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Indiana Hoosiers
1-0 · #1 Elo
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Husky Stadium
Washington Huskies
9-4 last yr · #18 Elo
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The read

On rating alone Indiana Hoosiers are 13.8 points better (#1 vs #18 of 240), and WASH add 0.0 for home field. The clearest mismatch is the third down & red zone: IU third-down conversion ranks #1, WASH defends it at #56; the other way WASH #9 into IU's #8.

Who has the edge

Rating
Clear edge
IU
IU rated 13.8 points better on Elo (#18 vs #1).
Home & rest
Even
WASH gets 0.0 points for home field.
Passing game
Slight edge
IU
IU passing ranks #5, WASH defends it at #50; the other way WASH #29 into IU's #49.
context · not in the margin
Rushing game
Even
WASH rushing ranks #10, IU defends it at #3; the other way IU #32 into WASH's #9.
context · not in the margin
Third down & red zone
Slight edge
IU
IU third-down conversion ranks #1, WASH defends it at #56; the other way WASH #9 into IU's #8.
context · not in the margin
Form (last 5)
Clear edge
IU
WASH +16.6 per game over the last five, IU +36.0.
context · not in the margin
Market
not priced
No line yet.
context · not in the margin

The margin, factor by factor

Indiana HoosiersWashington Huskies
2006 Elo · #1
RatingThe Elo gap in points — the model's core read on who is better, before the situational pieces below.
IU +13.8 pts
1757 Elo · #18
road
Home field
not priced
home
Rest
even
+7.3 pts vs WASH D
Offense vs defenseEach offense's scoring rating against the other defense's — what drives the model total. Shown as an edge, though the winner call runs on Elo.
IU +17.5 pts
−10.2 pts vs IU D
W · +36.0
Form (last 5)Average margin over the last five games. Already inside the ratings — listed so you can see when recent form and the rating disagree.
IU +9.7 pts
W L W W L · +16.6
+32.4
SP+ (last season)Bill Connelly's SP+ from last season, the prior the college model starts each season from.
IU +14.0 pts
+18.4
MarketThe consensus spread, read as points. Compare with the model margin above it.
not priced

Bars are in points toward the favored side. Blue factors are inside the model's margin; grey ones are context it does not add on top (form and offense/defense are already in the ratings; injuries beyond the quarterback are not priced).

Dissect the matchup

CollegeFootballData, garbage time excluded · 2025 season (last season until three games are in)

Biggest mismatches

  • WASH defense (#2 rush explosiveness allowed) against a IU offense ranked #110
  • IU stuff rate (#18) against a WASH defense ranked #113 at stopping it
  • IU havoc rate faced (#8) against a WASH defense ranked #96 at stopping it
  • IU passing-down ppa (#4) against a WASH defense ranked #73 at stopping it
  • IU pass success rate (#2) against a WASH defense ranked #63 at stopping it

A mismatch is a rank gap of at least a fifth of the league between an offense and the defense it faces on the same measure. Descriptive rows (pass rate, pace, direction) are shown for reading the game, not ranked. ▲▼ mark where the last three games sit clearly above or below the season number, in the direction that helps that side.

Indiana Hoosiers offense vs Washington Huskies defense

ranks of 135
IU offWASH defEdge
Identity
Pass rate / Pass rate faced43%53%·
Standard-down shareShare of plays on standard downs (staying ahead of the chains).75%67%·
Plays / game5556·
Possession / game33:2930:25·
Passing
Passing PPA / playPredicted points added per pass play (CFBD).+0.52#5+0.20#50IU
Pass success rate56%#241%#63IU
Pass explosivenessPPA on successful pass plays — how big the wins are.1.51#911.51#48WASH
Yards / pass attempt9.4#36.1#18·
Completion %72%#260%#41IU
Interception rate / Interceptions forced4.7%#1271.8%#102·
Rushing
Rushing PPA / play+0.19#32−0.03#9·
Rush success rate48%#2038%#22·
Rush explosiveness0.88#1100.77#2WASH
Line yards / rushYards credited to the offensive line (first 4 yards weighted). Defense column: allowed.3.23#192.88#66IU
Stuff rate / Stuff rate forcedRushes stopped at or behind the line.15%#1816%#113IU
Power successConversion rate on 3rd/4th and ≤2, or goal-to-go from the 2.69%#8767%#35WASH
Yards / rush5.3#163.3#15·
Situational
Standard-down PPA+0.22#19−0.04#12·
Passing-down PPAObvious passing situations (2nd & 8+, 3rd/4th & 5+).+0.59#4+0.31#73IU
Third-down conversion56%#138%#56IU
Points / scoring opportunityPoints per drive that reaches the opponent's 40.5.13#12.93#15·
Havoc rate faced / Havoc rateTFLs, forced fumbles, interceptions and passes defensed per play.11.4%#814.6%#96IU
Turnovers / game / Takeaways / game0.50#31.46#45IU

Washington Huskies offense vs Indiana Hoosiers defense

ranks of 135
WASH offIU defEdge
Identity
Pass rate / Pass rate faced48%55%·
Standard-down shareShare of plays on standard downs (staying ahead of the chains).73%64%·
Plays / game5545·
Possession / game29:3526:30·
Passing
Passing PPA / playPredicted points added per pass play (CFBD).+0.38#29+0.20#49·
Pass success rate51%#539%#40WASH
Pass explosivenessPPA on successful pass plays — how big the wins are.1.43#1131.54#58IU
Yards / pass attempt8.6#166.2#21·
Completion %69%#962%#70WASH
Interception rate / Interceptions forced3.8%#1091.4%#123·
Rushing
Rushing PPA / play+0.26#10−0.09#3·
Rush success rate49%#1132%#4·
Rush explosiveness1.04#391.00#89WASH
Line yards / rushYards credited to the offensive line (first 4 yards weighted). Defense column: allowed.3.16#272.21#3·
Stuff rate / Stuff rate forcedRushes stopped at or behind the line.18%#5230%#1IU
Power successConversion rate on 3rd/4th and ≤2, or goal-to-go from the 2.77%#3458%#6IU
Yards / rush4.7#413.0#11IU
Situational
Standard-down PPA+0.22#21−0.11#3·
Passing-down PPAObvious passing situations (2nd & 8+, 3rd/4th & 5+).+0.46#18+0.27#63WASH
Third-down conversion50%#930%#8·
Points / scoring opportunityPoints per drive that reaches the opponent's 40.4.58#152.07#1·
Havoc rate faced / Havoc rateTFLs, forced fumbles, interceptions and passes defensed per play.13.5%#4223.2%#2IU
Turnovers / game / Takeaways / game1.08#441.88#13IU

Season

IUWASH
1-0Record9-4
52.0Points for / game34.1
16.0Points against / game18.7
1-0 / 0-0Home / road6-2 / 3-2
0-1Against the spread7-6
1-0Over / underOvers–unders in this team's games. A tendency, not a lean.6-7
WLast 5W L W W L

Season numbers are from 2025 until this season has games.

Power ratings

IUWASH
2006Elo1757
#1 of 240Rank#18 of 240
+18.4Offense ratingPoints per game above league average scored, opponent-adjusted.+8.5
+18.7Defense ratingPoints per game below league average allowed, opponent-adjusted. Positive is good.+11.1
1695Strength of scheduleMean Elo of opponents faced this season.

Elo drives the winner call. Offense/defense ratings drive the total.

Advanced

IUWASH
+25.8SP+ (this season)Bill Connelly's SP+ rating, points above average.+15.8
0.315Offense PPA / playPredicted points added per play, garbage time excluded (CFBD).0.287
0.028Defense PPA / playPPA allowed per play — lower is better.0.077
51% / 35%Success rate (off / def)49% / 39%
1.18 / 1.32Explosiveness (off / def)1.23 / 1.18
735Talent composite247Sports team talent composite for the current roster.778
17%Returning production54%

Advanced stats are from 2025 until this season has about three games. Source: CollegeFootballData.

Head to head

2024WASH 17 at IU 31IU · IU covered

How the margin was built

Rating gap
IU +13.8 pts
Home field
WASH +— pts
Rest
Even
Weather / roof
— pts on the total
Model margin
Model total

Market

Spread
Total
Moneyline

Per-book prices appear once the multi-book feed has this game (about a week out).

Informational only. Winner probabilities are backtested and calibrated; spread and total calls are tracked leans. 21+, 1-800-GAMBLER.