Sat, Nov 15, 2025, 3:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at New Mexico · Conference game
Weather at kickoff69°F1 mphgusts 8DryWeather watch ›
2-7 · Power #116
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Final
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6-3 · Power #81
20
▲ winner
Closing spread
UNM -15.5
✓ CSU W
Total
53.5
▼ Under · 37 pts
Model before kickoff
CSU 20–35 UNM
✓ UNM (85%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUNM -14.5
CloseUNM -15.5
Total53.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward New Mexico
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened UNM -14.5 · closed UNM -15.5 · moved 1 toward UNMmodel UNM -11.5
Opened 53.5 · unchangedmodel 54.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 14.5–16.5 since 2023: won 88%, covered 46% (105 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 49% (243 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUNM -14.5
CloseUNM -15.5
Total53.5
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 UNM as a 15.5-point home favorite against CSU, the favorite won 8, covered 5, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: UNM won 20–17; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 37 points stayed under 53.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 84%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 16.2 against an average line of 15.4; 55.8 points a game (usually 52.9). Of the 5 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

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MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & spread
-1537–10 W U52
Very close
TOL vs BALL
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar team ratings & spread
-13.528–21 L U53.5
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & season form
-16.524–13 L U48.5
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & total
-12.552–21 W O53.25
Very close
UNT vs RICE
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-14.521–17 L U57.25
Very close
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & spread
-16.551–27 W O56
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar season form & situation
-18.555–3 W O51
Close
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar total & rest
-1944–17 W O55.5
Close
2025 · Week 4 · close · similar total & team ratings
-14.520–38 L O51.5
Close
GAST vs ULM
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar team ratings & spread
-13.528–31 L U59.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 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 no trends and market moves 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.

No notable trends or market moves for this game.
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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−6.9 →−12.6▼ 5.7#115
UNM−13.7 →−4.4▲ 9.3#82
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11

CSU
Longer bar = better
UNM
#106
Offense
UNM better ▶
#52
#106
Defense
UNM better ▶
#82
−0.1 #84
Turnovers
◀ CSU better
−1.0 #133
64 plays #105
Pace
Even
64 plays #107
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CSU has the ball
Advantage: UNM defense
CSU offUNM defEdge
Points / game 18.1 #126 25.9 #82 UNM
Yards / play 5.07 #112 5.73 #91 UNM
PPA / play +0.06 #99 +0.12 #86 Even
Success rate 41% #88 41% #67 UNM
When UNM has the ball
Advantage: UNM offense
UNM offCSU defEdge
Points / game 30.2 #54 28.8 #97 UNM
Yards / play 6.11 #39 6.42 #128 UNM
PPA / play +0.15 #53 +0.17 #106 UNM
Success rate 43% #63 44% #94 UNM

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
CSU scoring against the UNM defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CSU scored
4.2
#107
4.9
#121
9.1
#121
2.3
#133
6.7
#68
9.0
#120
UNM allowed
4.6
#50
10.6
#118
15.1
#99
4.8
#48
6.0
#57
10.8
#48
UNM scoring against the CSU defense
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UNM scored
4.7
#98
12.4
#9
17.1
#42
4.0
#113
9.1
#24
13.1
#59
CSU allowed
5.0
#57
11.9
#135
16.9
#120
7.7
#118
4.2
#19
11.9
#65

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
UNM +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
69° · 1 mph
gusts 8 mph · at kickoff
Rest
CSU7d
UNM14d bye
UNM +7 days
Tempo
Slow 128 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
CSU backup QB started
Not the usual starter