Fri, Nov 28, 2025, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 14 · at New Mexico · Conference game
Closing spread
SDSU -1.5
✓ UNM W
Total
41.5
▼ Under · 40 pts
Model before kickoff
SDSU 23–23 UNM
✗ SDSU (52%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenSDSU -1.5
CloseSDSU -1.5
Total41.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenSDSU -1.5
no move
CloseSDSU -1.5
No change since the open
Total
Open41.5
no move
Close41.5
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened SDSU -1.5 · unchangedmodel UNM -2.5
model UNM -2.5
Opened 41.5 · unchangedmodel 46
model 46
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 0.5–2.5 since 2023: won 54%, covered 50% (157 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenSDSU -1.5
CloseSDSU -1.5
Total41.5
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
SDSU as a 1.5-point road favorite at UNM, the favorite won 7, covered 7, and 3 went over the total.
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This game: UNM won 23–17 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 40 points stayed under 41.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 51%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 5.2 against an average line of 2.5; 44.6 points a game (usually 53). Of the 1 over, 1 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 |
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar season form & situation |
-2.5 | 25–17 | W | U47 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & total |
-2.5 | 24–39 | L | O42.75 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-2 | 13–3 | W | U43.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-2.25 | 27–43 | L | O41 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 30–11 | W | U48 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 18–20 | L | U47.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & spread |
-2 | 21–17 | W | U46.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & total |
-3.5 | 23–17 | W | U42.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & situation |
-2 | 26–6 | W | U43 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & spread |
-2 | 42–24 | W | O45.5 |
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
Mixed signals on the spread
No clear signal on the total
Green signals have beaten the market in our backtest; yellow ones only describe the data.
San Diego State ATS trend (8-2)
San Diego State have covered 80% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
San Diego State 7-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
New Mexico at altitude (+1.5 km)
San Diego State climb about 4,889 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 8 in the 4th quarter and got 6. 55% of games with totals 37.5–45.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-2 80% | 8-2 80% | 3-7 30% | |
| 8-2 80% | 5-5 50% | 4-6 40% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
SDSU 0–1 UNM
UNM leads · 1 game since 2023 · UNM has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8 2024 | New Mexico 21 @ San Diego State 16 | SDSU -1.5 | UNM W |
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 →0.0▲ 12.0#66
UNM−13.7 →−3.2▲ 10.5#79
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13
Longer bar = better
#84
Offense
UNM better ▶#61
#4
Defense
◀ SDSU better#53
+0.5 #33
Turnovers
◀ SDSU better−0.6 #119
63 plays #113
Pace
Even63 plays #114
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| SDSU off | UNM def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 25.4 #82 | 23.0 #58 | UNM |
| Yards / play | 5.41 #89 | 5.33 #55 | UNM |
| PPA / play | +0.08 #84 | +0.05 #53 | UNM |
| Success rate | 42% #79 | 40% #46 | UNM |
| UNM off | SDSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 28.4 #63 | 11.6 #2 | SDSU |
| Yards / play | 5.96 #49 | 4.03 #3 | SDSU |
| PPA / play | +0.12 #66 | −0.13 #4 | SDSU |
| Success rate | 43% #66 | 33% #5 | SDSU |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
SDSU scoring against the UNM defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.4 #62 | 9.5 #52 | 15.8 #52 | 4.3 #109 | 5.3 #105 | 9.5 #117 | |
3.7 #35 | 8.6 #95 | 12.4 #64 | 4.8 #48 | 5.8 #49 | 10.6 #49 |
UNM scoring against the SDSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.5 #105 | 12.0 #12 | 16.5 #45 | 3.3 #125 | 8.6 #31 | 11.9 #85 | |
2.8 #18 | 3.8 #6 | 6.6 #6 | 2.2 #7 | 2.8 #4 | 5.0 #2 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
56° · 3 mph
gusts 14 mph · at kickoff
Rest
SDSU6d
UNM6d
Even
Tempo
Slow 126 plays
slowavg 134fast
Altitude
SDSU +4,889 ft
thin air for the visitors
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