Clark desk · DallasThursday, September 24, 2026

The Saturday Slate

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Sat, Oct 3 · 11:00am CT · Jack Trice Stadium · Ames, IA · TNT11:00am CT
WVU
West Virginia Mountaineers · Big 12 · 3-0 · Away
FPI 5.3 · rank 49 · No CFBD row
ISU
Iowa State Cyclones · Big 12 · 2-1 · Home
FPI 4.4 · rank 55 · No CFBD row

Market vs model

Spread
ISU
WVU
Model
ISU -1.6
Edge
Full ratings
ESPN FPI only
ML / total
Pass
ISU · WVU
Total — no O/U pick
CallNo ticket

Why

CFBD enrichment is off. No API key and no ratings cache, so these numbers are ESPN FPI only.

  • ISU rating 4.4, WVU rating 5.3.
  • Fuel: ESPN FPI only. CFBD enrichment is not in this number.
  • Home field adds 2.5 to ISU.
  • Predicted margin is ISU by 1.6.
  • There is no posted spread, so the edge is blank and there is no ATS ticket.
  • Model home 1.6. No market line yet. (Rating gap -0.9; home field +2.5).
  • Moneyline is a pass — the predicted margin is inside 2 points.
  • No totals model — we do not guess over/unders.

Recent form

WVU

FPI 5.3 · rank 49 · No CFBD row

  1. Wvs UVA 38-27 · Sat, Sep 19
  2. Wvs UTM 52-7 · Sat, Sep 12
  3. Wvs CCU 31-24 · Sat, Sep 5
  4. Lvs TTU 49-0 · Sat, Nov 29
  5. L@ ASU 25-23 · Sat, Nov 15

ISU

FPI 4.4 · rank 55 · No CFBD row

  1. Wvs BGSU 55-7 · Sat, Sep 19
  2. L@ IOWA 16-13 · Sat, Sep 12
  3. Wvs SEMO 38-10 · Sat, Sep 5
  4. W@ OKST 20-13 · Sat, Nov 29
  5. Wvs KU 38-14 · Sat, Nov 22

Injuries

no injury feed wired yet

Lock a ticket

Same rules as the board. ATS only when the edge clears 1.5 and the rating is not a placeholder. Moneyline only when the model has a winner by 2 or more. The lock stores the line now. CLV stays empty until there is a closing number.

Model home 1.6. No market line yet. (Rating gap -0.9; home field +2.5).

No moneyline ticket — predicted margin is inside 2 points.