Sat, Nov 15, 2025, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Indiana · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenIU -30.5
3 → WIS
CloseIU -27.5
3 pts toward Wisconsin
Total
Open43.5
no move
Close43.5
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
model IU -30.5
Opened 43.5 · unchangedmodel 41.5
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2025 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & total |
-31.5 | 21–7 | L | U45 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar total & situation |
-25.5 | 52–3 | W | O44 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form |
-31 | 33–24 | L | O45 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & team ratings |
-27.5 | 37–3 | W | U51.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & spread |
-28.5 | 42–7 | W | O45.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & total |
-27.5 | 28–3 | L | U44 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & season form |
-26.5 | 38–13 | L | O49.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & total |
-28.5 | 38–10 | L | O46.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar total |
-23.5 | 45–7 | W | O47.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar rest |
-27.5 | 42–10 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 13 in the 4th quarter and got 7. 55% of games with totals 39.5–47.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-7 30% | 4-6 40% | 2-8 20% | |
| 10-0 100% | 5-4 56% | 7-3 70% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
WIS 0–1 IU
IU leads · 1 game since 2023 · IU has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 2023 | Wisconsin 14 @ Indiana 20 | WIS -7.5 | IU 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
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
Longer bar = better
#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
| WIS off | IU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| IU off | WIS def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.1 #136 | 1.9 #136 | 3.0 #136 | 4.6 #102 | 5.0 #109 | 9.6 #115 | |
3.0 #25 | 3.6 #10 | 6.6 #8 | 1.9 #6 | 3.6 #12 | 5.5 #6 |
IU scoring against the WIS defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10.8 #6 | 12.6 #8 | 23.4 #4 | 12.5 #2 | 8.6 #30 | 21.1 #2 | |
6.4 #96 | 6.7 #54 | 13.1 #75 | 5.0 #56 | 4.2 #18 | 9.2 #29 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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