Sat, Nov 9, 2024, 8:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Penn State · Conference game
Weather at kickoff39°F5 mphDryCold Over 50% of 115 games since 2023Weather watch ›
5-4 · Power #31
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7-1 · Power #6
35
▲ winner
Closing spread
PSU -13.5
✓ PSU W
Total
48.5
▼ Under · 41 pts
Model before kickoff
WASH 17–30 PSU
✓ PSU (83%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenPSU -13.5
ClosePSU -13.5
Total45.5 → 48.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
Up 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened PSU -13.5 · unchangedmodel PSU -13
Opened 45.5 · closed 48.5 · moved 3 upmodel 47
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 12.5–14.5 since 2023: won 82%, covered 45% (72 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenPSU -13.5
ClosePSU -13.5
Total45.5 → 48.5
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 PSU as a 13.5-point home favorite against WASH, the favorite won 8, covered 4, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: PSU won 35–6; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 41 points stayed under 48.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 79%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 46%
Went over
6 of 967%
Normal range · usually 52%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 13.7 against an average line of 13.5; 54.1 points a game (usually 54.8). Of the 3 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
CLEM vs SC
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread
-1430–31 L O53
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation
-14.527–20 L U50.5
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread
-1338–35 L O49.5
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & spread
-1438–20 W O49
Close
WISC vs NEB
2021 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & season form
-1035–28 L O43.5
Close
PSU vs IU
2021 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & spread
-12.2524–0 W U54
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form
-1029–27 L P56
Close
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & season form
-12.521–24 L U52
Close
CLEM vs MIA
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & situation
-1940–10 W O47.5
Close
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & season form
-1657–7 W O53.5
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 6 trends and market moves behind it
Mixed signals on the spread
Mixed signals 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 away ATS weakness (0-3)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Washington 1-3 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Penn State ATS struggles (2-5)
Penn State have covered only 29% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Penn State home ATS weakness (0-4)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Both teams trending Under (10-4 combined)
Their games this season have mostly stayed under the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 48-54 (47%)
Total moved up 3
45.5 → 48.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
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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
WASH+12.9 →+10.9▼ 2.0#22
PSU+18.8 →+18.3▼ 0.5#10
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10

WASH
Longer bar = better
PSU
#42
Offense
PSU better ▶
#22
#24
Defense
Even
#12
+0.3 #49
Turnovers
Even
+0.4 #46
67 plays #74
Pace
◀ WASH faster
64 plays #99
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When WASH has the ball
Advantage: PSU defense
WASH offPSU defEdge
Points / game 23.6 #103 15.0 #8 PSU
Yards / play 6.44 #32 4.63 #9 PSU
PPA / play +0.24 #22 +0.01 #24 Even
Success rate 49% #10 35% #7 Even
When PSU has the ball
Even matchup
PSU offWASH defEdge
Points / game 30.8 #49 19.0 #21 WASH
Yards / play 6.88 #11 4.62 #8 Even
PPA / play +0.24 #20 −0.01 #18 Even
Success rate 50% #7 39% #47 PSU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
WASH scoring against the PSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
WASH scored
3.8
#111
9.4
#45
13.2
#81
4.8
#94
5.6
#104
10.3
#111
PSU allowed
4.3
#48
6.3
#43
10.5
#40
1.1
#2
3.4
#7
4.5
#3
PSU scoring against the WASH defense
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PSU scored
4.3
#101
9.8
#41
14.0
#66
8.6
#25
7.8
#49
16.4
#29
WASH allowed
3.0
#18
7.3
#65
10.3
#36
4.9
#45
3.8
#9
8.7
#15

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
PSU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
39° · 5 mph
gusts 7 mph · at kickoff
Rest
WASH7d
PSU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 131 plays
slowavg 134fast
Travel
WASH 2,219 mi
3 time zones