Thu, Oct 15, 2026, 8:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Texas State · Conference game
Closing spread
TXST -15.5
✓ TXST W
Total
69.5
▲ Over · 93 pts
Model before kickoff
CSU 27–42 TXST
✓ TXST (86%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenTXST -12.5
CloseTXST -15.5
Total67.5 → 69.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Game recap · 1:23
Colorado State at Texas State: game recap
Made automatically (Oct 19, 1:45 PM ET). The “Model before kickoff” score on this card was updated after the video was made, so the video quotes an older one.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenTXST -12.5
3 → TXST
CloseTXST -15.5
3 pts toward Texas State
Total
Open67.5
▲ 2
Close69.5
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TXST -12.5 · closed TXST -15.5 · moved 3 toward TXSTmodel TXST -14
model TXST -14
Opened 67.5 · closed 69.5 · moved 2 upmodel 69.5 matches the line
model 69.5 = line ✓
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 14.5–16.5 since 2023: won 89%, covered 49% (132 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 49% (338 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenTXST -12.5
CloseTXST -15.5
Total67.5 → 69.5
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 15.5-point home favorite against CSU, the favorite won 9, covered 4, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: TXST won 66–27; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 93 points went over 69.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 87%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 52%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 49%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 15.9 against an average line of 14.1; 63.3 points a game (usually 52.8). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar total & situation |
-13.5 | 59–50 | L | O68.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & situation |
-15.5 | 27–13 | L | U61.25 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & season form |
-13.5 | 24–21 | L | U62.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 9 · close · similar situation |
-14.5 | 42–32 | L | O63.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & total |
-13.5 | 41–9 | W | U66 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & spread |
-16.5 | 53–18 | W | O62 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & season form |
-10.5 | 55–27 | W | O63 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 14 · close · similar situation & season form |
-10.5 | 19–24 | L | U62.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar situation |
-18.5 | 21–20 | L | U64.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 11 · close · similar situation |
-14 | 55–23 | W | O66.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2023 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 Texas State ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Moderate Over trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger total leans went 21-19 (53%) in our 2024–26 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.
Market moved toward Texas State
3 pts (TXST -12.5 → TXST -15.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Both teams trending Over (9-1 combined)
Their games this season have mostly gone over the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 66-66 (50%)
Total moved up 2
67.5 → 69.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 45 earlier overs in games with totals 65.5–73.5, 27% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-8 20% | 4-5 44% | 7-3 70% | |
| 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% | 6-4 60% |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
CSU−10.5 →−9.3▲ 1.2#105
TXST−1.3 →+0.6▲ 1.9#69
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6
Longer bar = better
#30
Offense
Even#26
#135
Defense
TXST better ▶#111
+1.8 #4
Turnovers
◀ CSU better−0.8 #125
70 plays #37
Pace
TXST faster ▶78 plays #4
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| CSU off | TXST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 37.4 #27 | 33.2 #127 | CSU |
| Yards / play | 6.72 #23 | 5.70 #95 | CSU |
| PPA / play | +0.28 #22 | +0.16 #106 | CSU |
| Success rate | 46% #48 | 45% #116 | CSU |
| TXST off | CSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 34.8 #42 | 38.6 #133 | TXST |
| Yards / play | 6.78 #22 | 7.35 #138 | TXST |
| PPA / play | +0.28 #25 | +0.28 #131 | TXST |
| Success rate | 50% #16 | 53% #138 | TXST |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
CSU scoring against the TXST defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10.4 #18 | 10.4 #45 | 20.8 #25 | 6.0 #74 | 10.6 #11 | 16.6 #29 | |
7.6 #121 | 7.6 #76 | 15.2 #107 | 10.4 #136 | 7.6 #104 | 18.0 #128 |
TXST scoring against the CSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11.8 #7 | 10.4 #45 | 22.2 #17 | 2.6 #130 | 10.0 #18 | 12.6 #81 | |
13.2 #138 | 12.4 #129 | 25.6 #137 | 5.6 #85 | 7.4 #101 | 13.0 #96 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
84° · 7 mph
gusts 10 mph · at kickoff
Rest
CSU12d
TXST12d
Even
Tempo
Fast 148 plays
slowavg 133fast
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