Sat, Oct 12, 2024, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Texas State · Conference game
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3-2 · Power #113
9
final
Final
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3-2 · Power #54
41
▲ winner
Closing spread
TXST -13.5
✓ TXST W
Total
66.5
▼ Under · 50 pts
Model before kickoff
ARST 23–37 TXST
✓ TXST (84%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTXST -14.5
CloseTXST -13.5
Total63.5 → 66.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Arkansas State
Total
Up 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TXST -14.5 · closed TXST -13.5 · moved 1 toward ARSTmodel TXST -15
Opened 63.5 · closed 66.5 · moved 3 upmodel 60
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 12.5–14.5 since 2023: won 84%, covered 48% (62 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 47% (51 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTXST -14.5
CloseTXST -13.5
Total63.5 → 66.5
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 13.5-point home favorite against ARST, the favorite won 9, covered 7, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: TXST won 41–9; the favorite covered, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 50 points stayed under 66.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 80%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 52%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 19.2 against an average line of 14.7; 62.6 points a game (usually 55.2). Of the 2 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & team ratings
-13.559–50 L O68.5
Very close
NEV vs HAW
2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar situation & spread
-1434–17 W U61.5
Very close
MEM vs UNT
2022 · Week 4 · very close · similar spread & rest
-12.7544–34 L O68.5
Very close
SMU vs TULN
2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & spread
-1455–26 W O70.5
Close
WAKE vs ARMY
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & situation
-1645–10 W U65.5
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & team ratings
-14.549–21 W O66.5
Close
ARK vs MIZ
2021 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & situation
-14.534–17 W U63.25
Close
UCLA vs STAN
2022 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & situation
-16.538–13 W U64.5
Close
TOL vs CSU
2021 · Week 3 · close · similar season form & rest
-14.56–22 L U59
Close
WAKE vs DUKE
2021 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & season form
-16.545–7 W U71.5
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
No clear signal on the spread
Slight Over trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

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

Total moved up 3
63.5 → 66.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Small sample warning
Arkansas State have 3 games 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
ARST−7.6 →−9.2▼ 1.6#105
TXST−3.2 →+2.2▲ 5.4#59
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6

ARST
Longer bar = better
TXST
#114
Offense
TXST better ▶
#40
#119
Defense
TXST better ▶
#46
−0.2 #85
Turnovers
◀ ARST better
−0.8 #115
72 plays #19
Pace
Even
73 plays #16
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ARST has the ball
Advantage: TXST defense
ARST offTXST defEdge
Points / game 21.0 #114 25.0 #78 TXST
Yards / play 4.78 #125 4.76 #23 TXST
PPA / play +0.08 #93 +0.05 #49 TXST
Success rate 36% #122 37% #34 TXST
When TXST has the ball
Advantage: TXST offense
TXST offARST defEdge
Points / game 37.6 #23 30.2 #100 TXST
Yards / play 6.26 #44 6.66 #128 TXST
PPA / play +0.19 #52 +0.24 #119 TXST
Success rate 46% #41 49% #127 TXST

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
ARST scoring against the TXST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ARST scored
3.2
#120
2.6
#132
5.8
#134
6.2
#72
9.0
#34
15.2
#44
TXST allowed
2.0
#9
9.0
#93
11.0
#59
8.8
#119
5.2
#51
14.0
#99
TXST scoring against the ARST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TXST scored
14.4
#4
12.4
#15
26.8
#5
6.8
#66
4.0
#123
10.8
#106
ARST allowed
4.8
#62
9.6
#98
14.4
#93
6.2
#80
9.6
#123
15.8
#112

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
TXST +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
90° · 10 mph
gusts 21 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
ARST7d
TXST9d
TXST +2 days
Tempo
Fast 145 plays
slowavg 133fast