Sat, Nov 23, 2024, 7:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Texas State · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenTXST -21
1.5 → TXST
CloseTXST -22.5
1.5 pts toward Texas State
Total
Open58.5
▲ 1
Close59.5
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
model TXST -21.5
Opened 58.5 · closed 59.5 · moved 1 upmodel 57
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2024 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-21.5 | 41–20 | L | O55 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & spread |
-21 | 45–0 | W | U58 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & total |
-20 | 41–13 | W | U58.75 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-21 | 20–13 | L | U62.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-21.25 | 41–17 | W | U68.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-24.5 | 27–3 | L | U55 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & season form |
-24 | 27–31 | L | P58 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-24 | 42–7 | W | U54 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-21.25 | 17–21 | L | U63 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-21.5 | 21–16 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 219 earlier overs in games with totals 55.5–63.5, 30% 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% | 3-6 33% | 4-5 44% | |
| 6-4 60% | 5-4 56% | 5-4 56% |
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
Longer bar = better
#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
| GAST off | TXST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| TXST off | GAST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.0 #133 | 6.9 #101 | 8.9 #124 | 6.4 #58 | 5.4 #112 | 11.8 #95 | |
2.7 #14 | 6.8 #52 | 9.5 #24 | 6.1 #81 | 4.5 #21 | 10.6 #37 |
TXST scoring against the GAST defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12.7 #1 | 9.2 #48 | 21.9 #6 | 8.0 #27 | 5.7 #106 | 13.7 #61 | |
7.9 #119 | 7.4 #66 | 15.3 #102 | 6.9 #103 | 9.2 #116 | 16.1 #116 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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