Matchup · 2026
Ankeny at Ames
This season
If they played today
Ames at home
Ankeny -44.5o/u 54.5
Ankeny 49 · Ames 5
>99%
Ankeny at home
Ankeny -46.5o/u 56.5
Ames 5 · Ankeny 51
>99%
Neutral site
Ankeny -45.5o/u 55.5
Ankeny 50 · Ames 5
>99%
| Site | Line | Total | Win prob | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ames at home | Ankeny -44.5 | 54.5 | >99% | Ankeny 49 · Ames 5 |
| Ankeny at home | Ankeny -46.5 | 56.5 | >99% | Ames 5 · Ankeny 51 |
| Neutral site | Ankeny -45.5 | 55.5 | >99% | Ankeny 50 · Ames 5 |
Computed from today's ratings, which already include the result above — so this is what the line would be if they met again now, not a forecast of the game that was played.
Line movement
Opened
Ankeny -46.5
Sep 5 · o/u 56.5
Closed
Ankeny -45.5
last capture before kickoff · o/u 55.5
Moves
6
Line move
-1.0
toward Ames · o/u -1.0
Sep 5 Ankeny -46.5 / 56.5Sep 12 Ankeny -46.0 / 56.0Sep 13 Ankeny -44.0 / 54.0Sep 20 Ankeny -50.0 / 60.0Sep 26 Ankeny -51.5 / 61.5Sep 27 Ankeny -51.0 / 61.0Oct 3 Ankeny -45.5 / 55.5
Our line, captured three mornings a week; a point is added when the line or total moves half a point or more.
Series history
12–10
Ames leads
22
Meetings · 1988–2026
8–2
Last 10 · Ankeny
4
Ankeny streak
Biggest wins
Ankeny
55-3 · 2025+52
56-7 · 2026+49
45-7 · 2011+38
Ames
48-18 · 2013+30
38-14 · 1998+24
25-7 · 1992+18
Runs & venue
Longest streak: Ames 9 straight, 1992–1999
Home team: 8-14
Playoff meetings: 3
Average margin: 18.1 · decided by 7 or less: 6
By decade · avg margin, Ames view
| 2020s | 0-2 | -50.5 |
| 2010s | 1-5 | -10.8 |
| 2000s | 1-2 | -8.7 |
| 1990s | 9-1 | +8.7 |
| 1980s | 1-0 | +15.0 |
| Season | Result | Model line |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Oct 9 | Ankeny 56-7 at Ankeny | Ankeny -45.0 covered |
| 2025 Oct 10 | Ankeny 55-3 at Ames | Ankeny -46.0 covered |
| 2015 Sep 25 | Ankeny 20-14 at Ames | — — |
| 2014 Sep 26 | Ankeny 20-14 at Ankeny | — — |
| 2013 Oct 4 | Ames 48-18 at Ankeny | — — |
| 2012 Sep 28 | Ankeny 49-17 at Ames | — — |
| 2011 Aug 26 | Ankeny 45-7 at Ankeny | — — |
| 2010 Aug 27 | Ankeny 20-7 at Ames | — — |
| 2008PO Nov 7 | Ankeny 35-21 at Ames | — — |
| 2005 Sep 9 | Ames 31-30OT at Ankeny | — — |
| 2004 Sep 10 | Ankeny 48-35 at Ames | — — |
| 1999 Oct 29 | Ames 21-7 at Ames | — — |
| 1998 Oct 30 | Ames 38-14 at Ankeny | — — |
| 1997 Sep 26 | Ames 17-14 at Ames | — — |
| 1996 Sep 27 | Ames 26-18 at Ankeny | — — |
| 1995PO Nov 1 | Ames 20-13 at Ames | — — |
| 1995 Sep 15 | Ames 31-17 at Ames | — — |
| 1994 Sep 16 | Ames 28-15 at Ankeny | — — |
| 1993 Oct 29 | Ames 25-18 at Ames | — — |
| 1992 Oct 30 | Ames 25-7 at Ankeny | — — |
| 1991 Oct 25 | Ankeny 35-14 at Ames | — — |
| 1988PO Nov 2 | Ames 36-21 at Ankeny | — — |
Every recorded meeting in Brent Moore's all-time archive. Model lines appear for seasons whose archive pages have been built (2021 on, plus any older season you have opened).