Sat, Sep 23, 2023, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 4 · at Texas State
Weather at kickoff95°F12 mphgusts 24Wet0.0 mmWet Over 45% of 309 games since 2023Weather watch ›
0-3 · Power #132
24
final
Final
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2-1 · Power #73
35
▲ winner
Closing spread
TXST -17
✓ NEV W
Total
60
▼ Under · 59 pts
Model before kickoff
NEV 20–38 TXST
✓ TXST (90%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseTXST -17
Total60
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Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseTXST -17
Total60
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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 TXST as a 17-point home favorite against NEV, the favorite won 9, covered 4, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: TXST won 35–24; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 59 points stayed under 60, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 86%
Favorite covered
4 of 944%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 49%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 11.6 against an average line of 16.9; 56.8 points a game (usually 55.3). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
DUKE vs KU
2021 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread
-16.2552–33 W O57.5
Close
LIB vs ULM
2020 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & rest
-1740–7 W U63.5
Close
SJSU vs UNLV
2020 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & total
-1734–17 P U61
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WMU vs NIU
2020 · Week 13 · close · similar spread
-18.530–27 L U64.5
Close
NEV vs USU
2020 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & total
-1734–9 W U57.5
Loose
RICE vs CLT
2022 · Week 9 · loose · similar rest & total
-1523–56 L O61.25
Loose
TLSA vs ECU
2020 · Week 9 · loose · similar spread & total
-1734–30 L O59.5
Loose
NEV vs UNLV
2021 · Week 9 · loose · similar rest & total
-1951–20 W O58.25
Loose
SJSU vs HAW
2022 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest & total
-15.2527–14 L U58
Loose
UCF vs USF
2021 · Week 13 · loose · similar spread & rest
-1717–13 L U62
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 1 trend and market move 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.

Small sample warning
Nevada have 3 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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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 →−19.6▼ 1.2#133
TXST+3.4 →−2.3▼ 5.7#72
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW3

NEV
Longer bar = better
TXST
#121
Offense
TXST better ▶
#25
#134
Defense
TXST better ▶
#74
−0.3 #94
Turnovers
TXST better ▶
+0.3 #52
65 plays #86
Pace
Even
65 plays #87
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When NEV has the ball
Advantage: TXST defense
NEV offTXST defEdge
Points / game 14.7 #131 28.3 #98 TXST
Yards / play 4.58 #127 5.33 #71 TXST
PPA / play +0.02 #111 +0.05 #68 TXST
Success rate 37% #116 38% #57 TXST
When TXST has the ball
Advantage: TXST offense
TXST offNEV defEdge
Points / game 44.0 #13 43.3 #131 TXST
Yards / play 7.05 #21 8.73 #136 TXST
PPA / play +0.35 #18 +0.51 #136 TXST
Success rate 46% #49 54% #134 TXST

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 131 FBS teams
NEV scoring against the TXST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
NEV scored
3.3
#106
4.3
#117
7.7
#123
2.3
#118
4.7
#99
7.0
#121
TXST allowed
5.0
#82
9.3
#97
14.3
#94
8.3
#111
5.7
#60
14.0
#98
TXST scoring against the NEV defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TXST scored
11.7
#11
19.7
#1
31.3
#3
4.7
#97
8.0
#46
12.7
#69
NEV allowed
14.0
#130
6.7
#63
20.7
#123
10.3
#124
12.3
#127
22.7
#129

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
TXST +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
95° · 12 mph
gusts 24 mph · 0.004 in rain · wind lowers scoring
Rest
NEV7d
TXST7d
Even
Tempo
Average 129 plays
slowavg 134fast
Travel
NEV 1,406 mi
2 time zones

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