Sat, Nov 8, 2025, 10:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Oregon State
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0-8 · Power #135
21
▲ winner
Final
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2-7 · Power #100
17
final
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
3 pts toward Oregon State
Total
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
Opened 51.5 · closed 52.5 · moved 1 upmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar total & rest
-23.543–7 W U50.5
Close
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & season form
-17.552–20 W O49
Close
SDSU vs HAW
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar season form & spread
-23.7516–14 L U49
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form
-1952–21 W O61
Close
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & rest
-19.545–20 W O59
Close
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & spread
-2427–6 L U54.5
Close
2024 · Week 7 · close
-2154–13 W O58.5
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & rest
-18.541–20 W O47.5
Close
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & team ratings
-1763–30 W O60
Close
EMU vs MASS
2022 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & season form
-2020–13 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%)
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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
SHSU−8.0 →−22.4▼ 14.4#135
ORST−5.2 →−7.6▼ 2.4#94
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SHSU
Longer bar = better
ORST
#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
When SHSU has the ball
Advantage: ORST defense
SHSU offORST defEdge
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
When ORST has the ball
Advantage: ORST offense
ORST offSHSU defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
SHSU scored
2.5
#131
3.8
#132
6.3
#135
7.0
#43
3.4
#129
10.4
#106
ORST allowed
8.6
#125
9.0
#99
17.6
#124
4.9
#53
7.1
#86
12.0
#69
ORST scoring against the SHSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ORST scored
2.6
#129
4.8
#125
7.3
#130
4.8
#95
7.8
#47
12.6
#71
SHSU allowed
8.8
#126
11.3
#125
20.0
#133
8.1
#125
12.8
#136
20.9
#134

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ORST +2.5
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