Sat, Nov 8, 2025, 10:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Oregon State
Closing spread
ORST -21.5
✓ SHSU W
Total
52.5
▼ Under · 38 pts
Model before kickoff
SHSU 17–38 ORST
✗ ORST (94%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenORST -18.5
CloseORST -21.5
Total51.5 → 52.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenORST -18.5
3 → ORST
CloseORST -21.5
3 pts toward Oregon State
Total
Open51.5
▲ 1
Close52.5
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ORST -18.5 · closed ORST -21.5 · moved 3 toward ORSTmodel ORST -20
model ORST -20
Opened 51.5 · closed 52.5 · moved 1 upmodel 54.5
model 54.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 20.5–22.5 since 2023: won 92%, covered 46% (78 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 51% (220 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenORST -18.5
CloseORST -21.5
Total51.5 → 52.5
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
ORST as a 21.5-point home favorite against SHSU, the favorite won 10, covered 7, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: SHSU won 21–17 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 38 points stayed under 52.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 91%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 46%
Went over
6 of 1060%
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 24.9 against an average line of 20.4; 57.7 points a game (usually 54.3). Of the 6 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar total & rest |
-23.5 | 43–7 | W | U50.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & season form |
-17.5 | 52–20 | W | O49 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar season form & spread |
-23.75 | 16–14 | L | U49 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form |
-19 | 52–21 | W | O61 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & rest |
-19.5 | 45–20 | W | O59 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & spread |
-24 | 27–6 | L | U54.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 7 · close |
-21 | 54–13 | W | O58.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & rest |
-18.5 | 41–20 | W | O47.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & team ratings |
-17 | 63–30 | W | O60 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & season form |
-20 | 20–13 | L | U53.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Strong Oregon State ATS trend Miss
Strong-or-stronger ATS leans went 52-45 (54%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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.
Sam Houston ATS struggles (1-7)
Sam Houston have covered only 13% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Sam Houston away ATS weakness (0-5)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Sam Houston 1-6 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Market moved toward Oregon State
3 pts (ORST -18.5 → ORST -21.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 22 in the 4th quarter and got 7. 52% of games with totals 48.5–56.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-8 20% | 3-7 30% | 7-3 70% | |
| 2-8 20% | 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% |
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
SHSU−8.0 →−22.4▼ 14.4#135
ORST−5.2 →−7.6▼ 2.4#94
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10
Longer bar = better
#123
Offense
ORST better ▶#98
#130
Defense
ORST better ▶#89
+0.1 #61
Turnovers
◀ SHSU better−0.8 #125
64 plays #110
Pace
ORST faster ▶68 plays #44
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| SHSU off | ORST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 16.6 #130 | 29.9 #107 | ORST |
| Yards / play | 5.05 #111 | 6.16 #120 | Even |
| PPA / play | −0.07 #131 | +0.15 #102 | ORST |
| Success rate | 38% #118 | 39% #27 | ORST |
| ORST off | SHSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 19.9 #120 | 40.9 #137 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.09 #109 | 7.05 #135 | ORST |
| PPA / play | +0.06 #105 | +0.20 #119 | Even |
| Success rate | 44% #58 | 48% #130 | ORST |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
SHSU scoring against the ORST defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.5 #131 | 3.8 #132 | 6.3 #135 | 7.0 #43 | 3.4 #129 | 10.4 #106 | |
8.6 #125 | 9.0 #99 | 17.6 #124 | 4.9 #53 | 7.1 #86 | 12.0 #69 |
ORST scoring against the SHSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.6 #129 | 4.8 #125 | 7.3 #130 | 4.8 #95 | 7.8 #47 | 12.6 #71 | |
8.8 #126 | 11.3 #125 | 20.0 #133 | 8.1 #125 | 12.8 #136 | 20.9 #134 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
49° · 4 mph
gusts 7 mph · at kickoff
Rest
SHSU8d
ORST7d
SHSU +1 day
Tempo
Average 132 plays
slowavg 134fast
Travel
SHSU 1,781 mi
2 time zones
Quarterback
SHSU, ORST backup QBs started
Not the usual starter
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