Sat, Sep 6, 2025, 10:15 PM EDTWeek 2 · at Washington State
Closing spread
WSU -2.5
✓ WSU W
Total
46.5
▲ Over · 49 pts
Model before kickoff
SDSU 25–29 WSU
✓ WSU (63%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenWSU -1.5
CloseWSU -2.5
Total45.5 → 46.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenWSU -1.5
1 → WSU
CloseWSU -2.5
1 pt toward Washington State
Total
Open45.5
▲ 1
Close46.5
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened WSU -1.5 · closed WSU -2.5 · moved 1 toward WSUmodel WSU -12.5
model WSU -12.5
Opened 45.5 · closed 46.5 · moved 1 upmodel 54
model 54
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 56%, covered 48% (226 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 52% (149 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenWSU -1.5
CloseWSU -2.5
Total45.5 → 46.5
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 6 games most like
WSU as a 2.5-point home favorite against SDSU, the favorite won 2, covered 1, and 2 went over the total.
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This game: WSU won 36–13; the favorite covered, as in 1 of the 6 similar games. 49 points went over 46.5, as in 2 of 6.
Favorite won
2 of 633%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
1 of 520%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
2 of 633%
Normal range · usually 51%
Only 6 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 1 against an average line of 4.7; 45.3 points a game (usually 52.8). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 6 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar situation & spread |
-3.25 | 23–26 | L | O44.75 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 2 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-1.5 | 7–24 | L | U42.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 4 · loose · similar situation |
-6.25 | 28–32 | L | O57 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-7 | 24–17 | P | U46.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 3 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-4.5 | 33–7 | W | U44 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 5 · loose |
-5.5 | 24–27 | L | U52 |
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 1 trend and market move behind it
No clear signal on the spread
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.
Small sample warning
San Diego State have 0 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 355 earlier overs in games with totals 42.5–50.5, 33% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-7 30% | 4-5 44% | 6-4 60% | |
| 5-5 50% | 4-6 40% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
SDSU 0–1 WSU
WSU leads · 1 game since 2023 · WSU has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26 2024 | Washington State 29 @ San Diego State 26 | WSU -17.5 | SDSU 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 →−9.4▲ 2.6#105
WSU−2.0 →−1.6▲ 0.4#72
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW1
Longer bar = better
#66
Offense
◀ SDSU better#126
#2
Defense
◀ SDSU better#42
0.0 #65
Turnovers
WSU better ▶+1.0 #37
83 plays #3
Pace
◀ SDSU faster54 plays #131
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| SDSU off | WSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 42.0 #27 | 10.0 #25 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.59 #81 | 3.40 #9 | WSU |
| PPA / play | +0.16 #70 | −0.11 #24 | WSU |
| Success rate | 41% #84 | 44% #108 | SDSU |
| WSU off | SDSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 13.0 #125 | 0.0 #1 | SDSU |
| Yards / play | 3.91 #133 | 1.79 #2 | SDSU |
| PPA / play | −0.02 #119 | −0.29 #3 | SDSU |
| Success rate | 35% #125 | 16% #3 | SDSU |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
79° · 5 mph
gusts 15 mph · at kickoff
Rest
SDSU9d
WSU7d
SDSU +2 days
Tempo
Average 137 plays
slowavg 133fast
Altitude
SDSU +2,330 ft
moderate climb
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