Sat, Nov 23, 2024, 7:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Oregon State · Conference game
Weather at kickoff47°F7 mphgusts 19DryWeather watch ›
8-2 · Power #68
38
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Final
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4-6 · Power #98
41
▲ winner
Closing spread
WSU -10.5
✓ ORST W
Total
55.5
▲ Over · 79 pts
Model before kickoff
WSU 35–24 ORST
✗ WSU (77%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenWSU -13.5
CloseWSU -10.5
Total56.5 → 55.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
3 pts toward Oregon State
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened WSU -13.5 · closed WSU -10.5 · moved 3 toward ORSTmodel WSU -8.5
Opened 56.5 · closed 55.5 · moved 1 downmodel 59
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 9.5–11.5 since 2023: won 78%, covered 55% (55 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 49% (90 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenWSU -13.5
CloseWSU -10.5
Total56.5 → 55.5
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 WSU as a 10.5-point road favorite at ORST, the favorite won 7, covered 3, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: ORST won 41–38 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 79 points went over 55.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 75%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 51%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 5.6 against an average line of 9.9; 60.4 points a game (usually 54.9). Of the 2 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & spread
-1032–17 W U54.5
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation
-1044–38 L O51.5
Very close
UTSA @ UNT
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & situation
-8.523–45 L O59.5
Very close
MEM @ TEM
2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & season form
-1131–34 L O58.5
Very close
PUR @ IU
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & situation
-1030–16 W U53
Very close
CCU @ ULM
2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & spread
-12.528–21 L U58
Very close
ECU @ TEM
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest
-9.549–46 L O52
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & rest
-717–37 L U59.5
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & situation
-9.521–13 L U54
Close
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & situation
-1155–7 W O51
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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Mixed signals 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.

Washington State away ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Oregon State ATS struggles (2-7)
Oregon State have covered only 22% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Oregon State home ATS weakness (1-4)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Market moved toward Oregon State
3 pts (WSU -13.5 → WSU -10.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
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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
WSU+2.5 →+2.5–#61
ORST+7.8 →−7.6▼ 15.4#101
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12

WSU
Longer bar = better
ORST
#13
Offense
◀ WSU better
#87
#101
Defense
◀ WSU better
#116
+0.9 #17
Turnovers
◀ WSU better
−0.5 #109
69 plays #45
Pace
ORST faster ▶
71 plays #22
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When WSU has the ball
Advantage: WSU offense
WSU offORST defEdge
Points / game 38.9 #7 28.7 #96 WSU
Yards / play 6.70 #15 6.54 #125 WSU
PPA / play +0.27 #16 +0.23 #121 WSU
Success rate 48% #13 47% #123 WSU
When ORST has the ball
Even matchup
ORST offWSU defEdge
Points / game 23.2 #104 28.1 #93 Even
Yards / play 5.45 #95 6.18 #109 Even
PPA / play +0.08 #97 +0.15 #96 Even
Success rate 44% #52 45% #105 ORST

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
WSU scoring against the ORST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
WSU scored
10.1
#6
12.3
#11
22.4
#4
5.2
#85
10.5
#10
15.7
#38
ORST allowed
5.4
#77
7.9
#73
13.3
#78
4.0
#28
10.7
#130
14.7
#105
ORST scoring against the WSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ORST scored
3.8
#112
7.5
#84
11.3
#104
3.1
#125
7.3
#56
10.4
#112
WSU allowed
6.4
#101
5.3
#19
11.7
#55
8.2
#121
7.6
#94
15.8
#113

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ORST +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
47° · 7 mph
gusts 19 mph · at kickoff
Rest
WSU7d
ORST7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 140 plays
slowavg 134fast