Sat, Nov 11, 2023, 7:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Colorado State · Conference game
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
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CloseCSU -3.5
Total47
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Spread
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CloseCSU -3.5
Opening line not available
Total
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Close47
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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & total |
-3.5 | 37–30 | W | O47 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 14 · very close · similar total & situation |
-2.5 | 19–37 | L | O46.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & situation |
-5 | 13–9 | L | U48 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & situation |
-4.5 | 26–33 | L | O47.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-2.5 | 18–17 | L | U45 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-3 | 14–24 | L | U44.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & total |
-5 | 27–20 | W | O46 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-6 | 18–34 | L | O50.5 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & rest |
-4.5 | 24–3 | W | U47 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-0.5 | 23–29 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 20 in the 4th quarter and got 13. 54% of games with totals 43–51 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-6 33% | 4-5 44% | 4-3-1 57% | |
| 3-6 33% | 4-5 44% | 5-4 56% |
Recent meetings
The series
SDSU 23–15 CSU
SDSU leads · 38 games since 1978 · SDSU has won the last meeting
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
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
Longer bar = better
#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
| SDSU off | CSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| CSU off | SDSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.1 #107 | 6.3 #99 | 10.4 #110 | 1.3 #133 | 7.6 #51 | 8.9 #123 | |
6.0 #88 | 7.9 #86 | 13.9 #83 | 7.3 #108 | 9.2 #111 | 16.6 #117 |
CSU scoring against the SDSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.4 #55 | 5.2 #121 | 11.7 #95 | 2.6 #127 | 11.3 #3 | 13.9 #50 | |
2.1 #7 | 11.2 #129 | 13.3 #75 | 6.9 #100 | 6.7 #73 | 13.6 #85 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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