Sat, Oct 5, 2024, 8:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at San Diego State · Conference game
Closing spread
SDSU -1.5
✓ SDSU W
Total
48.5
▲ Over · 51 pts
Model before kickoff
HAW 21–23 SDSU
✓ SDSU (56%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenSDSU -2.5
CloseSDSU -1.5
Total46.5 → 48.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenSDSU -2.5
1 → HAW
CloseSDSU -1.5
1 pt toward Hawai'i
Total
Open46.5
▲ 2
Close48.5
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened SDSU -2.5 · closed SDSU -1.5 · moved 1 toward HAWmodel SDSU -4.5
model SDSU -4.5
Opened 46.5 · closed 48.5 · moved 2 upmodel 44.5
model 44.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 0.5–2.5 since 2023: won 49%, covered 45% (84 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 49% (45 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenSDSU -2.5
CloseSDSU -1.5
Total46.5 → 48.5
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
SDSU as a 1.5-point home favorite against HAW, the favorite won 5, covered 3, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: SDSU won 27–24; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 51 points went over 48.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 55%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 48%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 2.4 against an average line of 3.1; 44.6 points a game (usually 53.2). Of the 3 overs, 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 | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar season form & team ratings |
-3.5 | 17–27 | L | U49.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-3 | 30–45 | L | O52 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & season form |
-3.5 | 17–24 | L | U53 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & spread |
-2.5 | 18–17 | L | U45 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & situation |
-5 | 14–10 | L | U47 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 10 · close · similar season form & situation |
-3.5 | 31–24 | W | O47.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & situation |
-2.5 | 13–24 | L | U52 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar spread & team ratings |
-1 | 48–14 | W | O45.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & total |
-3.5 | 9–16 | L | U48 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & spread |
-2.5 | 38–10 | W | O47 |
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
No clear signal on the spread
Slight Over trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Total moved up 2
46.5 → 48.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Small sample warning
Hawai'i have 3 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 247 earlier overs in games with totals 44.5–52.5, 34% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 5-4 56% | 2-7 22% | |
| 3-7 30% | 5-4 56% | 2-6-1 25% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
HAW 0–1 SDSU
SDSU leads · 1 game since 2023 · SDSU has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14 2023 | San Diego State 41 @ Hawai'i 34 | SDSU -6.5 | SDSU W |
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−11.7 →−10.4▲ 1.3#109
SDSU−8.3 →−10.2▼ 1.9#107
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5
Longer bar = better
#80
Offense
◀ HAW better#116
#30
Defense
◀ HAW better#61
0.0 #68
Turnovers
SDSU better ▶+0.8 #33
65 plays #79
Pace
◀ HAW faster64 plays #93
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| HAW off | SDSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 24.3 #100 | 22.0 #55 | SDSU |
| Yards / play | 5.54 #92 | 5.15 #52 | SDSU |
| PPA / play | +0.09 #87 | +0.06 #54 | SDSU |
| Success rate | 46% #39 | 42% #84 | HAW |
| SDSU off | HAW def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 19.0 #120 | 17.0 #24 | HAW |
| Yards / play | 5.05 #112 | 5.06 #43 | HAW |
| PPA / play | +0.07 #98 | +0.03 #40 | HAW |
| Success rate | 33% #132 | 35% #12 | HAW |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
HAW scoring against the SDSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.0 #22 | 3.3 #130 | 12.3 #94 | 6.8 #66 | 5.3 #107 | 12.0 #85 | |
6.0 #90 | 2.3 #8 | 8.3 #30 | 7.0 #94 | 6.8 #82 | 13.8 #98 |
SDSU scoring against the HAW defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.3 #116 | 3.5 #128 | 6.8 #130 | 5.3 #89 | 7.0 #59 | 12.3 #83 | |
1.8 #8 | 6.0 #44 | 7.8 #19 | 6.0 #78 | 3.3 #21 | 9.3 #38 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
75° · 8 mph
gusts 17 mph · at kickoff
Rest
HAW14d bye
SDSU7d
HAW +7 days
Tempo
Average 129 plays
slowavg 133fast
Travel
HAW 2,609 mi
3 time zones
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