Sat, Oct 7, 2023, 3:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at UCLA · Conference game
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
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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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-2.25 | 31–24 | W | U61.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-2.5 | 25–36 | L | O56 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & spread |
-3 | 41–19 | W | U65 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & situation |
-3 | 29–31 | L | O59.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & situation |
-3.5 | 43–42 | L | O65 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & spread |
-5 | 23–10 | W | U47.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & situation |
-3 | 31–20 | W | U67.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & situation |
-4.5 | 20–3 | W | U49.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & season form |
-3.5 | 38–28 | W | O54.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & situation |
-7 | 45–30 | 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%)
Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-0 100% | 3-1 75% | 3-1 75% | |
| 3-1 75% | 2-2 50% | 1-2 33% |
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
Longer bar = better
#13
Offense
◀ WSU better#46
#60
Defense
UCLA better ▶#7
+0.3 #48
Turnovers
Even+0.3 #49
74 plays #17
Pace
◀ WSU faster63 plays #107
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| WSU off | UCLA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| UCLA off | WSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12.5 #9 | 15.5 #4 | 28.0 #4 | 8.3 #39 | 9.5 #24 | 17.8 #25 | |
3.5 #43 | 4.0 #14 | 7.5 #23 | 1.8 #10 | 1.8 #3 | 3.5 #3 |
UCLA scoring against the WSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12.3 #12 | 9.5 #57 | 21.8 #14 | 5.3 #89 | 5.0 #98 | 10.3 #107 | |
3.3 #34 | 5.0 #35 | 8.3 #29 | 5.0 #57 | 12.3 #132 | 17.3 #121 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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