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3-3, 2-3-1 ATS
10
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5-0, 5-0 ATS
24
FinalESPNESPN Unlimited

Closing number

Spread
ISU +11.5
BYU -11.5
Open –
Total
Over 46.5
Under 46.5

Source: DraftKings.

ISU 10, BYU 24. BYU covered by 2.5, under by 12.5.

Our crowd

Who's on what before kickoff, from the cappers we track and picks our users log.

Public cappers

Spread2 of 2 on Iowa St
Iowa St 20 BYU

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Common opponents

No common opponents yet this season.

Last season (2025): 4 common opponents
Opponent Iowa St BYU
Arizona
W 39-14 home
+25 · -4.5 Covered
W 33-27 away
+6 · -2.5 Covered
Cincinnati
L 30-38 away
-8 · +1.5 Didn't cover
W 26-14 away
+12 · -2.5 Covered
Colorado
L 17-24 away
-7 · -2.5 Didn't cover
W 24-21 away
+3 · -6.5 Didn't cover
TCU
W 20-17 away
+3 · +7.5 Covered
W 44-13 home
+31 · -2.5 Covered

Against 4 common opponents: Iowa St won by 3.2 on average, 2-2 against the spread. BYU won by 13.0 on average, 3-1 against the spread.

What the public cappers like

Spread
2 Iowa St0 BYU
Iowa St -11.52
Big Cat *Line -11.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 9 5:42 PM ET · Flat record 94-66-4, +19.5u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original postTrent Attyah 3u*Line -11.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 3u as posted · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 9 5:40 PM ET · Flat record 20-29-1, -10.7u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
Total
No picks
Moneyline
No picks

* price not posted, -110 assumed. Tracked from public posts, not endorsed. All public picks

Betting form, 2026 to date

Iowa State LWWLPL

ATSTotals
All games2-3-1 40%Small sample3-3 50% overSmall sample
Road1-1 50%Small sample0-2 0% overSmall sample
As underdog1-2 33%Small sample
Last 52-2-1 50%Small sample

6 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

BYU WWWWW

ATSTotals
All games5-0 100%Small sample2-3 40% overSmall sample
Home3-0 100%Small sample1-2 33% overSmall sample
As favorite5-0 100%Small sample
Last 55-0 100%Small sample

5 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

CFB (FBS), 2026 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); over-under vs the closing total

Head to head since 2019

DateScoreCloseATSTotalO-U
Oct 9, 2026ISU 10, BYU 24BYU -11.5BYU covered46.5Under
Oct 25, 2025BYU 41, ISU 27ISU -2.5BYU covered49.5Over
Nov 11, 2023ISU 45, BYU 13ISU -7ISU covered41Over

Iowa State 1-2 ATS in these meetings. 3 meetings is not a trend, and rosters turn over.

CFB (FBS), 2023-2025 + 2026 so far · regular season + postseason · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); totals vs the closing total

Side by side

ISUBYU
3-3Record5-0
2-3-1Against the spread5-0
3-3Over-under2-3
+4.3Avg cover margin+2.9
29.7Points per game34.6
21.7Points allowed13.4
5.69Yards per play7.04
359.7Yards per game433.4
5.00Rush yards per carry6.00
58.6Completion %65.5
31.0Third down %54.4
+4Turnover margin+5
9Sacks allowed3
47.0Penalty yards per game56.8

Season to date. Stats from ESPN. Points from final scores. Bold is the better number.

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