Sat, Nov 29, 2025, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Minnesota · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenMINN -2.5
5 → WIS
CloseWIS -2.5
5 pts toward Wisconsin
Total
Open38.5
no move
Close38.5
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
model Pick’em
Opened 38.5 · unchangedmodel 38
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 17–21 | L | U45 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 20–48 | L | O42.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & rest |
-2.5 | 37–20 | W | O38.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar season form & spread |
-1 | 14–31 | L | O39.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & situation |
-2.5 | 48–22 | W | O48.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & total |
-1 | 35–9 | W | O40.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar situation & rest |
-1.5 | 24–7 | W | U40.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 33–16 | W | O42.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & spread |
-3.5 | 23–30 | L | O42 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & season form |
-2.5 | 24–31 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 15 in the 4th quarter and got 0. 62% of games with totals 34.5–42.5 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% | 6-4 60% | 2-8 20% | |
| 5-5 50% | 2-7 22% | 7-3 70% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
WIS 1–1 MINN
Series tied · 2 games since 2023 · MINN has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29 2024 | Minnesota 24 @ Wisconsin 7 | MINN -1.5 | MINN W |
| Nov 25 2023 | Wisconsin 28 @ Minnesota 14 | WIS -3 | WIS 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 →+2.0▼ 3.3#61
MINN+8.6 →−0.5▼ 9.1#69
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13
Longer bar = better
#134
Offense
MINN better ▶#95
#82
Defense
◀ WIS better#99
−0.7 #122
Turnovers
MINN better ▶+0.4 #40
58 plays #136
Pace
Even60 plays #131
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| WIS off | MINN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| MINN off | WIS def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.5 #135 | 2.5 #136 | 4.0 #136 | 4.4 #103 | 5.0 #115 | 9.4 #116 | |
6.5 #94 | 7.1 #59 | 13.6 #82 | 5.1 #59 | 5.9 #53 | 11.0 #50 |
MINN scoring against the WIS defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.1 #110 | 9.5 #51 | 13.6 #79 | 4.6 #96 | 5.0 #115 | 9.6 #114 | |
5.9 #84 | 6.4 #42 | 12.3 #62 | 5.6 #71 | 4.1 #17 | 9.7 #34 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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