Sat, Nov 23, 2024, 7:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Texas State · Conference game
Weather at kickoff64°F4 mphgusts 9DryWeather watch ›
2-8 · Power #110
52
▲ winner
Final
@
6-4 · Power #54
44
final
Closing spread
TXST -22.5
✓ GAST W
Total
59.5
▲ Over · 96 pts
Model before kickoff
GAST 17–40 TXST
✗ TXST (94%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTXST -21
CloseTXST -22.5
Total58.5 → 59.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1.5 pts toward Texas State
Total
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TXST -21 · closed TXST -22.5 · moved 1.5 toward TXSTmodel TXST -21.5
Opened 58.5 · closed 59.5 · moved 1 upmodel 57
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 21.5–23.5 since 2023: won 96%, covered 40% (47 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 53% (108 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTXST -21
CloseTXST -22.5
Total58.5 → 59.5
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 22.5-point home favorite against GAST, the favorite won 8, covered 4, and 1 went over the total.

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This game: GAST won 52–44 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 96 points went over 59.5, as in 1 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 92%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
1 of 911%
Below normal · usually 48%

Overs below normal. Splits like this often fade, so treat it as context, not a pick. Average result: favorite by 18.1 against an average line of 22; 46.3 points a game (usually 54.6). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread
-21.541–20 L O55
Very close
UL vs TXST
2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & spread
-2145–0 W U58
Very close
LIB vs MTSU
2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & total
-2041–13 W U58.75
Very close
MRSH vs ODU
2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & spread
-2120–13 L U62.5
Very close
SMU vs USF
2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & spread
-21.2541–17 W U68.5
Very close
APP vs GASO
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & season form
-24.527–3 L U55
Very close
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & season form
-2427–31 L P58
Very close
UTAH vs STAN
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & rest
-2442–7 W U54
Very close
UNC vs GT
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & situation
-21.2517–21 L U63
Very close
UL vs ULM
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & situation
-21.521–16 L U55.25
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 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 Texas 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.

Market moved toward Texas State
1.5 pts (TXST -21 → TXST -22.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
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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
GAST−5.1 →−11.7▼ 6.6#113
TXST−3.2 →+4.8▲ 8.0#47
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12

GAST
Longer bar = better
TXST
#103
Offense
TXST better ▶
#17
#118
Defense
TXST better ▶
#29
−0.2 #85
Turnovers
Even
−0.3 #94
68 plays #56
Pace
TXST faster ▶
71 plays #19
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When GAST has the ball
Advantage: TXST defense
GAST offTXST defEdge
Points / game 20.7 #121 20.1 #25 TXST
Yards / play 5.49 #89 4.81 #20 TXST
PPA / play +0.06 #105 +0.05 #45 TXST
Success rate 41% #95 38% #27 TXST
When TXST has the ball
Advantage: TXST offense
TXST offGAST defEdge
Points / game 35.6 #18 31.4 #109 TXST
Yards / play 6.61 #16 6.27 #114 TXST
PPA / play +0.24 #23 +0.24 #126 TXST
Success rate 49% #10 46% #121 TXST

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
GAST scoring against the TXST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
GAST scored
2.0
#133
6.9
#101
8.9
#124
6.4
#58
5.4
#112
11.8
#95
TXST allowed
2.7
#14
6.8
#52
9.5
#24
6.1
#81
4.5
#21
10.6
#37
TXST scoring against the GAST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TXST scored
12.7
#1
9.2
#48
21.9
#6
8.0
#27
5.7
#106
13.7
#61
GAST allowed
7.9
#119
7.4
#66
15.3
#102
6.9
#103
9.2
#116
16.1
#116

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
TXST +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
64° · 4 mph
gusts 9 mph · at kickoff
Rest
GAST7d
TXST7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 139 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
GAST backup QB started
Not the usual starter