Thu, Sep 12, 2024, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Texas State
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenTXST -1.5
1 → TXST
CloseTXST -2.5
1 pt toward Texas State
Total
Open59.5
▼ 1
Close58.5
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
model ASU -0.5
Opened 59.5 · closed 58.5 · moved 1 downmodel 59.5
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | 2022 · Week 3 · close · similar total & situation |
-1.5 | 32–29 | W | O59.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 2 · close · similar spread & total |
-2.5 | 49–10 | W | P59 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 6 · loose · similar total & spread |
-3 | 29–31 | L | O59.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 4 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-6.5 | 17–30 | L | U62.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 7 · loose · similar spread & rest |
-2.5 | 41–31 | W | O57 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 4 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-6 | 44–31 | W | O52.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 2 · loose · similar situation & spread |
-4 | 24–3 | W | U55 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 9 · loose · similar spread & total |
-1.5 | 25–21 | W | U55.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 6 · loose · similar spread |
-2.5 | 24–9 | W | U55.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 7 · loose · similar rest |
-3.5 | 36–24 | 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.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 167 earlier overs in games with totals 54.5–62.5, 32% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-6 40% | 6-3-1 67% | 5-5 50% | |
| 6-4 60% | 4-5 44% | 5-4 56% |
Recent meetings
The series
ASU 2–0 TXST
ASU leads · 2 games since 2024 · ASU has won the last 2 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
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
Longer bar = better
#45
Offense
Even#48
#44
Defense
Even#38
+2.0 #8
Turnovers
◀ ASU better−0.5 #100
74 plays #23
Pace
Even77 plays #12
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| ASU off | TXST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| TXST off | ASU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13.5 | 13.5 | 27.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | |
1.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 17.0 |
TXST scoring against the ASU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14.5 | 12.0 | 26.5 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 15.0 | |
0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 10.0 | 13.5 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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