Sat, Nov 2, 2024, 8:00 PM EDTWeek 10 · at Nevada · Conference game
Weather at kickoff51°F11 mphgusts 21DryWeather watch ›
5-3 · Power #100
38
▲ winner
Final
@
3-6 · Power #102
21
final
Closing spread
CSU -2.5
✓ CSU W
Total
45.5
▲ Over · 59 pts
Model before kickoff
CSU 24–23 NEV
✓ CSU (54%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCSU -1
CloseCSU -2.5
Total44.5 → 45.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1.5 pts toward Colorado State
Total
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened CSU -1 · closed CSU -2.5 · moved 1.5 toward CSUmodel NEV -3.5
Opened 44.5 · closed 45.5 · moved 1 upmodel 47.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 55%, covered 46% (125 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 51% (83 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCSU -1
CloseCSU -2.5
Total44.5 → 45.5
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 CSU as a 2.5-point road favorite at NEV, the favorite won 7, covered 6, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: CSU won 38–21; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 59 points went over 45.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
6 of 967%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 48%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 3.3 against an average line of 2.5; 51.1 points a game (usually 53.1). Of the 2 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
UTEP @ USM
2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & total
-1.2526–13 W U46.25
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & season form
-1.548–41 W O49.5
Very close
OHIO @ M-OH
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & situation
-2.537–21 W O52
Very close
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread
-328–7 W U49
Very close
USM @ TXST
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & rest
-2.520–14 W U43
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & season form
-324–21 P U50
Very close
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread
-3.56–34 L U47
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & situation
-3.520–23 L U50
Very close
SJSU @ WYO
2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-2.533–16 W O42.5
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread
-1.530–49 L O48.5
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
Moderate Colorado State ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (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 4-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Market moved toward Colorado State
1.5 pts (CSU -1 → CSU -2.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
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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−8.3 →−8.8▼ 0.5#101
NEV−15.0 →−8.3▲ 6.7#99
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

CSU
Longer bar = better
NEV
#87
Offense
NEV better ▶
#70
#72
Defense
◀ CSU better
#101
0.0 #76
Turnovers
Even
+0.1 #68
64 plays #104
Pace
NEV faster ▶
64 plays #90
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CSU has the ball
Even matchup
CSU offNEV defEdge
Points / game 21.8 #114 27.6 #88 NEV
Yards / play 5.79 #74 5.98 #97 CSU
PPA / play +0.07 #102 +0.19 #106 Even
Success rate 44% #58 46% #114 CSU
When NEV has the ball
Even matchup
NEV offCSU defEdge
Points / game 25.0 #96 24.5 #69 CSU
Yards / play 5.89 #65 5.73 #85 Even
PPA / play +0.15 #63 +0.06 #49 Even
Success rate 45% #54 42% #83 NEV

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
CSU scoring against the NEV defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CSU scored
4.3
#100
7.8
#83
12.0
#101
3.9
#110
5.0
#115
8.9
#122
NEV allowed
5.7
#78
9.4
#105
15.1
#97
4.9
#50
7.6
#94
12.4
#71
NEV scoring against the CSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
NEV scored
6.2
#67
6.4
#108
12.7
#93
6.7
#59
5.7
#102
12.3
#86
CSU allowed
2.6
#15
8.1
#76
10.8
#44
4.8
#46
7.1
#89
11.9
#62

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
NEV +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
51° · 11 mph
gusts 21 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
CSU7d
NEV7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 128 plays
slowavg 134fast