College football scores › Week 6 › Missouri State at Western Kentucky
FinalHouchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium, 68°, wind 4 mph
BEAVER WKU −1.5, wonBEAVER Under 56.5, wonBEAVER had WKU 62% to win

BEAVER against the market

Locked at kickoff, graded on the closing line
BEAVERSamMarketResultCall
Score (MOST–WKU)23–2830–27–13–34
SpreadWKU −5.0MOST −2.0WKU −1.5WKU by 21WKU −1.5 ✓
Total50.157.056.547Under 56.5 ✓
WKU win chance62%–+102Won
MOST by 14+
12%
MOST by 1–13
26%
WKU by 1–13
34%
WKU by 14+
29%

Spread: 3.5 pts better than Vegas for Western Kentucky (sides with a gap this size have won 54% in the backtest). Total: 6.4 pts below Vegas (54% historically). Opened WKU −2.5.

Tale of the tape

BEAVER Stats, opponent-adjusted, entering the game. Rank among 138 FBS teams.
Efficiency
−0.114 #114Offense EPA / play−0.177 #126
+0.129 #114Defense EPA / play allowed+0.160 #124
−4.9% #115Offense success rate−4.7% #112
+7.0% #129Defense success rate allowed+3.2% #96
−0.057 #109Rushing EPA / play−0.136 #125
−0.141 #102Passing EPA / play−0.200 #116
+0.083 #98Rush defense EPA allowed+0.182 #132
+0.162 #108Pass defense EPA allowed+0.067 #80
−7.3 #104Scoring offense (pts vs avg)−7.8 #106
+9.1 #126Scoring defense (pts vs avg)+10.4 #130
Situational
−11.6% #136Passing-down success (3rd & long)−2.7% #78
+5.4% #118Passing-down success allowed+7.7% #131
−0.52 #93Points per drive−0.46 #88
+1.33 #129Points per drive allowed+1.56 #134
Trenches
−0.05 #98Line yards per rush−0.43 #131
+0.21 #103Line yards per rush allowed+0.37 #122
−2.0% #68Runs stuffed at the line+4.6% #133
−2.8% #111Opponent runs stuffed−3.3% #120
+2.3% #131Havoc allowed (TFL, sacks, PBU)−0.2% #100
−2.0% #101Havoc created−3.2% #122
Big plays
−0.083 #107Rushing explosiveness−0.120 #118
+0.091 #78Passing explosiveness+0.135 #56
−0.45 #111Open-field yards per rush−0.72 #131
+0.038 #83Pass explosiveness allowed+0.105 #108
Style and schedule
53% #100Run rate50% #123
−9.3 #83Strength of schedule (avg opponent)−5.8 #50

Missouri State: last 4 games

L24-34
atSMU
Covered
L24-30Missed
W48-14Covered
L0-50Missed

Western Kentucky: last 5 games

L13-34Missed
W52-7Covered
L0-38Covered
L20-70Missed
L14-49Missed

Rating trend

BEAVER Stats: net EPA per play against an average team, entering each week
−0.43−0.32−0.20−0.08+0.03Entering week123456Missouri State · 1: −0.21Missouri State · 2: −0.25Missouri State · 3: −0.22Missouri State · 4: −0.26Missouri State · 5: −0.24Missouri State · 6: −0.24Western Kentucky · 1: −0.12Western Kentucky · 2: −0.26Western Kentucky · 3: −0.40Western Kentucky · 4: −0.40Western Kentucky · 5: −0.33Western Kentucky · 6: −0.34
● Missouri State● Western Kentucky