Sat, Nov 4, 2023, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 10 · at Indiana · Conference game
Weather at kickoff60°F8 mphgusts 19DryWeather watch ›
5-3 · Power #42
14
final
Final
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2-6 · Power #89
20
▲ winner
Closing spread
WIS -7.5
✓ IU W
Total
44.5
▼ Under · 34 pts
Model before kickoff
WIS 27–19 IU
✗ WIS (72%) lost
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseWIS -7.5
Total44.5
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Opening line not available
Total
 
Line context
Road favorites of 5.5–9.5 since 2023: won 72%, covered 62% (54 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseWIS -7.5
Total44.5
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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 WIS as a 7.5-point road favorite at IU, the favorite won 7, covered 5, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: IU won 20–14 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 34 points stayed under 44.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 69%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
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 13.6 against an average line of 8.2; 42.8 points a game (usually 53.9). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
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CAL @ ARIZ
2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & spread
-73–10 L U47
Very close
MINN @ NU
2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & rest
-7.541–14 W O43.5
Very close
MINN @ IU
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & situation
-7.535–14 W O43.25
Very close
AUB @ SC
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread
-717–21 L U45.25
Very close
JMU @ ODU
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & situation
-7.537–3 W U48
Very close
WISC @ NU
2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar total & rest
-1042–7 W O44.5
Very close
WASH @ COLO
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & situation
-6.517–20 L U43
Very close
SYR @ BC
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & situation
-10.532–23 L O47
Very close
2023 · Week 4 · very close · similar spread & rest
-824–21 L U47.5
Very close
PITT @ WMU
2022 · Week 3 · very close · similar rest & total
-1034–13 W O46
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 no trends and market moves behind it
No clear signal 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.

No notable trends or market moves for this game.
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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
WIS+6.6 →+6.6–#31
IU−10.1 →−5.7▲ 4.4#96
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

WIS
Longer bar = better
IU
#83
Offense
◀ WIS better
#122
#31
Defense
◀ WIS better
#100
+0.1 #58
Turnovers
◀ WIS better
−0.6 #116
72 plays #23
Pace
◀ WIS faster
63 plays #102
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When WIS has the ball
Even matchup
WIS offIU defEdge
Points / game 24.8 #88 29.8 #102 Even
Yards / play 5.28 #93 5.61 #70 IU
PPA / play +0.06 #97 +0.19 #110 Even
Success rate 44% #52 46% #117 WIS
When IU has the ball
Advantage: WIS defense
IU offWIS defEdge
Points / game 18.6 #125 19.0 #25 WIS
Yards / play 5.00 #113 5.03 #29 WIS
PPA / play −0.02 #125 −0.01 #26 WIS
Success rate 37% #123 39% #42 WIS

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
WIS scoring against the IU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
WIS scored
3.4
#117
6.4
#99
9.8
#116
8.4
#24
6.6
#69
15.0
#41
IU allowed
6.1
#89
9.3
#100
15.4
#104
7.3
#103
5.9
#59
13.1
#80
IU scoring against the WIS defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
IU scored
5.6
#75
3.4
#133
9.0
#121
3.5
#118
4.6
#112
8.1
#124
WIS allowed
3.4
#28
6.0
#38
9.4
#25
5.1
#58
4.5
#25
9.6
#32

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
IU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
60° · 8 mph
gusts 19 mph · at kickoff
Rest
WIS7d
IU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 135 plays
slowavg 134fast

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