Sat, Nov 11, 2023, 7:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Colorado State · Conference game
Weather at kickoff43°F8 mphDryWeather watch ›
3-6 · Power #112
19
final
Final
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3-6 · Power #109
22
▲ winner
Closing spread
CSU -3.5
✓ SDSU W
Total
47
▼ Under · 41 pts
Model before kickoff
SDSU 23–28 CSU
✓ CSU (63%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseCSU -3.5
Total47
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Total
 
Line context
Home favorites of 2.5–4.5 since 2023: won 55%, covered 46% (85 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseCSU -3.5
Total47
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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 CSU as a 3.5-point home favorite against SDSU, the favorite won 5, covered 3, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: CSU won 22–19; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 41 points stayed under 47, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 59%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 48%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 1.7 against an average line of 3.7; 45.5 points a game (usually 54.2). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
RICE vs UTEP
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & total
-3.537–30 W O47
Very close
CLT vs WKU
2020 · Week 14 · very close · similar total & situation
-2.519–37 L O46.5
Very close
BGSU vs WMU
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & situation
-513–9 L U48
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & situation
-4.526–33 L O47.5
Very close
M-OH vs BALL
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & spread
-2.518–17 L U45
Very close
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & rest
-314–24 L U44.5
Very close
CAL vs STAN
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & total
-527–20 W O46
Very close
CMU vs BGSU
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-618–34 L O50.5
Very close
FAU vs UTSA
2020 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & rest
-4.524–3 W U47
Very close
NIU vs M-OH
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest
-0.523–29 L O44
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Colorado State ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
No clear signal on the total

Green signals have beaten the market in our backtest; yellow ones only describe the data.

Colorado State home ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Colorado State at altitude (+1.5 km)
San Diego State climb about 4,823 ft to play here; visitors have covered less often than the line expects at altitude. · Backtest 2023–26: 64-41 (61%)
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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
SDSU+1.0 →−11.6▼ 12.6#117
CSU−7.1 →−8.7▼ 1.6#107
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10

SDSU
Longer bar = better
CSU
#96
Offense
Even
#86
#113
Defense
CSU better ▶
#90
0.0 #68
Turnovers
◀ SDSU better
−0.6 #114
64 plays #105
Pace
CSU faster ▶
70 plays #43
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When SDSU has the ball
Even matchup
SDSU offCSU defEdge
Points / game 20.1 #116 32.1 #114 Even
Yards / play 5.11 #106 5.78 #84 CSU
PPA / play +0.06 #96 +0.11 #77 Even
Success rate 43% #65 43% #85 Even
When CSU has the ball
Advantage: CSU offense
CSU offSDSU defEdge
Points / game 26.3 #75 28.6 #94 Even
Yards / play 5.63 #74 6.12 #114 CSU
PPA / play +0.03 #111 +0.20 #116 Even
Success rate 41% #84 47% #128 CSU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
SDSU scoring against the CSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
SDSU scored
4.1
#107
6.3
#99
10.4
#110
1.3
#133
7.6
#51
8.9
#123
CSU allowed
6.0
#88
7.9
#86
13.9
#83
7.3
#108
9.2
#111
16.6
#117
CSU scoring against the SDSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CSU scored
6.4
#55
5.2
#121
11.7
#95
2.6
#127
11.3
#3
13.9
#50
SDSU allowed
2.1
#7
11.2
#129
13.3
#75
6.9
#100
6.7
#73
13.6
#85

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
CSU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
43° · 8 mph
gusts 10 mph · at kickoff
Rest
SDSU7d
CSU8d
CSU +1 day
Tempo
Average 133 plays
slowavg 133fast
Altitude
SDSU +4,823 ft
thin air for the visitors