Sat, Oct 21, 2023, 9:00 PM EDTWeek 8 · at San Diego State · Conference game
Closing spread
SDSU -11
✓ NEV W
Total
48.5
▼ Under · 6 pts
Model before kickoff
NEV 19–30 SDSU
✗ SDSU (78%) lost
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseSDSU -11
Total48.5
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Spread
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CloseSDSU -11
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Total
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Close48.5
Line context
Home favorites of 9–13 since 2023: won 93%, covered 45% (41 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseSDSU -11
Total48.5
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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
SDSU as an 11-point home favorite against NEV, the favorite won 7, covered 3, and 3 went over the total.
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This game: NEV won 6–0 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 6 points stayed under 48.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 78%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
3 of 933%
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 4.2 against an average line of 10.5; 44.4 points a game (usually 55.8). When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar total & rest |
-10 | 10–12 | L | U48.75 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & rest |
-12.5 | 27–22 | L | P49 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar season form & spread |
-9.5 | 12–44 | L | O52 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar situation & total |
-12.5 | 35–10 | W | U47.25 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-10.5 | 17–10 | L | U44 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & total |
-12 | 40–38 | L | O49.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & total |
-7.5 | 19–17 | L | U49.75 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & situation |
-11 | 17–20 | L | U46 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & total |
-9 | 38–28 | W | O47 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread |
-10 | 28–0 | W | U44 |
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 no trends and market moves behind it
No clear signal on the spread
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.
No notable trends or market moves for this game.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 43 in the 4th quarter and got 0. 56% of games with totals 44.5–52.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-6 0% | 3-3 50% | 1-4 20% | |
| 3-4 43% | 4-3 57% | 4-2 67% |
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
NEV−18.4 →−17.2▲ 1.2#132
SDSU+1.0 →−9.4▼ 10.4#111
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW7
Longer bar = better
#120
Offense
SDSU better ▶#86
#133
Defense
Even#123
−0.7 #117
Turnovers
SDSU better ▶+0.3 #46
66 plays #79
Pace
◀ NEV faster64 plays #96
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| NEV off | SDSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 17.3 #128 | 31.3 #113 | Even |
| Yards / play | 4.86 #119 | 6.54 #129 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.01 #115 | +0.22 #123 | Even |
| Success rate | 38% #118 | 48% #128 | Even |
| SDSU off | NEV def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 22.4 #106 | 39.5 #133 | SDSU |
| Yards / play | 5.21 #100 | 8.15 #136 | SDSU |
| PPA / play | +0.09 #84 | +0.33 #133 | SDSU |
| Success rate | 44% #53 | 50% #131 | SDSU |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
NEV scoring against the SDSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.5 #98 | 3.3 #130 | 7.8 #127 | 2.3 #128 | 7.2 #56 | 9.5 #118 | |
2.3 #14 | 13.6 #132 | 15.9 #105 | 7.9 #112 | 7.6 #95 | 15.4 #105 |
SDSU scoring against the NEV defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.3 #84 | 7.1 #89 | 12.4 #90 | 1.7 #133 | 8.3 #34 | 10.0 #110 | |
10.5 #128 | 6.8 #59 | 17.3 #116 | 11.3 #132 | 10.8 #127 | 22.2 #133 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
70° · 9 mph
gusts 18 mph · at kickoff
Rest
NEV7d
SDSU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 130 plays
slowavg 134fast
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