Fri, Nov 8, 2024, 10:30 PM ESTWeek 11 · at San Diego State · Conference game
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3-6 · Power #111
21
▲ winner
Final
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3-5 · Power #122
16
final
Closing spread
SDSU -1.5
✓ UNM W
Total
65.5
▼ Under · 37 pts
Model before kickoff
UNM 31–33 SDSU
✗ SDSU (57%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenSDSU -3
CloseSDSU -1.5
Total67.5 → 65.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1.5 pts toward New Mexico
Total
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened SDSU -3 · closed SDSU -1.5 · moved 1.5 toward UNMmodel SDSU -6
Opened 67.5 · closed 65.5 · moved 2 downmodel 64.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 0.5–2.5 since 2023: won 50%, covered 46% (108 games)ⓘ
Moved off 3Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 53% (91 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenSDSU -3
CloseSDSU -1.5
Total67.5 → 65.5
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 UNM, the favorite won 5, covered 4, and 2 went over the total.

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This game: UNM won 21–16 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 37 points stayed under 65.5, as in 8 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 56%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 49%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 0.3 against an average line of 3.3; 52.7 points a game (usually 53.2). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar season form & rest
-3.517–6 W U61.5
Very close
ODU vs GASO
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & spread
-1.523–28 L U66
Close
USU vs HAW
2021 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form
-451–31 W O66
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar total & rest
-442–21 W U65
Close
ULM vs ARST
2021 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & total
-324–27 L U66.5
Close
WMU vs OHIO
2022 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & season form
-214–33 L U61.5
Close
BALL vs EMU
2022 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & season form
-2.516–20 L U57.5
Close
GAST vs GASO
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & spread
-2.541–33 W O66.5
Close
EMU vs NIU
2022 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & season form
-3.510–39 L U64.25
Close
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & team ratings
-6.527–24 L U60.5
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
Slight New Mexico ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under 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.

Market moved toward New Mexico
1.5 pts (SDSU -3 → SDSU -1.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved down 2
67.5 → 65.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
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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
UNM−11.4 →−13.3▼ 1.9#118
SDSU−8.3 →−10.8▼ 2.5#112
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10

UNM
Longer bar = better
SDSU
#26
Offense
◀ UNM better
#114
#133
Defense
SDSU better ▶
#82
−0.9 #123
Turnovers
SDSU better ▶
+0.4 #42
70 plays #30
Pace
◀ UNM faster
64 plays #98
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When UNM has the ball
Advantage: UNM offense
UNM offSDSU defEdge
Points / game 34.8 #26 27.6 #89 UNM
Yards / play 6.83 #15 5.40 #59 UNM
PPA / play +0.23 #26 +0.14 #90 UNM
Success rate 46% #38 43% #91 UNM
When SDSU has the ball
Even matchup
SDSU offUNM defEdge
Points / game 22.5 #109 40.8 #133 SDSU
Yards / play 5.16 #117 7.07 #135 Even
PPA / play +0.08 #102 +0.30 #132 SDSU
Success rate 36% #129 51% #132 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
UNM scoring against the SDSU defense
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UNM scored
7.1
#45
12.1
#10
19.2
#21
7.4
#40
8.1
#43
15.6
#38
SDSU allowed
7.8
#116
5.5
#30
13.3
#79
5.6
#65
8.8
#113
14.4
#102
SDSU scoring against the UNM defense
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SDSU scored
4.0
#107
6.4
#110
10.4
#115
3.9
#113
8.3
#36
12.1
#89
UNM allowed
8.2
#120
12.4
#129
20.7
#128
6.6
#92
13.6
#133
20.1
#133

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
SDSU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
58° · 5 mph
gusts 8 mph · at kickoff
Rest
UNM6d
SDSU7d
SDSU +1 day
Tempo
Average 134 plays
slowavg 134fast