Sat, Oct 25, 2025, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 9 · at Wyoming · Conference game
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2-5 · Power #116
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Final
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3-4 · Power #107
28
▲ winner
Closing spread
WYO -5.5
✓ WYO W
Total
46.5
▼ Under · 28 pts
Model before kickoff
CSU 20–25 WYO
✓ WYO (65%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenWYO -4.5
CloseWYO -5.5
Total45.5 → 46.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Wyoming
Total
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened WYO -4.5 · closed WYO -5.5 · moved 1 toward WYOmodel WYO -4
Opened 45.5 · closed 46.5 · moved 1 upmodel 45.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 4.5–6.5 since 2023: won 68%, covered 56% (163 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 50% (214 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenWYO -4.5
CloseWYO -5.5
Total45.5 → 46.5
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 WYO as a 5.5-point home favorite against CSU, the favorite won 9, covered 5, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: WYO won 28–0; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 28 points stayed under 46.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 63%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 50%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 5.4 against an average line of 4.4; 42.6 points a game (usually 53). Of the 3 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & situation
-3.530–20 W O43.5
Very close
M-OH vs BALL
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & total
-2.518–17 L U45
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar season form & rest
-624–15 W U43.5
Very close
TXST vs ARST
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread
-616–13 L U50
Very close
WYO vs USU
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & spread
-5.2528–14 W U44.5
Very close
RICE vs UTEP
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar season form & spread
-3.537–30 W O47
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & season form
-327–29 L O44.25
Very close
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread
-6.517–10 W U47
Very close
BGSU vs WMU
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & total
-513–9 L U48
Very close
2025 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & total
-330–29 L O49.5
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 1 trend and market move 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 3-1 ATS as an underdog
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
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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 →−9.2▼ 2.3#103
WYO−11.9 →−8.8▲ 3.1#101
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW8

CSU
Longer bar = better
WYO
#94
Offense
Even
#98
#97
Defense
WYO better ▶
#51
+0.3 #56
Turnovers
◀ CSU better
−0.6 #114
65 plays #96
Pace
WYO faster ▶
66 plays #73
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CSU has the ball
Advantage: WYO defense
CSU offWYO defEdge
Points / game 21.9 #110 22.6 #54 WYO
Yards / play 5.14 #108 5.12 #40 WYO
PPA / play +0.13 #77 +0.07 #51 WYO
Success rate 42% #79 41% #59 Even
When WYO has the ball
Even matchup
WYO offCSU defEdge
Points / game 20.0 #118 27.0 #91 CSU
Yards / play 5.50 #88 6.10 #116 WYO
PPA / play +0.06 #107 +0.13 #90 Even
Success rate 43% #77 44% #91 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
CSU scoring against the WYO defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CSU scored
4.4
#107
5.9
#111
10.3
#115
3.0
#128
8.6
#41
11.6
#85
WYO allowed
5.3
#71
7.4
#83
12.7
#73
4.1
#44
5.7
#52
9.9
#39
WYO scoring against the CSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
WYO scored
3.4
#123
3.3
#133
6.7
#132
4.4
#103
8.9
#33
13.3
#61
CSU allowed
5.4
#72
10.3
#119
15.7
#104
6.9
#105
4.4
#27
11.3
#61

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
WYO +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
49° · 9 mph
gusts 15 mph · at kickoff
Rest
CSU7d
WYO7d
Even
Tempo
Average 131 plays
slowavg 134fast
Altitude
CSU +2,198 ft
moderate climb