Sat, Nov 30, 2024, 6:30 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Washington State
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenWSU -18.5
no move
CloseWSU -18.5
No change since the open
Total
Open58.5
▼ 3
Close55.5
Down 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened WSU -18.5 · unchangedmodel WSU -19.5
model WSU -19.5
Opened 58.5 · closed 55.5 · moved 3 downmodel 55
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-20 | 43–36 | L | O56 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-22 | 27–38 | L | O51.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-17 | 33–28 | L | O56 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-19 | 51–20 | W | O58.25 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-18.5 | 55–3 | W | O51 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-16 | 27–14 | L | U50.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & total |
-16.5 | 40–34 | L | O55 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-18.5 | 42–10 | W | U55.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-15 | 24–21 | L | U53.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-21 | 20–13 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 33 in the 4th quarter and got 6. 51% of games with totals 51.5–59.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-8 20% | 4-5 44% | 4-5 44% | |
| 7-3 70% | 4-4 50% | 4-4 50% |
Recent meetings
The series
WYO 3–5 WSU
WSU leads · 8 games since 1962 · WYO has won the last meeting
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
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
Longer bar = better
#126
Offense
WSU better ▶#10
#109
Defense
Even#103
−0.4 #97
Turnovers
WSU better ▶+0.8 #19
67 plays #73
Pace
Even67 plays #66
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| WYO off | WSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| WSU off | WYO def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.3 #102 | 6.0 #111 | 10.3 #115 | 3.4 #123 | 6.1 #94 | 9.5 #120 | |
6.5 #97 | 6.1 #34 | 12.5 #69 | 8.4 #122 | 7.8 #96 | 16.2 #117 |
WSU scoring against the WYO defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.8 #7 | 12.1 #11 | 21.9 #5 | 5.4 #79 | 10.8 #5 | 16.2 #27 | |
8.7 #125 | 10.5 #118 | 19.2 #124 | 6.5 #92 | 3.9 #9 | 10.5 #37 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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