Sat, Nov 15, 2025, 3:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at New Mexico · Conference game
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
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenUNM -14.5
1 → UNM
CloseUNM -15.5
1 pt toward New Mexico
Total
Open53.5
no move
Close53.5
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
model UNM -11.5
Opened 53.5 · unchangedmodel 54.5
model 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
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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
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 ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2024 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-15 | 37–10 | W | U52 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar team ratings & spread |
-13.5 | 28–21 | L | U53.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & season form |
-16.5 | 24–13 | L | U48.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & total |
-12.5 | 52–21 | W | O53.25 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-14.5 | 21–17 | L | U57.25 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & spread |
-16.5 | 51–27 | W | O56 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar season form & situation |
-18.5 | 55–3 | W | O51 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar total & rest |
-19 | 44–17 | W | O55.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 4 · close · similar total & team ratings |
-14.5 | 20–38 | L | O51.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 11 · close · similar team ratings & spread |
-13.5 | 28–31 | 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.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 34 in the 4th quarter and got 17. 51% of games with totals 49.5–57.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-8 20% | 3-7 30% | 4-6 40% | |
| 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
CSU 1–0 UNM
CSU leads · 1 game since 2023 · CSU has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26 2024 | New Mexico 6 @ Colorado State 17 | CSU -3.5 | CSU 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
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
Longer bar = better
#106
Offense
UNM better ▶#52
#106
Defense
UNM better ▶#82
−0.1 #84
Turnovers
◀ CSU better−1.0 #133
64 plays #105
Pace
Even64 plays #107
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| CSU off | UNM def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| UNM off | CSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.2 #107 | 4.9 #121 | 9.1 #121 | 2.3 #133 | 6.7 #68 | 9.0 #120 | |
4.6 #50 | 10.6 #118 | 15.1 #99 | 4.8 #48 | 6.0 #57 | 10.8 #48 |
UNM scoring against the CSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.7 #98 | 12.4 #9 | 17.1 #42 | 4.0 #113 | 9.1 #24 | 13.1 #59 | |
5.0 #57 | 11.9 #135 | 16.9 #120 | 7.7 #118 | 4.2 #19 | 11.9 #65 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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