Sat, Oct 12, 2024, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Texas State · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenTXST -14.5
1 → ARST
CloseTXST -13.5
1 pt toward Arkansas State
Total
Open63.5
▲ 3
Close66.5
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
model TXST -15
Opened 63.5 · closed 66.5 · moved 3 upmodel 60
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & team ratings |
-13.5 | 59–50 | L | O68.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-14 | 34–17 | W | U61.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 4 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-12.75 | 44–34 | L | O68.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-14 | 55–26 | W | O70.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & situation |
-16 | 45–10 | W | U65.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & team ratings |
-14.5 | 49–21 | W | O66.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & situation |
-14.5 | 34–17 | W | U63.25 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & situation |
-16.5 | 38–13 | W | U64.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 3 · close · similar season form & rest |
-14.5 | 6–22 | L | U59 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & season form |
-16.5 | 45–7 | 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.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 27 in the 4th quarter and got 10. 37% of games with totals 62.5–70.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 4-4 50% | 3-5 38% | |
| 6-4 60% | 5-4 56% | 7-2 78% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
ARST 1–0 TXST
ARST leads · 1 game since 2023 · ARST has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18 2023 | Texas State 31 @ Arkansas State 77 | TXST -3 | ARST W |
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
Longer bar = better
#114
Offense
TXST better ▶#40
#119
Defense
TXST better ▶#46
−0.2 #85
Turnovers
◀ ARST better−0.8 #115
72 plays #19
Pace
Even73 plays #16
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| ARST off | TXST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| TXST off | ARST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.2 #120 | 2.6 #132 | 5.8 #134 | 6.2 #72 | 9.0 #34 | 15.2 #44 | |
2.0 #9 | 9.0 #93 | 11.0 #59 | 8.8 #119 | 5.2 #51 | 14.0 #99 |
TXST scoring against the ARST defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14.4 #4 | 12.4 #15 | 26.8 #5 | 6.8 #66 | 4.0 #123 | 10.8 #106 | |
4.8 #62 | 9.6 #98 | 14.4 #93 | 6.2 #80 | 9.6 #123 | 15.8 #112 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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