Sat, Oct 21, 2023, 9:00 PM EDTWeek 8 · at San Diego State · Conference game
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0-6 · Power #132
6
▲ winner
Final
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3-4 · Power #112
0
final
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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Total
 
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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
CMU vs WMU
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar total & rest
-1010–12 L U48.75
Very close
UNLV vs NEV
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & rest
-12.527–22 L P49
Very close
NIU vs AKR
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar season form & spread
-9.512–44 L O52
Very close
MTSU vs USM
2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar situation & total
-12.535–10 W U47.25
Very close
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & spread
-10.517–10 L U44
Close
GASO vs TXST
2020 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & total
-1240–38 L O49.5
Close
2023 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & total
-7.519–17 L U49.75
Close
TLSA vs NAVY
2021 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & situation
-1117–20 L U46
Close
UTEP vs RICE
2021 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & total
-938–28 W O47
Close
TEM vs MASS
2022 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread
-1028–0 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.
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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

NEV
Longer bar = better
SDSU
#120
Offense
SDSU better ▶
#86
#133
Defense
Even
#123
−0.7 #117
Turnovers
SDSU better ▶
+0.3 #46
66 plays #79
Pace
◀ NEV faster
64 plays #96
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When NEV has the ball
Even matchup
NEV offSDSU defEdge
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
When SDSU has the ball
Advantage: SDSU offense
SDSU offNEV defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
NEV scored
4.5
#98
3.3
#130
7.8
#127
2.3
#128
7.2
#56
9.5
#118
SDSU allowed
2.3
#14
13.6
#132
15.9
#105
7.9
#112
7.6
#95
15.4
#105
SDSU scoring against the NEV defense
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SDSU scored
5.3
#84
7.1
#89
12.4
#90
1.7
#133
8.3
#34
10.0
#110
NEV allowed
10.5
#128
6.8
#59
17.3
#116
11.3
#132
10.8
#127
22.2
#133

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
SDSU +2.5
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