Sat, Nov 23, 2024, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Nebraska · Conference game
Closing spread
NEB -1.5
✓ NEB W
Total
40.5
▲ Over · 69 pts
Model before kickoff
WIS 20–21 NEB
✓ NEB (54%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenNEB -2
CloseNEB -1.5
Total42.5 → 40.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenNEB -2
0.5 → WIS
CloseNEB -1.5
0.5 pts toward Wisconsin
Total
Open42.5
▼ 2
Close40.5
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened NEB -2 · closed NEB -1.5 · moved 0.5 toward WISmodel Pick’em
model Pick’em
Opened 42.5 · closed 40.5 · moved 2 downmodel 40.5 matches the line
model 40.5 = line ✓
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 0.5–2.5 since 2023: won 50%, covered 47% (123 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenNEB -2
CloseNEB -1.5
Total42.5 → 40.5
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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
NEB as a 1.5-point home favorite against WIS, the favorite won 6, covered 6, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: NEB won 44–25; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 69 points went over 40.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 56%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 49%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 0.1 against an average line of 2.4; 45.9 points a game (usually 53.3). Of the 5 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 |
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & rest |
-2.5 | 42–10 | W | O40.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-2.5 | 28–35 | L | O41 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-2 | 10–24 | L | U43.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 20–14 | W | U38.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-3.5 | 26–13 | W | U42.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-2.5 | 10–48 | L | O47 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-1.5 | 13–10 | W | U48.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-1.25 | 21–28 | L | O41 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & total |
-3.5 | 24–17 | W | O39 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-2 | 35–31 | W | O43.5 |
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 1 trend and market move behind it
No clear signal on the spread
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.
Total moved down 2
42.5 → 40.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 125 earlier overs in games with totals 36.5–44.5, 30% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 4-6 40% | 5-5 50% | |
| 5-5 50% | 4-4 50% | 3-5 38% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
WIS 1–0 NEB
WIS leads · 1 game since 2023 · WIS has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18 2023 | Nebraska 17 @ Wisconsin 24 | WIS -7 | P |
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 →+6.9▲ 1.2#38
NEB+2.3 →+4.6▲ 2.3#49
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12
Longer bar = better
#91
Offense
Even#89
#58
Defense
Even#55
−0.5 #108
Turnovers
NEB better ▶0.0 #68
68 plays #60
Pace
Even67 plays #68
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| WIS off | NEB def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 23.9 #100 | 20.0 #25 | NEB |
| Yards / play | 5.37 #101 | 5.30 #49 | NEB |
| PPA / play | +0.08 #98 | +0.13 #85 | Even |
| Success rate | 44% #65 | 41% #62 | Even |
| NEB off | WIS def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 23.2 #103 | 20.9 #34 | WIS |
| Yards / play | 5.23 #112 | 5.33 #53 | WIS |
| PPA / play | +0.14 #68 | +0.14 #88 | Even |
| Success rate | 43% #71 | 41% #56 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
WIS scoring against the NEB defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.8 #66 | 6.5 #107 | 12.3 #91 | 6.1 #66 | 5.5 #109 | 11.6 #96 | |
4.1 #45 | 4.8 #14 | 8.9 #20 | 4.8 #47 | 5.6 #45 | 10.4 #37 |
NEB scoring against the WIS defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.2 #83 | 9.2 #50 | 14.4 #64 | 3.6 #121 | 5.2 #115 | 8.8 #122 | |
2.0 #6 | 5.4 #24 | 7.4 #7 | 6.2 #86 | 7.3 #85 | 13.5 #89 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
54° · 8 mph
gusts 17 mph · at kickoff
Rest
WIS7d
NEB7d
Even
Tempo
Average 135 plays
slowavg 134fast
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