Sat, Oct 28, 2023, 8:00 PM EDTWeek 9 · at Arizona State · Conference game
Weather at kickoff83°F13 mphgusts 20DryWeather watch ›
4-3 · Power #46
27
final
Final
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1-6 · Power #101
38
▲ winner
Closing spread
WSU -4.5
✓ ASU W
Total
49
▲ Over · 65 pts
Model before kickoff
WSU 26–20 ASU
✗ WSU (64%) lost
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseWSU -4.5
Total49
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Market

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Opening line not available
Total
 
Line context
Road favorites of 2.5–6.5 since 2023: won 64%, covered 51% (70 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseWSU -4.5
Total49
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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 WSU as a 4.5-point road favorite at ASU, the favorite won 8, covered 4, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: ASU won 38–27 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 65 points went over 49, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 61%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 47%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 4.6 against an average line of 3.7; 50.4 points a game (usually 53.9). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
TLSA @ NAVY
2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & rest
-4.521–53 L O45.75
Very close
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & total
-314–27 L U50
Very close
2023 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-6.534–31 L O46.5
Very close
WSU @ STAN
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & season form
-352–14 W O48.5
Very close
MRSH @ ODU
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & spread
-3.512–0 W U46.5
Very close
MIA @ UVA
2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & rest
-314–12 L U48.5
Very close
LIB @ ODU
2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & total
-3.538–24 W O47.5
Very close
NEB @ RUTG
2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar total & rest
-314–13 L U50.5
Very close
ECU @ NAVY
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & total
-3.538–35 L O46.5
Very close
HOU @ NAVY
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar team ratings & total
-338–20 W O51
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 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight Washington State ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (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.

Arizona State home ATS weakness (1-3-1)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
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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
WSU+5.5 →+3.7▼ 1.8#44
ASU+0.4 →−5.4▼ 5.8#94
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW8

WSU
Longer bar = better
ASU
#47
Offense
◀ WSU better
#121
#87
Defense
ASU better ▶
#70
−0.6 #113
Turnovers
◀ WSU better
−1.3 #132
68 plays #57
Pace
ASU faster ▶
70 plays #41
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When WSU has the ball
Advantage: WSU offense
WSU offASU defEdge
Points / game 32.9 #35 26.4 #78 WSU
Yards / play 6.43 #31 5.06 #33 Even
PPA / play +0.11 #74 +0.13 #88 Even
Success rate 44% #48 43% #81 WSU
When ASU has the ball
Advantage: WSU defense
ASU offWSU defEdge
Points / game 17.0 #128 29.9 #103 WSU
Yards / play 4.88 #118 6.11 #111 Even
PPA / play −0.01 #121 +0.10 #71 WSU
Success rate 37% #118 41% #63 WSU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
WSU scoring against the ASU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
WSU scored
8.9
#17
11.3
#19
20.1
#13
6.1
#65
6.6
#73
12.7
#75
ASU allowed
5.4
#75
6.1
#40
11.6
#56
5.3
#61
9.6
#119
14.9
#100
ASU scoring against the WSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ASU scored
5.0
#88
6.4
#100
11.4
#99
2.0
#131
3.6
#127
5.6
#132
WSU allowed
3.7
#34
7.6
#76
11.3
#52
6.7
#94
11.9
#132
18.6
#129

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ASU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
83° · 13 mph
gusts 20 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
WSU7d
ASU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 139 plays
slowavg 134fast