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Iowa State at BYU
Model projection, matchup context, market snapshot and limitations.
WEEK 6 · 10/9/2026, 9:15:00 PM CT
LaVell Edwards Stadium
SE v3.0 PROJECTION19.6 — 37.0
Separate CFBD line snapshot: BYU spread -10 · total 46
Line snapshot 10/7/2026, 7:25:27 PM CT
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2026-10-08 · CENTRAL TIME · validated-betting-2.0
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Report computed 10/8/2026, 1:04:00 PM CDT. All comparisons derive from the same cached forecast and line snapshot. Data freshness → · Methodology →
Projected outcome — research only
BYU is the projected outcome. Spread -17.4; total 56.6. Home win estimate 62.9%.
Empirical 80% home-margin interval: -23.6 to 30.2
Market discussion
Separate CFBD snapshot: home-side gap 7.4 points; total gap 10.6. These descriptive gaps do not price the SportsGameOdds offers above. No qualifying official edge has been validated; pass.
Conditions and counterarguments
Weather unavailable or outside forecast horizon. Injuries: no current verified availability report. Travel distance: unavailable. Missing contextual data and a short statistical sample could change this projection.
Statistical comparisons & assumptions
| Recent metric | Value | Games supplied |
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| points for | 33.6 | 5 |
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| points against | 21.2 | 5 |
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| off yards per play | 6.2 | 5 |
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| off yards per pass | 8.3 | 5 |
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| off yards per rush | 4.9 | 5 |
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| off third down rate | 0.4 | 5 |
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| off redzone scoring rate | — | 0 |
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| off turnovers | 1.0 | 5 |
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| offensive plays | 62.8 | 5 |
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| def yards per play allowed | 5.3 | 5 |
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| def third down rate allowed | 0.3 | 5 |
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| def redzone scoring rate allowed | — | 0 |
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| def takeaways | 1.4 | 5 |
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| Recent metric | Value | Games supplied |
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| points for | 37.3 | 4 |
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| points against | 14.3 | 4 |
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| off yards per play | 6.8 | 4 |
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| off yards per pass | 8.5 | 4 |
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| off yards per rush | 5.9 | 4 |
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| off third down rate | 0.6 | 4 |
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| off redzone scoring rate | — | 0 |
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| off turnovers | 0.5 | 4 |
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| offensive plays | 61.0 | 4 |
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| def yards per play allowed | 4.5 | 4 |
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| def third down rate allowed | 0.4 | 4 |
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| def redzone scoring rate allowed | — | 0 |
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| def takeaways | 1.8 | 4 |
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Ridge regression uses rolling offense, defense, conversion efficiency, turnovers, recent margin, pace, rest and site. Missing metrics use declared priors with missingness indicators.
Weather and verified injuries are context only: no tested historical coefficients are available. No numerical adjustment is invented.
Opponent strength is represented by the opponent’s prior statistical profile; CFBD paid adjusted metrics are not requested.
Win probability is an empirical residual estimate, not a guaranteed outcome. Legacy validation data has not been independently reconciled to CFBD.
Data provided by CFBD · retrieved 10/8/2026, 10:15:23 AM CT.
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