Sat, Nov 25, 2023, 10:30 PM ESTWeek 13 · at San Diego State · Conference game
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8-3 · Power #71
18
final
Final
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3-8 · Power #112
33
▲ winner
Closing spread
FRES -4.5
✓ SDSU W
Total
46.5
▲ Over · 51 pts
Model before kickoff
FRES 28–22 SDSU
✗ FRES (65%) lost
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseFRES -4.5
Total46.5
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Total
 
Line context
Road favorites of 2.5–6.5 since 2023: won 59%, covered 47% (102 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseFRES -4.5
Total46.5
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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 FRES as a 4.5-point road favorite at SDSU, the favorite won 4, covered 3, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: SDSU won 33–18 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 51 points went over 46.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 61%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 47%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 1 against an average line of 4.9; 51 points a game (usually 53.7). Of the 3 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & rest
-4.527–38 L O49
Very close
TLSA @ NAVY
2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & rest
-4.521–53 L O45.75
Very close
MRSH @ ODU
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & rest
-3.512–0 W U46.5
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & situation
-4.7531–37 L O48
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar total & situation
-3.527–30 L O47
Very close
CAL @ ARIZ
2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & rest
-73–10 L U47
Very close
LIB @ ODU
2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & total
-3.538–24 W O47.5
Very close
FAU @ ODU
2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & total
-6.516–30 L U48
Very close
JMU @ ODU
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation
-7.537–3 W U48
Very close
ECU @ NAVY
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar total & situation
-3.538–35 L O46.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 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
FRES+4.2 →−1.6▼ 5.8#72
SDSU+1.0 →−11.6▼ 12.6#120
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12

FRES
Longer bar = better
SDSU
#58
Offense
◀ FRES better
#104
#64
Defense
◀ FRES better
#110
+1.0 #6
Turnovers
◀ FRES better
0.0 #64
69 plays #39
Pace
◀ FRES faster
63 plays #106
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When FRES has the ball
Advantage: FRES offense
FRES offSDSU defEdge
Points / game 31.0 #45 27.5 #83 FRES
Yards / play 5.50 #81 6.15 #113 FRES
PPA / play +0.16 #54 +0.20 #114 FRES
Success rate 43% #53 47% #129 FRES
When SDSU has the ball
Advantage: FRES defense
SDSU offFRES defEdge
Points / game 19.4 #122 23.8 #52 FRES
Yards / play 5.04 #112 5.52 #66 FRES
PPA / play +0.05 #104 +0.12 #78 FRES
Success rate 42% #77 41% #59 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
FRES scoring against the SDSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
FRES scored
7.9
#28
7.5
#76
15.4
#54
8.5
#20
6.3
#80
14.7
#43
SDSU allowed
2.2
#8
11.0
#125
13.2
#72
6.9
#97
6.1
#61
13.0
#74
SDSU scoring against the FRES defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
SDSU scored
4.0
#108
5.5
#119
9.5
#115
1.6
#131
7.6
#47
9.3
#116
FRES allowed
5.5
#75
7.1
#58
12.6
#62
4.0
#26
6.5
#70
10.5
#39

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
SDSU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
55° · 6 mph
gusts 8 mph · at kickoff
Rest
FRES7d
SDSU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 132 plays
slowavg 133fast