Fri, Nov 28, 2025, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 14 · at New Mexico · Conference game
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9-2 · Power #68
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Final
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8-3 · Power #81
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▲ winner
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened SDSU -1.5 · unchangedmodel UNM -2.5
Opened 41.5 · unchangedmodel 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
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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 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar season form & situation
-2.525–17 W U47
Very close
UL @ USM
2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & total
-2.524–39 L O42.75
Very close
AFA @ SDSU
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & spread
-213–3 W U43.5
Very close
SJSU @ SDSU
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & spread
-2.2527–43 L O41
Very close
2025 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & spread
-3.530–11 W U48
Very close
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & spread
-2.518–20 L U47.5
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & spread
-221–17 W U46.5
Close
TROY @ UL
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & total
-3.523–17 W U42.5
Close
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & situation
-226–6 W U43
Close
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & spread
-242–24 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%)
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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 →0.0▲ 12.0#66
UNM−13.7 →−3.2▲ 10.5#79
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13

SDSU
Longer bar = better
UNM
#84
Offense
UNM better ▶
#61
#4
Defense
◀ SDSU better
#53
+0.5 #33
Turnovers
◀ SDSU better
−0.6 #119
63 plays #113
Pace
Even
63 plays #114
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When SDSU has the ball
Advantage: UNM defense
SDSU offUNM defEdge
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
When UNM has the ball
Advantage: SDSU defense
UNM offSDSU defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
SDSU scored
6.4
#62
9.5
#52
15.8
#52
4.3
#109
5.3
#105
9.5
#117
UNM allowed
3.7
#35
8.6
#95
12.4
#64
4.8
#48
5.8
#49
10.6
#49
UNM scoring against the SDSU defense
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UNM scored
4.5
#105
12.0
#12
16.5
#45
3.3
#125
8.6
#31
11.9
#85
SDSU allowed
2.8
#18
3.8
#6
6.6
#6
2.2
#7
2.8
#4
5.0
#2

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
UNM +2.5
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