Sat, Nov 9, 2024, 8:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Penn State · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenPSU -13.5
no move
ClosePSU -13.5
No change since the open
Total
Open45.5
▲ 3
Close48.5
Up 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened PSU -13.5 · unchangedmodel PSU -13
model PSU -13
Opened 45.5 · closed 48.5 · moved 3 upmodel 47
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-14 | 30–31 | L | O53 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-14.5 | 27–20 | L | U50.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-13 | 38–35 | L | O49.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & spread |
-14 | 38–20 | W | O49 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & season form |
-10 | 35–28 | L | O43.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & spread |
-12.25 | 24–0 | W | U54 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form |
-10 | 29–27 | L | P56 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & season form |
-12.5 | 21–24 | L | U52 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & situation |
-19 | 40–10 | W | O47.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & season form |
-16 | 57–7 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 18 in the 4th quarter and got 10. 54% of games with totals 44.5–52.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 3-5 38% | 2-6 25% | |
| 8-2 80% | 3-6 33% | 3-6 33% |
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
Longer bar = better
#42
Offense
PSU better ▶#22
#24
Defense
Even#12
+0.3 #49
Turnovers
Even+0.4 #46
67 plays #74
Pace
◀ WASH faster64 plays #99
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| WASH off | PSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| PSU off | WASH def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.8 #111 | 9.4 #45 | 13.2 #81 | 4.8 #94 | 5.6 #104 | 10.3 #111 | |
4.3 #48 | 6.3 #43 | 10.5 #40 | 1.1 #2 | 3.4 #7 | 4.5 #3 |
PSU scoring against the WASH defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.3 #101 | 9.8 #41 | 14.0 #66 | 8.6 #25 | 7.8 #49 | 16.4 #29 | |
3.0 #18 | 7.3 #65 | 10.3 #36 | 4.9 #45 | 3.8 #9 | 8.7 #15 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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