Sat, Nov 2, 2024, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 10 · at Iowa · Conference game
Weather at kickoff54°F10 mphgusts 16DryWeather watch ›
5-3 · Power #47
10
final
Final
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5-3 · Power #30
42
▲ winner
Closing spread
IOWA -2.5
✓ IOWA W
Total
40.5
▲ Over · 52 pts
Model before kickoff
WIS 19–22 IOWA
✓ IOWA (57%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenIOWA -3.5
CloseIOWA -2.5
Total42.5 → 40.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Wisconsin
Total
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened IOWA -3.5 · closed IOWA -2.5 · moved 1 toward WISmodel IOWA -3
Opened 42.5 · closed 40.5 · moved 2 downmodel 41.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 56%, covered 48% (174 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3The team the line moved toward covered 52% (33 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenIOWA -3.5
CloseIOWA -2.5
Total42.5 → 40.5
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 IOWA as a 2.5-point home favorite against WIS, the favorite won 4, covered 4, and 3 went over the total.

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This game: IOWA won 42–10; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 52 points went over 40.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 48%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 4.2 against an average line of 2.8; 40.6 points a game (usually 53.1). Of the 2 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
NEB vs IOWA
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest
-1.2521–28 L O41
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & rest
-2.528–35 L O41
Very close
LOU vs NCST
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & situation
-425–10 W U43
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread
-2.510–48 L O47
Very close
UK vs LOU
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread
-3.526–13 W U42.5
Very close
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread
-210–24 L U43.5
Very close
SC vs MIZ
2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & situation
-3.510–23 L U45.25
Very close
PUR vs MINN
2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & situation
-2.513–20 L U46
Very close
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & spread
-2.520–14 W U38.5
Very close
PITT vs SYR
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & situation
-3.519–9 W U47.5
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
Slight Iowa ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Wisconsin 1-3 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Total moved down 2
42.5 → 40.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
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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+5.7 →+8.4▲ 2.7#30
IOWA+2.5 →+8.7▲ 6.2#28
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

WIS
Longer bar = better
IOWA
#71
Offense
Even
#72
#51
Defense
Even
#41
−0.4 #97
Turnovers
IOWA better ▶
+1.0 #14
70 plays #34
Pace
◀ WIS faster
60 plays #126
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When WIS has the ball
Advantage: IOWA defense
WIS offIOWA defEdge
Points / game 27.0 #80 19.0 #25 IOWA
Yards / play 5.64 #78 5.08 #38 IOWA
PPA / play +0.12 #79 +0.03 #32 IOWA
Success rate 45% #47 41% #70 WIS
When IOWA has the ball
Advantage: WIS defense
IOWA offWIS defEdge
Points / game 29.4 #59 18.9 #24 WIS
Yards / play 5.77 #75 5.22 #48 WIS
PPA / play +0.13 #73 +0.13 #89 Even
Success rate 43% #82 39% #41 WIS

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
WIS scoring against the IOWA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
WIS scored
6.9
#51
6.9
#98
13.8
#76
7.3
#47
6.0
#87
13.3
#67
IOWA allowed
1.6
#5
6.4
#45
8.0
#12
6.1
#82
4.9
#32
11.0
#49
IOWA scoring against the WIS defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
IOWA scored
3.4
#119
5.1
#124
8.5
#127
11.9
#3
9.0
#21
20.9
#4
WIS allowed
1.8
#6
5.0
#21
6.8
#4
6.0
#76
6.1
#67
12.1
#67

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
IOWA +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
54° · 10 mph
gusts 16 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
WIS7d
IOWA7d
Even
Tempo
Average 130 plays
slowavg 133fast
Quarterback
IOWA backup QB started
Not the usual starter

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