Sat, Nov 30, 2024, 6:30 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Washington State
Weather at kickoff35°F1 mphDryCold Over 50% of 115 games since 2023Weather watch ›
2-9 · Power #114
15
▲ winner
Final
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8-3 · Power #68
14
final
Closing spread
WSU -18.5
✓ WYO W
Total
55.5
▼ Under · 29 pts
Model before kickoff
WYO 18–37 WSU
✗ WSU (91%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenWSU -18.5
CloseWSU -18.5
Total58.5 → 55.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
Down 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened WSU -18.5 · unchangedmodel WSU -19.5
Opened 58.5 · closed 55.5 · moved 3 downmodel 55
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 17.5–19.5 since 2023: won 99%, covered 52% (67 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenWSU -18.5
CloseWSU -18.5
Total58.5 → 55.5
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 WSU as an 18.5-point home favorite against WYO, the favorite won 9, covered 3, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: WYO won 15–14 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 29 points stayed under 55.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 91%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 48%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 14.5 against an average line of 18.4; 57.9 points a game (usually 54.6). Of the 4 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
HOU vs TEM
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread
-2043–36 L O56
Very close
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & season form
-2227–38 L O51.5
Very close
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-1733–28 L O56
Very close
NEV vs UNLV
2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & season form
-1951–20 W O58.25
Very close
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & season form
-18.555–3 W O51
Very close
APP vs ODU
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & season form
-1627–14 L U50.5
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & total
-16.540–34 L O55
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread
-18.542–10 W U55.5
Very close
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & season form
-1524–21 L U53.5
Very close
MRSH vs ODU
2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-2120–13 L U62.5
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Washington State ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Hit
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.

Washington State 4-0 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Total moved down 3
58.5 → 55.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
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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
WYO−4.9 →−13.0▼ 8.1#120
WSU+2.5 →+1.7▼ 0.8#63
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13

WYO
Longer bar = better
WSU
#126
Offense
WSU better ▶
#10
#109
Defense
Even
#103
−0.4 #97
Turnovers
WSU better ▶
+0.8 #19
67 plays #73
Pace
Even
67 plays #66
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When WYO has the ball
Advantage: WSU defense
WYO offWSU defEdge
Points / game 19.7 #126 29.3 #99 WSU
Yards / play 4.89 #125 6.17 #109 Even
PPA / play 0.00 #122 +0.15 #95 WSU
Success rate 36% #129 45% #110 Even
When WSU has the ball
Advantage: WSU offense
WSU offWYO defEdge
Points / game 38.8 #7 29.6 #101 WSU
Yards / play 6.76 #10 6.57 #126 WSU
PPA / play +0.27 #16 +0.20 #111 WSU
Success rate 50% #7 44% #97 WSU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
WYO scoring against the WSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
WYO scored
4.3
#102
6.0
#111
10.3
#115
3.4
#123
6.1
#94
9.5
#120
WSU allowed
6.5
#97
6.1
#34
12.5
#69
8.4
#122
7.8
#96
16.2
#117
WSU scoring against the WYO defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
WSU scored
9.8
#7
12.1
#11
21.9
#5
5.4
#79
10.8
#5
16.2
#27
WYO allowed
8.7
#125
10.5
#118
19.2
#124
6.5
#92
3.9
#9
10.5
#37

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
WSU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
35° · 1 mph
gusts 3 mph · at kickoff
Rest
WYO7d
WSU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 134 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
WYO backup QB started
Not the usual starter