Sat, Nov 15, 2025, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Indiana · Conference game
Weather at kickoff68°F15 mphgusts 31DryWindy Over 48% of 274 games since 2023Weather watch ›
3-6 · Power #63
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10-0 · Power #1
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▲ winner
Closing spread
IU -27.5
✓ WIS W
Total
43.5
▼ Under · 38 pts
Model before kickoff
WIS 7–35 IU
✓ IU (98%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenIU -30.5
CloseIU -27.5
Total43.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
3 pts toward Wisconsin
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened IU -30.5 · closed IU -27.5 · moved 3 toward WISmodel IU -30.5
Opened 43.5 · unchangedmodel 41.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 26.5–28.5 since 2023: won 99%, covered 57% (68 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 49% (195 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenIU -30.5
CloseIU -27.5
Total43.5
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 IU as a 27.5-point home favorite against WIS, the favorite won 10, covered 5, and 7 went over the total.

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This game: IU won 31–7; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 38 points stayed under 43.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 96%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 53%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 60%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 28.9 against an average line of 27.8; 46.3 points a game (usually 55.9). Of the 6 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2025 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & total
-31.521–7 L U45
Close
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar total & situation
-25.552–3 W O44
Close
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form
-3133–24 L O45
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & team ratings
-27.537–3 W U51.5
Close
2025 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & spread
-28.542–7 W O45.5
Close
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & total
-27.528–3 L U44
Close
2025 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & season form
-26.538–13 L O49.5
Close
2025 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & total
-28.538–10 L O46.5
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar total
-23.545–7 W O47.5
Close
UGA vs AUB
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar rest
-27.542–10 W O49.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 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 Wisconsin ATS trend Hit
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.

Market moved toward Wisconsin
3 pts (IU -30.5 → IU -27.5). · 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
WIS+5.3 →+0.4▼ 4.9#65
IU+13.4 →+25.2▲ 11.8#2
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11

WIS
Longer bar = better
IU
#134
Offense
IU better ▶
#8
#87
Defense
IU better ▶
#8
−0.7 #120
Turnovers
IU better ▶
+1.3 #3
60 plays #134
Pace
IU faster ▶
69 plays #39
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When WIS has the ball
Advantage: IU defense
WIS offIU defEdge
Points / game 12.6 #136 12.1 #2 IU
Yards / play 4.29 #136 4.62 #14 IU
PPA / play −0.10 #135 −0.07 #9 IU
Success rate 36% #128 34% #8 IU
When IU has the ball
Advantage: IU offense
IU offWIS defEdge
Points / game 44.5 #1 22.3 #54 IU
Yards / play 7.02 #11 5.58 #75 IU
PPA / play +0.28 #15 +0.15 #96 IU
Success rate 53% #4 46% #123 IU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
WIS scoring against the IU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
WIS scored
1.1
#136
1.9
#136
3.0
#136
4.6
#102
5.0
#109
9.6
#115
IU allowed
3.0
#25
3.6
#10
6.6
#8
1.9
#6
3.6
#12
5.5
#6
IU scoring against the WIS defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
IU scored
10.8
#6
12.6
#8
23.4
#4
12.5
#2
8.6
#30
21.1
#2
WIS allowed
6.4
#96
6.7
#54
13.1
#75
5.0
#56
4.2
#18
9.2
#29

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
IU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
68° · 15 mph
gusts 31 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
WIS7d
IU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 129 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
WIS backup QB started
Not the usual starter

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