Thu, Sep 12, 2024, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Texas State
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2-0 · Power #18
31
▲ winner
Final
@
2-0 · Power #54
28
final
Closing spread
TXST -2.5
✓ ASU W
Total
58.5
▲ Over · 59 pts
Model before kickoff
ASU 29–31 TXST
✗ TXST (56%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTXST -1.5
CloseTXST -2.5
Total59.5 → 58.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Texas State
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TXST -1.5 · closed TXST -2.5 · moved 1 toward TXSTmodel ASU -0.5
Opened 59.5 · closed 58.5 · moved 1 downmodel 59.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 57%, covered 48% (114 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTXST -1.5
CloseTXST -2.5
Total59.5 → 58.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like TXST as a 2.5-point home favorite against ASU, the favorite won 8, covered 8, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: ASU won 31–28 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 2 of the 10 similar games. 59 points went over 58.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 56%
Favorite covered
8 of 1080%
Above normal · usually 46%
Went over
5 of 956%
Normal range · usually 47%

Covers above normal. Splits like this often fade, so treat it as context, not a pick. Average result: favorite by 10.2 against an average line of 3.4; 54 points a game (usually 53). Of the 3 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
SYR vs PUR
2022 · Week 3 · close · similar total & situation
-1.532–29 W O59.5
Close
2024 · Week 2 · close · similar spread & total
-2.549–10 W P59
Loose
MD vs PUR
2022 · Week 6 · loose · similar total & spread
-329–31 L O59.5
Loose
2023 · Week 4 · loose · similar rest & situation
-6.517–30 L U62.5
Loose
2023 · Week 7 · loose · similar spread & rest
-2.541–31 W O57
Loose
2023 · Week 4 · loose · similar situation & rest
-644–31 W O52.5
Loose
ILL vs UVA
2022 · Week 2 · loose · similar situation & spread
-424–3 W U55
Loose
UCF vs CIN
2022 · Week 9 · loose · similar spread & total
-1.525–21 W U55.5
Loose
TULN vs ECU
2022 · Week 6 · loose · similar spread
-2.524–9 W U55.5
Loose
2023 · Week 7 · loose · similar rest
-3.536–24 W O53.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found

Signals

The data signal, and 1 trend and market move behind it
No clear signal on the spread
No clear signal on the total

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Small sample warning
Texas State has 1 game with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 137 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
ASU−3.3 →+3.7▲ 7.0#50
TXST−3.2 →+0.1▲ 3.3#66
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2

ASU
Longer bar = better
TXST
#45
Offense
Even
#48
#44
Defense
Even
#38
+2.0 #8
Turnovers
◀ ASU better
−0.5 #100
74 plays #23
Pace
Even
77 plays #12
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ASU has the ball
Even matchup
ASU offTXST defEdge
Points / game 39.0 #36 18.5 #65 ASU
Yards / play 6.18 #64 4.35 #43 TXST
PPA / play +0.26 #53 −0.09 #38 Even
Success rate 51% #28 25% #7 TXST
When TXST has the ball
Even matchup
TXST offASU defEdge
Points / game 41.5 #28 15.0 #48 Even
Yards / play 6.47 #48 3.83 #22 ASU
PPA / play +0.22 #56 −0.13 #30 ASU
Success rate 45% #60 38% #75 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 3 FBS teams
ASU scoring against the TXST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ASU scored
13.5
13.5
27.0
12.0
0.0
12.0
TXST allowed
1.5
0.0
1.5
8.5
8.5
17.0
TXST scoring against the ASU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TXST scored
14.5
12.0
26.5
5.0
10.0
15.0
ASU allowed
0.0
1.5
1.5
3.5
10.0
13.5

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
TXST +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
87° · 4 mph
gusts 12 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ASU5d short
TXST5d short
Even
Tempo
Fast 151 plays
slowavg 133fast
Travel
ASU 858 mi
2 time zones