Sat, Oct 18, 2025, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 8 · at Colorado State · Conference game
Weather at kickoff49°F6 mphgusts 26DryWindy Over 48% of 274 games since 2023Weather watch ›
5-2 · Power #90
31
▲ winner
Final
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2-4 · Power #116
19
final
Closing spread
CSU -2.5
✓ HAW W
Total
53.5
▼ Under · 50 pts
Model before kickoff
HAW 23–26 CSU
✗ CSU (61%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenHAW -1.5
CloseCSU -2.5
Total53.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
4 pts toward Colorado State
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened HAW -1.5 · closed CSU -2.5 · moved 4 toward CSUmodel CSU -9.5
Opened 53.5 · unchangedmodel 49
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 59%, covered 51% (262 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 3.5+ pts toward the favorite: that team covered 43% (133 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenHAW -1.5
CloseCSU -2.5
Total53.5
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 CSU as a 2.5-point home favorite against HAW, the favorite won 7, covered 7, and 8 went over the total.

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This game: HAW won 31–19 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 50 points stayed under 53.5, as in 2 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 51%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 4.6 against an average line of 2.7; 62 points a game (usually 52.9). Of the 5 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
CMU vs BUFF
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar season form & rest
-2.7531–27 W O54
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & rest
-3.538–34 W O52.5
Very close
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & rest
-2.531–24 W U55.5
Very close
EMU vs CMU
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & rest
-138–19 W O53.5
Close
2025 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & situation
-735–44 L O52.5
Close
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & total
-335–42 L O51.5
Close
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread
-128–45 L O49.5
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & total
-424–0 W U55.5
Close
USU vs SJSU
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & season form
-135–31 W O51
Close
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & total
-138–21 W O55.5
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 4 trends and market moves 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

Green signals have beaten the market in our backtest; yellow ones only describe the data.

Hawai'i ATS trend (5-2)
Hawai'i have covered 71% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Hawai'i 3-1 ATS as an underdog
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Market moved toward Colorado State
4 pts (HAW -1.5 → CSU -2.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Colorado State at altitude (+1.5 km)
Hawai'i climb about 4,954 ft to play here; visitors have covered less often than the line expects at altitude. · Backtest 2023–26: 64-41 (61%)
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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
HAW−11.4 →−8.6▲ 2.8#103
CSU−6.9 →−7.0▼ 0.1#91
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW7

HAW
Longer bar = better
CSU
#96
Offense
Even
#87
#61
Defense
◀ HAW better
#94
−0.9 #127
Turnovers
CSU better ▶
+0.3 #53
75 plays #9
Pace
◀ HAW faster
65 plays #93
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When HAW has the ball
Even matchup
HAW offCSU defEdge
Points / game 28.3 #74 26.3 #84 Even
Yards / play 5.25 #104 6.02 #111 Even
PPA / play +0.06 #108 +0.11 #74 CSU
Success rate 41% #99 45% #106 Even
When CSU has the ball
Advantage: HAW defense
CSU offHAW defEdge
Points / game 22.3 #106 23.9 #68 HAW
Yards / play 5.30 #99 5.53 #76 HAW
PPA / play +0.14 #70 +0.07 #53 Even
Success rate 43% #72 40% #45 HAW

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
HAW scoring against the CSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
HAW scored
5.9
#73
8.6
#77
14.4
#76
3.6
#117
10.3
#14
13.9
#56
CSU allowed
5.2
#68
10.8
#119
16.0
#107
6.3
#95
4.0
#25
10.3
#48
CSU scoring against the HAW defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CSU scored
4.0
#107
6.8
#101
10.8
#111
3.5
#119
8.0
#47
11.5
#90
HAW allowed
4.3
#48
5.7
#40
10.0
#38
6.1
#91
7.7
#102
13.9
#100

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
CSU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
49° · 6 mph
gusts 26 mph · at kickoff
Rest
HAW7d
CSU8d
CSU +1 day
Tempo
Fast 140 plays
slowavg 134fast
Altitude
HAW +4,954 ft
thin air for the visitors