Fri, Sep 22, 2023, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 4 · at Purdue · Conference game
Closing spread
WIS -6
✓ WIS W
Total
53.5
▲ Over · 55 pts
Model before kickoff
WIS 31–25 PUR
✓ WIS (67%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseWIS -6
Total53.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseWIS -6
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close53.5
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseWIS -6
Total53.5
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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
WIS as a 6-point road favorite at PUR, the favorite won 7, covered 4, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: WIS won 38–17; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 55 points went over 53.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 64%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
5 of 1050%
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 11.5 against an average line of 6.4; 58.9 points a game (usually 54.3). When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & spread |
-6.5 | 45–3 | W | U54 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-7 | 28–34 | L | O49.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & rest |
-7.5 | 28–21 | L | U54.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar total & rest |
-7.5 | 31–7 | W | U53.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar total & spread |
-5 | 23–26 | L | U53 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 14 · very close · similar total & spread |
-7 | 69–31 | W | O53.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar total & rest |
-8 | 48–31 | W | O54.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-7.5 | 31–38 | L | O49 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar total & rest |
-4.5 | 28–27 | L | O53.25 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & total |
-3.5 | 21–19 | L | U56.5 |
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 1 trend and market move behind it
No clear signal on the spread
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.
Small sample warning
Wisconsin have 3 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 46 earlier overs in games with totals 49.5–57.5, 41% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-1 67% | 1-2 33% | 1-2 33% | |
| 1-2 33% | 1-2 33% | 0-2 0% |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
WIS+6.6 →+10.5▲ 3.9#21
PUR−4.2 →+0.8▲ 5.0#60
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW3
Longer bar = better
#54
Offense
◀ WIS better#85
#59
Defense
◀ WIS better#89
+0.3 #50
Turnovers
◀ WIS better0.0 #68
70 plays #46
Pace
PUR faster ▶73 plays #25
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| WIS off | PUR def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 31.7 #57 | 30.3 #108 | WIS |
| Yards / play | 6.33 #38 | 5.69 #88 | WIS |
| PPA / play | +0.13 #76 | +0.11 #85 | Even |
| Success rate | 47% #44 | 40% #75 | WIS |
| PUR off | WIS def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 26.3 #82 | 20.7 #58 | WIS |
| Yards / play | 5.47 #88 | 5.04 #56 | WIS |
| PPA / play | +0.07 #94 | −0.02 #41 | WIS |
| Success rate | 42% #75 | 41% #81 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 130 FBS teams
WIS scoring against the PUR defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.3 #99 | 6.7 #98 | 10.0 #109 | 16.0 #2 | 5.7 #79 | 21.7 #10 | |
4.7 #69 | 13.7 #123 | 18.3 #112 | 2.7 #38 | 9.3 #107 | 12.0 #78 |
PUR scoring against the WIS defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.7 #78 | 10.3 #52 | 15.0 #67 | 4.7 #92 | 6.7 #68 | 11.3 #86 | |
4.7 #69 | 9.0 #90 | 13.7 #89 | 2.3 #19 | 4.7 #42 | 7.0 #25 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
78° · 6 mph
gusts 15 mph · at kickoff
Rest
WIS6d
PUR6d
Even
Tempo
Fast 142 plays
slowavg 134fast
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