Sat, Oct 11, 2025, 10:30 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Nevada · Conference game
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4-1 · Power #68
44
▲ winner
Final
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1-4 · Power #121
10
final
Closing spread
SDSU -6.5
✓ SDSU W
Total
42.5
▲ Over · 54 pts
Model before kickoff
SDSU 25–19 NEV
✓ SDSU (67%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenSDSU -6.5
CloseSDSU -6.5
Total42.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

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Spread
No change since the open
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened SDSU -6.5 · unchangedmodel SDSU -5.5
Opened 42.5 · unchangedmodel 44.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 5.5–7.5 since 2023: won 65%, covered 53% (139 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenSDSU -6.5
CloseSDSU -6.5
Total42.5
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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 NEV, the favorite won 7, covered 5, and 7 went over the total.

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This game: SDSU won 44–10; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 54 points went over 42.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 68%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 50%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 4.7 against an average line of 6.4; 50.9 points a game (usually 53.1). Of the 5 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & season form
-631–14 W O39.5
Very close
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & situation
-6.535–28 W O36
Very close
USA @ USM
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread
-7.527–20 L O45
Very close
2024 · Week 6 · very close · similar situation & rest
-9.524–55 L O47.5
Very close
JMU @ ODU
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & rest
-7.537–3 W U48
Very close
LIB @ ODU
2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-3.538–24 W O47.5
Close
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & rest
-5.518–33 L O47.25
Close
2025 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & rest
-3.530–11 W U48
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & team ratings
-510–7 L U47
Close
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & total
-9.528–36 L O40.5
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Nevada ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

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

San Diego State ATS trend (3-1)
San Diego State have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Both teams trending Under (7-3 combined)
Their games this season have mostly stayed under the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 48-54 (47%)
Nevada at altitude (+1.4 km)
San Diego State climb about 4,429 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−12.0 →−4.7▲ 7.3#82
NEV−9.7 →−14.1▼ 4.4#121
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SDSU
Longer bar = better
NEV
#81
Offense
◀ SDSU better
#125
#8
Defense
◀ SDSU better
#92
+0.4 #48
Turnovers
◀ SDSU better
−1.8 #136
66 plays #82
Pace
◀ SDSU faster
62 plays #122
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When SDSU has the ball
Even matchup
SDSU offNEV defEdge
Points / game 28.0 #74 25.6 #82 Even
Yards / play 5.51 #87 5.58 #82 Even
PPA / play +0.12 #80 +0.15 #96 Even
Success rate 42% #84 45% #109 SDSU
When NEV has the ball
Advantage: SDSU defense
NEV offSDSU defEdge
Points / game 15.4 #133 12.6 #8 SDSU
Yards / play 5.19 #106 4.01 #6 SDSU
PPA / play −0.09 #135 −0.08 #12 SDSU
Success rate 37% #127 32% #6 SDSU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
SDSU scoring against the NEV defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
SDSU scored
5.6
#79
8.6
#73
14.2
#76
7.6
#44
6.2
#79
13.8
#59
NEV allowed
4.0
#46
9.4
#109
13.4
#82
3.8
#42
8.4
#112
12.2
#82
NEV scoring against the SDSU defense
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NEV scored
1.2
#134
7.2
#94
8.4
#124
2.0
#132
5.0
#100
7.0
#130
SDSU allowed
2.0
#12
4.4
#16
6.4
#9
2.0
#12
4.2
#30
6.2
#11

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
NEV +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
49° · 3 mph
gusts 10 mph · at kickoff
Rest
SDSU8d
NEV7d
SDSU +1 day
Tempo
Slow 127 plays
slowavg 134fast
Altitude
SDSU +4,429 ft
thin air for the visitors
Quarterback
NEV backup QB started
Not the usual starter