Sat, Nov 25, 2023, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Minnesota · Conference game
Closing spread
WIS -3
✓ WIS W
Total
46
▼ Under · 42 pts
Model before kickoff
WIS 25–22 MINN
✓ WIS (59%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseWIS -3
Total46
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Market
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Spread
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CloseWIS -3
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close46
Line context
Road favorites of 2–4 since 2023: won 55%, covered 45% (58 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseWIS -3
Total46
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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 3-point road favorite at MINN, the favorite won 6, covered 5, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: WIS won 28–14; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 42 points stayed under 46, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 58%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 47%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 9.1 against an average line of 2.9; 50.5 points a game (usually 53.8). Of the 2 overs, 1 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 12 · very close · similar total & situation |
-2.5 | 41–11 | W | O46 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & team ratings |
-3 | 14–12 | L | U48.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-3 | 52–14 | W | O48.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-2 | 26–6 | W | U43 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-3 | 17–21 | L | U45 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-4.25 | 42–16 | W | O44 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-3 | 35–21 | W | O45 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & total |
-3.5 | 27–30 | L | O47 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-1.5 | 30–49 | L | O48.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-3 | 14–27 | L | U50 |
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Wisconsin ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (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.
Minnesota ATS struggles (3-8)
Minnesota have covered only 27% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Minnesota 1-3 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 5 in the 4th quarter and got 0. 54% of games with totals 42–50 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 4-5-1 44% | 3-6 33% | |
| 4-6 40% | 3-7 30% | 4-5 44% |
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+6.6 →+3.2▼ 3.4#45
MINN−0.1 →−2.6▼ 2.5#78
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12
Longer bar = better
#89
Offense
◀ WIS better#111
#35
Defense
◀ WIS better#91
−0.1 #80
Turnovers
MINN better ▶+0.4 #34
71 plays #26
Pace
◀ WIS faster63 plays #104
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| WIS off | MINN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 22.4 #102 | 26.8 #76 | MINN |
| Yards / play | 5.16 #104 | 5.99 #104 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.06 #98 | +0.16 #97 | Even |
| Success rate | 43% #52 | 43% #85 | WIS |
| MINN off | WIS def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 20.7 #113 | 19.4 #25 | WIS |
| Yards / play | 4.79 #123 | 4.95 #24 | WIS |
| PPA / play | +0.05 #104 | +0.05 #41 | WIS |
| Success rate | 39% #104 | 40% #48 | WIS |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
WIS scoring against the MINN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.7 #126 | 6.2 #99 | 8.9 #125 | 7.4 #47 | 5.5 #101 | 12.8 #72 | |
6.2 #85 | 7.1 #59 | 13.3 #75 | 5.9 #71 | 7.1 #87 | 13.0 #76 |
MINN scoring against the WIS defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.4 #119 | 7.6 #70 | 11.0 #98 | 3.3 #120 | 6.2 #82 | 9.5 #114 | |
5.0 #58 | 6.8 #53 | 11.8 #48 | 3.7 #20 | 3.8 #10 | 7.5 #12 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
29° · 5 mph
gusts 13 mph · at kickoff
Rest
WIS7d
MINN7d
Even
Tempo
Average 135 plays
slowavg 133fast
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