Sat, Sep 20, 2025, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 4 · at Washington State
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2-0 · Power #15
59
▲ winner
Final
@
2-1 · Power #60
24
final
Closing spread
WASH -20.5
✓ WASH W
Total
52.5
▲ Over · 83 pts
Model before kickoff
WASH 38–18 WSU
✓ WASH (92%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenWASH -20.5
CloseWASH -20.5
Total53.5 → 52.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened WASH -20.5 · unchangedmodel WASH -16
Opened 53.5 · closed 52.5 · moved 1 downmodel 55.5
Openline modelKickoff
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenWASH -20.5
CloseWASH -20.5
Total53.5 → 52.5
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 WASH as a 20.5-point road favorite at WSU, the favorite won 10, covered 5, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: WASH won 59–24; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 83 points went over 52.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 90%
Favorite covered
5 of 956%
Normal range · usually 44%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 53%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 23.5 against an average line of 21.2; 44.3 points a game (usually 54.9). Of the 4 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

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MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
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2023 · Week 4 · close · similar situation & spread
-2241–7 W O45
Close
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar total & spread
-2141–16 W O53
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2025 · Week 3 · close · similar situation & spread
-2124–16 L U55.5
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MICH @ IU
2022 · Week 6 · close
-23.531–10 L U57.5
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2023 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & total
-21.524–7 L U50
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CLEM @ BC
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & total
-2131–3 W U48.75
Close
2023 · Week 4 · close
-23.541–7 W O46.5
Close
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar spread
-2128–7 P U60
Close
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar rest
-16.540–10 W U52.5
Close
2024 · Week 3 · close · similar situation & spread
-20.538–21 L O43.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 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 1 trend and market move behind it
No clear signal 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.

Small sample warning
Washington have 2 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 137 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
WASH+8.0 →+11.3▲ 3.3#25
WSU−2.0 →−6.6▼ 4.6#89
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW3

WASH
Longer bar = better
WSU
#9
Offense
◀ WASH better
#120
#36
Defense
◀ WASH better
#75
+0.5 #54
Turnovers
◀ WASH better
−1.3 #127
76 plays #14
Pace
◀ WASH faster
65 plays #81
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When WASH has the ball
Advantage: WASH offense
WASH offWSU defEdge
Points / game 54.0 #4 27.3 #100 WASH
Yards / play 7.53 #13 4.50 #38 WASH
PPA / play +0.43 #9 +0.03 #61 WASH
Success rate 57% #10 43% #99 WASH
When WSU has the ball
Advantage: WASH defense
WSU offWASH defEdge
Points / game 19.7 #110 15.5 #38 WASH
Yards / play 4.52 #127 4.31 #31 WASH
PPA / play −0.08 #130 0.00 #55 WASH
Success rate 38% #111 33% #21 WASH

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 131 FBS teams
WASH scoring against the WSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
WASH scored
10.5
17.5
28.0
14.0
12.0
26.0
WSU allowed
7.0
#100
9.3
#102
16.3
#101
5.3
#77
5.7
#63
11.0
#66
WSU scoring against the WASH defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
WSU scored
3.3
#111
6.3
#98
9.7
#109
4.3
#96
5.7
#87
10.0
#97
WASH allowed
5.0
7.0
12.0
3.5
0.0
3.5

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
WSU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
79° · 5 mph
gusts 15 mph · at kickoff
Rest
WASH14d bye
WSU7d
WASH +7 days
Tempo
Fast 141 plays
slowavg 134fast
Altitude
WASH +2,494 ft
moderate climb
Quarterback
WSU backup QB started
Not the usual starter

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