Sat, Oct 14, 2023, 11:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Hawai'i · Conference game
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2-4 · Power #112
41
▲ winner
Final
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2-4 · Power #123
34
final
Closing spread
SDSU -6.5
✓ SDSU W
Total
53.5
▲ Over · 75 pts
Model before kickoff
SDSU 28–23 HAW
✓ SDSU (65%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
Opennot available
CloseSDSU -6.5
Total53.5
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Total
 
Line context
Road favorites of 4.5–8.5 since 2023: won 69%, covered 53% (45 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
Opennot available
CloseSDSU -6.5
Total53.5
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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 SDSU as a 6.5-point road favorite at HAW, the favorite won 5, covered 2, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: SDSU won 41–34; the favorite covered, as in 2 of the 10 similar games. 75 points went over 53.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 67%
Favorite covered
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 48%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 0.7 against an average line of 6.1; 48.3 points a game (usually 54.6). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
GAST @ GASO
2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & situation
-621–14 W U55
Very close
TLSA @ USF
2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & situation
-732–31 L O55.75
Close
LT @ ODU
2021 · Week 9 · close · similar total & situation
-420–23 L U52.25
Close
OHIO @ BGSU
2021 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & season form
-6.2510–21 L U48.5
Close
EMU @ AKR
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & situation
-6.2534–28 L O57.25
Close
M-OH @ OHIO
2021 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & total
-733–35 L O54.5
Close
LT @ RICE
2021 · Week 13 · close · similar total & situation
-431–35 L O52.5
Close
WKU @ MTSU
2020 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & total
-720–17 L U52.5
Close
ECU @ TEM
2020 · Week 12 · close · similar total & spread
-728–3 W U53
Close
NEV @ HAW
2022 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & situation
-6.2516–31 L U51.5
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
Moderate San Diego State ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) 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.

Hawai'i ATS struggles (1-4-1)
Hawai'i have covered only 20% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Hawai'i 1-3 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
SDSU+1.0 →−9.3▼ 10.3#109
HAW−6.5 →−13.9▼ 7.4#127
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SDSU
Longer bar = better
HAW
#90
Offense
◀ SDSU better
#114
#121
Defense
HAW better ▶
#102
−0.2 #79
Turnovers
◀ SDSU better
−1.0 #129
64 plays #103
Pace
HAW faster ▶
66 plays #80
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When SDSU has the ball
Even matchup
SDSU offHAW defEdge
Points / game 19.3 #121 34.7 #122 Even
Yards / play 5.14 #104 6.13 #109 Even
PPA / play +0.09 #84 +0.18 #103 Even
Success rate 44% #49 42% #75 SDSU
When HAW has the ball
Even matchup
HAW offSDSU defEdge
Points / game 22.2 #106 30.8 #106 Even
Yards / play 5.06 #112 6.37 #123 Even
PPA / play +0.02 #114 +0.24 #125 Even
Success rate 37% #123 48% #130 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
SDSU scoring against the HAW defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
SDSU scored
4.5
#98
7.2
#94
11.7
#105
1.5
#133
6.2
#83
7.7
#123
HAW allowed
11.0
#129
10.7
#115
21.7
#132
6.2
#79
6.8
#74
13.0
#81
HAW scoring against the SDSU defense
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HAW scored
2.8
#122
5.5
#116
8.3
#125
4.0
#112
9.8
#19
13.8
#62
SDSU allowed
2.7
#19
13.5
#131
16.2
#103
7.5
#99
7.2
#84
14.7
#99

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
HAW +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
82° · 6 mph
gusts 21 mph · at kickoff
Rest
SDSU14d bye
HAW14d bye
Even
Tempo
Average 130 plays
slowavg 134fast
Travel
SDSU 2,609 mi
3 time zones