Sat, Oct 5, 2024, 4:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Oklahoma State · Conference game
Closing spread
OKST -2.5
✓ WVU W
Total
64.5
▼ Under · 52 pts
Model before kickoff
WVU 29–32 OKST
✗ OKST (58%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenOKST -6.5
CloseOKST -2.5
Total65.5 → 64.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenOKST -6.5
4 → WVU
CloseOKST -2.5
4 pts toward West Virginia
Total
Open65.5
▼ 1
Close64.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened OKST -6.5 · closed OKST -2.5 · moved 4 toward WVUmodel OKST -3.5
model OKST -3.5
Opened 65.5 · closed 64.5 · moved 1 downmodel 60.5
model 60.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 58%, covered 49% (140 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3Too few earlier games to rateⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenOKST -6.5
CloseOKST -2.5
Total65.5 → 64.5
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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
OKST as a 2.5-point home favorite against WVU, the favorite won 4, covered 4, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: WVU won 38–14 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 52 points stayed under 64.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 56%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 46%
Went over
4 of 1040%
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 4.4 against an average line of 3; 53.6 points a game (usually 53). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar season form & situation |
-3.5 | 16–30 | L | U58.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 8 · close · similar total & situation |
-1.25 | 24–7 | W | U63.25 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & season form |
-1.5 | 32–33 | L | O57.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 11 · close · similar situation |
-4 | 29–30 | L | O58.75 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & season form |
-4 | 45–10 | W | U60.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 31–41 | L | O59 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar season form & team ratings |
-3.5 | 13–16 | L | U61.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & rest |
-3.25 | 24–32 | L | U61 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar total & situation |
-3 | 41–19 | W | U65 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar season form & situation |
-2.5 | 35–28 | W | O59.5 |
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 2 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.
West Virginia ATS struggles (1-3)
West Virginia have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Market moved toward West Virginia
4 pts (OKST -6.5 → OKST -2.5), through the key number 3. · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 27 in the 4th quarter and got 14. 42% of games with totals 60.5–68.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-3 70% | 5-5 50% | 7-3 70% | |
| 6-4 60% | 4-6 40% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
WVU 0–1 OKST
OKST leads · 1 game since 2023 · OKST has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21 2023 | Oklahoma State 48 @ West Virginia 34 | WVU -3 | OKST W |
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
WVU+4.6 →+4.2▼ 0.4#48
OKST+4.1 →+4.6▲ 0.5#46
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5
Longer bar = better
#59
Offense
Even#68
#103
Defense
Even#90
−1.3 #127
Turnovers
OKST better ▶+0.4 #56
66 plays #76
Pace
OKST faster ▶72 plays #26
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| WVU off | OKST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 31.8 #59 | 25.0 #80 | WVU |
| Yards / play | 6.26 #51 | 6.44 #124 | WVU |
| PPA / play | +0.17 #65 | +0.11 #82 | Even |
| Success rate | 44% #59 | 41% #74 | Even |
| OKST off | WVU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 33.4 #47 | 28.5 #99 | OKST |
| Yards / play | 5.89 #70 | 6.19 #109 | OKST |
| PPA / play | +0.20 #52 | +0.24 #117 | OKST |
| Success rate | 40% #103 | 42% #86 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
WVU scoring against the OKST defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.0 #55 | 9.3 #57 | 16.3 #60 | 6.0 #79 | 9.5 #26 | 15.5 #43 | |
4.2 #53 | 7.4 #69 | 11.6 #62 | 4.8 #51 | 8.6 #112 | 13.4 #93 |
OKST scoring against the WVU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.6 #93 | 9.0 #59 | 13.6 #79 | 7.4 #58 | 10.8 #12 | 18.2 #24 | |
2.5 #20 | 12.0 #125 | 14.5 #93 | 7.0 #91 | 7.0 #88 | 14.0 #96 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
88° · 10 mph
gusts 21 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
WVU14d bye
OKST7d
WVU +7 days
Tempo
Average 137 plays
slowavg 133fast
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