Sat, Oct 5, 2024, 4:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Oklahoma State · Conference game
Weather at kickoff88°F10 mphgusts 21DryWeather watch ›
2-2 · Power #63
38
▲ winner
Final
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3-2 · Power #87
14
final
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
4 pts toward West Virginia
Total
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
Opened 65.5 · closed 64.5 · moved 1 downmodel 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
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 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
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2023 · Week 4 · close · similar season form & situation
-3.516–30 L U58.5
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UCF vs MEM
2021 · Week 8 · close · similar total & situation
-1.2524–7 W U63.25
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MEM vs HOU
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & season form
-1.532–33 L O57.5
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MEM vs ECU
2021 · Week 11 · close · similar situation
-429–30 L O58.75
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2024 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & season form
-445–10 W U60.5
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BSU vs NEV
2021 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & spread
-3.531–41 L O59
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2023 · Week 11 · close · similar season form & team ratings
-3.513–16 L U61.5
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TEX vs OKST
2021 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & rest
-3.2524–32 L U61
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UCF vs SMU
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar total & situation
-341–19 W U65
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2023 · Week 10 · close · similar season form & situation
-2.535–28 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%)
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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
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

WVU
Longer bar = better
OKST
#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
When WVU has the ball
Advantage: WVU offense
WVU offOKST defEdge
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
When OKST has the ball
Advantage: OKST offense
OKST offWVU defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
WVU scored
7.0
#55
9.3
#57
16.3
#60
6.0
#79
9.5
#26
15.5
#43
OKST allowed
4.2
#53
7.4
#69
11.6
#62
4.8
#51
8.6
#112
13.4
#93
OKST scoring against the WVU defense
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OKST scored
4.6
#93
9.0
#59
13.6
#79
7.4
#58
10.8
#12
18.2
#24
WVU allowed
2.5
#20
12.0
#125
14.5
#93
7.0
#91
7.0
#88
14.0
#96

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
OKST +2.5
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