Sat, Oct 7, 2023, 3:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at UCLA · Conference game
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4-0 · Power #46
17
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Final
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3-1 · Power #26
25
▲ winner
Closing spread
UCLA -3.5
✓ UCLA W
Total
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Model before kickoff
WSU 27–30 UCLA
✓ UCLA (58%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseUCLA -3.5
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Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseUCLA -3.5
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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 UCLA as a 3.5-point home favorite against WSU, the favorite won 8, covered 7, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: UCLA won 25–17; the favorite covered, as in 7 of the 10 similar games.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 60%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 8.3 against an average line of 3.7; 56.9 points a game (usually 54.6).

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
BAY vs TEX
2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & situation
-2.2531–24 W U61.5
Very close
BAY vs OKST
2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar situation & spread
-2.525–36 L O56
Close
UCF vs SMU
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & spread
-341–19 W U65
Close
MD vs PUR
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & situation
-329–31 L O59.5
Close
UTAH vs USC
2022 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & situation
-3.543–42 L O65
Close
WISC vs MD
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & spread
-523–10 W U47.5
Close
AUB vs MISS
2021 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & situation
-331–20 W U67.5
Close
TA&M vs AUB
2021 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & situation
-4.520–3 W U49.5
Close
TCU vs KSU
2022 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & season form
-3.538–28 W O54.5
Close
ORE vs UCLA
2022 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & situation
-745–30 W O70.75
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.

Washington State ATS trend (3-1)
Washington State have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
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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 →+9.3▲ 3.8#23
UCLA+2.8 →+7.3▲ 4.5#29
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5

WSU
Longer bar = better
UCLA
#13
Offense
◀ WSU better
#46
#60
Defense
UCLA better ▶
#7
+0.3 #48
Turnovers
Even
+0.3 #49
74 plays #17
Pace
◀ WSU faster
63 plays #107
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When WSU has the ball
Even matchup
WSU offUCLA defEdge
Points / game 45.8 #5 11.0 #6 Even
Yards / play 7.26 #13 3.75 #1 Even
PPA / play +0.29 #20 −0.14 #3 Even
Success rate 50% #15 35% #19 Even
When UCLA has the ball
Even matchup
UCLA offWSU defEdge
Points / game 32.0 #55 25.5 #75 Even
Yards / play 7.27 #12 5.73 #87 UCLA
PPA / play +0.20 #46 −0.04 #24 WSU
Success rate 42% #70 39% #53 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
WSU scoring against the UCLA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
WSU scored
12.5
#9
15.5
#4
28.0
#4
8.3
#39
9.5
#24
17.8
#25
UCLA allowed
3.5
#43
4.0
#14
7.5
#23
1.8
#10
1.8
#3
3.5
#3
UCLA scoring against the WSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UCLA scored
12.3
#12
9.5
#57
21.8
#14
5.3
#89
5.0
#98
10.3
#107
WSU allowed
3.3
#34
5.0
#35
8.3
#29
5.0
#57
12.3
#132
17.3
#121

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
UCLA +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
86° · 4 mph
gusts 12 mph · at kickoff
Rest
WSU14d bye
UCLA14d bye
Even
Tempo
Average 136 plays
slowavg 134fast