Sat, Nov 2, 2024, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 10 · at Iowa · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenIOWA -3.5
1 → WIS
CloseIOWA -2.5
1 pt toward Wisconsin
Total
Open42.5
▼ 2
Close40.5
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
model IOWA -3
Opened 42.5 · closed 40.5 · moved 2 downmodel 41.5
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-1.25 | 21–28 | L | O41 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-2.5 | 28–35 | L | O41 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-4 | 25–10 | W | U43 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 10–48 | L | O47 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 26–13 | W | U42.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-2 | 10–24 | L | U43.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-3.5 | 10–23 | L | U45.25 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-2.5 | 13–20 | L | U46 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 20–14 | W | U38.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-3.5 | 19–9 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 111 earlier overs in games with totals 36.5–44.5, 31% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% | |
| 5-5 50% | 3-6 33% | 6-3 67% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
WIS 49–48 IOWA (2 tied)
WIS leads · 99 games since 1894 · IOWA has won the last 4 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14 2023 | Iowa 15 @ Wisconsin 6 | WIS -8.5 | IOWA 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+5.7 →+8.4▲ 2.7#30
IOWA+2.5 →+8.7▲ 6.2#28
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9
Longer bar = better
#71
Offense
Even#72
#51
Defense
Even#41
−0.4 #97
Turnovers
IOWA better ▶+1.0 #14
70 plays #34
Pace
◀ WIS faster60 plays #126
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| WIS off | IOWA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| IOWA off | WIS def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.9 #51 | 6.9 #98 | 13.8 #76 | 7.3 #47 | 6.0 #87 | 13.3 #67 | |
1.6 #5 | 6.4 #45 | 8.0 #12 | 6.1 #82 | 4.9 #32 | 11.0 #49 |
IOWA scoring against the WIS defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.4 #119 | 5.1 #124 | 8.5 #127 | 11.9 #3 | 9.0 #21 | 20.9 #4 | |
1.8 #6 | 5.0 #21 | 6.8 #4 | 6.0 #76 | 6.1 #67 | 12.1 #67 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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