10. 52% of games with totals 49.5–57.5 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% | 4-4 50% | 3-4-1 43% | |
| 7-3 70% | 8-2 80% | 8-2 80% |
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
WASH+12.9 →+10.6▼ 2.3#21
IU−3.2 →+15.7▲ 18.9#13
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW8
Longer bar = better
#35
Offense
IU better ▶#3
#18
Defense
Even#13
+0.1 #67
Turnovers
IU better ▶+1.0 #14
68 plays #59
Pace
Even67 plays #66
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| WASH off | IU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 24.1 #96 | 13.7 #7 | IU |
| Yards / play | 6.70 #22 | 4.35 #5 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.27 #14 | −0.03 #10 | Even |
| Success rate | 51% #7 | 38% #29 | WASH |
| IU off | WASH def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 48.7 #1 | 17.0 #16 | Even |
| Yards / play | 7.65 #4 | 4.44 #8 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.44 #5 | −0.03 #12 | Even |
| Success rate | 59% #1 | 38% #36 | IU |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
WASH scoring against the IU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.4 #115 | 9.7 #42 | 13.1 #88 | 5.1 #86 | 5.9 #92 | 11.0 #100 | |
0.0 #1 | 7.9 #76 | 7.9 #17 | 3.4 #21 | 2.4 #2 | 5.9 #7 |
IU scoring against the WASH defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11.4 #5 | 13.4 #3 | 24.9 #5 | 10.4 #10 | 13.4 #3 | 23.9 #2 | |
2.9 #15 | 7.0 #64 | 9.9 #38 | 3.3 #16 | 3.9 #18 | 7.1 #12 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
59° · 8 mph
gusts 21 mph · at kickoff
Rest
WASH14d bye
IU7d
WASH +7 days
Tempo
Average 135 plays
slowavg 133fast
Travel
WASH 1,869 mi
3 time zones
Quarterback
IU backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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