Fri, Nov 8, 2024, 10:30 PM ESTWeek 11 · at San Diego State · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenSDSU -3
1.5 → UNM
CloseSDSU -1.5
1.5 pts toward New Mexico
Total
Open67.5
▼ 2
Close65.5
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
model SDSU -6
Opened 67.5 · closed 65.5 · moved 2 downmodel 64.5
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar season form & rest |
-3.5 | 17–6 | W | U61.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & spread |
-1.5 | 23–28 | L | U66 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form |
-4 | 51–31 | W | O66 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar total & rest |
-4 | 42–21 | W | U65 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & total |
-3 | 24–27 | L | U66.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & season form |
-2 | 14–33 | L | U61.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & season form |
-2.5 | 16–20 | L | U57.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 41–33 | W | O66.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & season form |
-3.5 | 10–39 | L | U64.25 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & team ratings |
-6.5 | 27–24 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 36 in the 4th quarter and got 7. 41% of games with totals 61.5–69.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-7 30% | 6-4 60% | 8-2 80% | |
| 4-6 40% | 6-3 67% | 4-5 44% |
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
Longer bar = better
#26
Offense
◀ UNM better#114
#133
Defense
SDSU better ▶#82
−0.9 #123
Turnovers
SDSU better ▶+0.4 #42
70 plays #30
Pace
◀ UNM faster64 plays #98
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| UNM off | SDSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| SDSU off | UNM def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.1 #45 | 12.1 #10 | 19.2 #21 | 7.4 #40 | 8.1 #43 | 15.6 #38 | |
7.8 #116 | 5.5 #30 | 13.3 #79 | 5.6 #65 | 8.8 #113 | 14.4 #102 |
SDSU scoring against the UNM defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.0 #107 | 6.4 #110 | 10.4 #115 | 3.9 #113 | 8.3 #36 | 12.1 #89 | |
8.2 #120 | 12.4 #129 | 20.7 #128 | 6.6 #92 | 13.6 #133 | 20.1 #133 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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