Sat, Nov 4, 2023, 5:00 PM EDTWeek 10 · at Texas State · Conference game
Weather at kickoff76°F8 mphgusts 17DryWeather watch ›
6-2 · Power #92
24
final
Final
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5-3 · Power #73
45
▲ winner
Closing spread
TXST -2.5
✓ TXST W
Total
68.5
▲ Over · 69 pts
Model before kickoff
GASO 32–34 TXST
✓ TXST (56%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseTXST -2.5
Total68.5
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Market

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Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 53%, covered 45% (64 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseTXST -2.5
Total68.5
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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 TXST as a 2.5-point home favorite against GASO, the favorite won 6, covered 4, and 7 went over the total.

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This game: TXST won 45–24; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 69 points went over 68.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 58%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 46%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 2.8 against an average line of 3; 85.4 points a game (usually 54). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
LOU vs UVA
2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & rest
-2.533–34 L U69.5
Very close
TROY vs GAST
2020 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & total
-2.534–36 L O68.5
Very close
WKU vs UTSA
2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & season form
-3.546–52 L O71.25
Very close
MIZ vs TENN
2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & total
-2.524–62 L O66.25
Very close
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar total & rest
-134–30 W U67.5
Very close
BYU vs UVA
2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & total
-2.566–49 W O66.5
Very close
SMU vs HOU
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & spread
-3.577–63 W O66
Very close
SMU vs MEM
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & season form
-4.534–31 L U68.5
Very close
FRES vs NEV
2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & rest
-3.534–32 L O64.5
Very close
TULN vs SMU
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & spread
-3.559–24 W O65
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 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight Georgia Southern 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.

Texas State home ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
GASO+2.5 →0.0▼ 2.5#62
TXST+3.4 →−2.2▼ 5.6#78
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

GASO
Longer bar = better
TXST
#45
Offense
TXST better ▶
#22
#71
Defense
Even
#68
−0.3 #93
Turnovers
◀ GASO better
−0.6 #119
78 plays #2
Pace
◀ GASO faster
73 plays #20
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When GASO has the ball
Advantage: GASO offense
GASO offTXST defEdge
Points / game 33.8 #28 28.8 #97 GASO
Yards / play 5.76 #64 5.61 #71 Even
PPA / play +0.16 #57 +0.07 #51 Even
Success rate 47% #30 40% #52 GASO
When TXST has the ball
Advantage: TXST offense
TXST offGASO defEdge
Points / game 35.1 #22 24.6 #62 TXST
Yards / play 6.68 #18 5.84 #92 TXST
PPA / play +0.21 #36 +0.08 #58 TXST
Success rate 49% #13 42% #70 TXST

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
GASO scoring against the TXST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
GASO scored
7.4
#38
13.5
#6
20.9
#11
6.9
#54
6.0
#89
12.9
#75
TXST allowed
5.3
#71
7.0
#64
12.3
#61
6.0
#72
10.5
#129
16.5
#116
TXST scoring against the GASO defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TXST scored
10.4
#9
11.5
#18
21.9
#7
5.1
#96
8.1
#35
13.3
#66
GASO allowed
4.4
#46
6.1
#44
10.5
#40
9.1
#124
5.0
#34
14.1
#93

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
TXST +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
76° · 8 mph
gusts 17 mph · at kickoff
Rest
GASO9d
TXST7d
GASO +2 days
Tempo
Fast 151 plays
slowavg 134fast