Sat, Nov 25, 2023, 11:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Hawai'i · Conference game
Weather at kickoff75°F8 mphgusts 19DryWeather watch ›
5-6 · Power #109
24
final
Final
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4-8 · Power #123
27
▲ winner
Closing spread
CSU -5.5
✓ HAW W
Total
53.5
▼ Under · 51 pts
Model before kickoff
CSU 29–25 HAW
✗ CSU (63%) lost
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseCSU -5.5
Total53.5
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Opening line not available
Total
 
Line context
Road favorites of 4.5–6.5 since 2023: won 64%, covered 52% (50 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseCSU -5.5
Total53.5
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Similar games

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

In the 10 games most like CSU as a 5.5-point road favorite at HAW, the favorite won 5, covered 4, and 3 went over the total.

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This game: HAW won 27–24 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 51 points stayed under 53.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 63%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 47%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 0.7 against an average line of 4.6; 51.5 points a game (usually 53.6). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
TROY @ USA
2020 · Week 14 · very close · similar total & rest
-429–0 W U54
Very close
LT @ RICE
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & situation
-431–35 L O52.5
Very close
HAW @ UNLV
2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-3.513–27 L U55.5
Very close
GAST @ GASO
2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & total
-621–14 W U55
Very close
CMU @ OHIO
2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & spread
-530–27 L U57.5
Very close
KENT @ M-OH
2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & spread
-524–27 L U56.5
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar total & situation
-6.527–15 W U53.5
Very close
CSU @ HAW
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar total & rest
-345–50 L O53.75
Very close
FAU @ MTSU
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & situation
-5.521–49 L O51
Very close
USM @ ULM
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & situation
-320–10 W U50
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Colorado State ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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.

Colorado State 0-4 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Hawai'i ATS struggles (3-8-1)
Hawai'i have covered only 27% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Hawai'i home ATS weakness (1-4-1)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
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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
CSU−7.1 →−8.5▼ 1.4#109
HAW−6.5 →−13.4▼ 6.9#124
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12

CSU
Longer bar = better
HAW
#81
Offense
◀ CSU better
#108
#79
Defense
◀ CSU better
#104
−0.5 #115
Turnovers
◀ CSU better
−0.9 #131
70 plays #37
Pace
◀ CSU faster
66 plays #73
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CSU has the ball
Advantage: CSU offense
CSU offHAW defEdge
Points / game 26.3 #76 32.9 #116 CSU
Yards / play 5.70 #71 6.15 #112 CSU
PPA / play +0.06 #100 +0.17 #103 Even
Success rate 42% #76 43% #86 Even
When HAW has the ball
Advantage: CSU defense
HAW offCSU defEdge
Points / game 20.9 #111 29.8 #101 Even
Yards / play 5.13 #105 5.59 #69 CSU
PPA / play +0.03 #111 +0.11 #75 CSU
Success rate 40% #104 42% #70 CSU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
CSU scoring against the HAW defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CSU scored
7.0
#43
5.7
#113
12.7
#84
3.0
#123
9.9
#11
12.9
#67
HAW allowed
9.3
#128
10.3
#118
19.5
#125
6.3
#79
7.2
#88
13.4
#86
HAW scoring against the CSU defense
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HAW scored
2.6
#128
6.4
#93
9.0
#123
4.8
#95
7.2
#58
11.9
#82
CSU allowed
5.2
#64
7.4
#64
12.5
#59
7.2
#105
8.7
#110
15.9
#116

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
HAW +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
75° · 8 mph
gusts 19 mph · at kickoff
Rest
CSU7d
HAW7d
Even
Tempo
Average 136 plays
slowavg 133fast
Travel
CSU 3,340 mi
3 time zones