Sat, Nov 29, 2025, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Minnesota · Conference game
Weather at kickoff23°F10 mphgusts 20Wet0.0 mmWet Over 45% of 309 games since 2023Weather watch ›
4-7 · Power #63
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final
Final
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6-5 · Power #69
17
▲ winner
Closing spread
WIS -2.5
✓ MINN W
Total
38.5
▼ Under · 24 pts
Model before kickoff
WIS 20–18 MINN
✗ WIS (56%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMINN -2.5
CloseWIS -2.5
Total38.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
5 pts toward Wisconsin
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MINN -2.5 · closed WIS -2.5 · moved 5 toward WISmodel Pick’em
Opened 38.5 · unchangedmodel 38
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 55%, covered 47% (240 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 3.5+ pts toward the favorite: that team covered 45% (154 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMINN -2.5
CloseWIS -2.5
Total38.5
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 WIS as a 2.5-point road favorite at MINN, the favorite won 5, covered 5, and 8 went over the total.

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This game: MINN won 17–7 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 24 points stayed under 38.5, as in 2 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 50%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 4 against an average line of 2.3; 51 points a game (usually 52.8). Of the 7 overs, 4 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread
-317–21 L U45
Close
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & spread
-2.520–48 L O42.5
Close
2025 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & rest
-2.537–20 W O38.5
Close
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar season form & spread
-114–31 L O39.5
Close
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & situation
-2.548–22 W O48.5
Close
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & total
-135–9 W O40.5
Close
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar situation & rest
-1.524–7 W U40.5
Close
SJSU @ WYO
2022 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & spread
-2.533–16 W O42.5
Close
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & spread
-3.523–30 L O42
Close
2025 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & season form
-2.524–31 L O46.5
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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Strong Wisconsin ATS trend Miss
Strong-or-stronger ATS leans went 52-45 (54%) 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.

Wisconsin 3-1 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Minnesota ATS struggles (2-8)
Minnesota have covered only 20% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Minnesota home ATS weakness (1-4)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Market moved toward Wisconsin
5 pts (MINN -2.5 → WIS -2.5). · 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 →+2.0▼ 3.3#61
MINN+8.6 →−0.5▼ 9.1#69
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13

WIS
Longer bar = better
MINN
#134
Offense
MINN better ▶
#95
#82
Defense
◀ WIS better
#99
−0.7 #122
Turnovers
MINN better ▶
+0.4 #40
58 plays #136
Pace
Even
60 plays #131
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When WIS has the ball
Advantage: MINN defense
WIS offMINN defEdge
Points / game 13.4 #136 24.9 #71 MINN
Yards / play 4.33 #136 5.71 #80 MINN
PPA / play −0.07 #133 +0.20 #119 Even
Success rate 35% #130 46% #125 Even
When MINN has the ball
Even matchup
MINN offWIS defEdge
Points / game 23.8 #96 22.0 #46 WIS
Yards / play 5.07 #113 5.55 #68 WIS
PPA / play +0.10 #77 +0.14 #91 Even
Success rate 41% #94 46% #123 MINN

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
WIS scoring against the MINN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
WIS scored
1.5
#135
2.5
#136
4.0
#136
4.4
#103
5.0
#115
9.4
#116
MINN allowed
6.5
#94
7.1
#59
13.6
#82
5.1
#59
5.9
#53
11.0
#50
MINN scoring against the WIS defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MINN scored
4.1
#110
9.5
#51
13.6
#79
4.6
#96
5.0
#115
9.6
#114
WIS allowed
5.9
#84
6.4
#42
12.3
#62
5.6
#71
4.1
#17
9.7
#34

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
MINN +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
23° · 10 mph
gusts 20 mph · 0.031 in rain · wind lowers scoring
Rest
WIS7d
MINN7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 118 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
WIS backup QB started
Not the usual starter

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