Sat, Sep 13, 2025, 10:30 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Arizona State
Closing spread
ASU -18.5
✓ ASU W
Total
61.5
▼ Under · 49 pts
Model before kickoff
TXST 22–39 ASU
✓ ASU (89%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenASU -14.5
CloseASU -18.5
Total58.5 → 61.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenASU -14.5
4 → ASU
CloseASU -18.5
4 pts toward Arizona State
Total
Open58.5
▲ 3
Close61.5
Up 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ASU -14.5 · closed ASU -18.5 · moved 4 toward ASUmodel ASU -12
model ASU -12
Opened 58.5 · closed 61.5 · moved 3 upmodel 61
model 61
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 17.5–19.5 since 2023: won 96%, covered 52% (81 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 3.5+ pts toward the favorite: that team covered 41% (111 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenASU -14.5
CloseASU -18.5
Total58.5 → 61.5
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
ASU as an 18.5-point home favorite against TXST, the favorite won 10, covered 5, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: ASU won 34–15; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 49 points stayed under 61.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 90%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 46%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 49%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 13.9 against an average line of 15.9; 60.3 points a game (usually 53.7). Of the 2 overs, 0 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 |
2023 · Week 3 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-20.5 | 35–14 | W | U65.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & situation |
-16.5 | 45–24 | W | O57 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-17.5 | 37–36 | L | O64 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 7 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-10.5 | 52–42 | L | O66.25 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 12 · loose · similar spread |
-19 | 38–28 | L | O54 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 2 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-14 | 20–13 | L | U66.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 6 · loose · similar rest & total |
-12.5 | 30–14 | W | U64.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest |
-17.5 | 45–27 | W | O63 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 11 · loose · similar rest |
-15.5 | 42–21 | W | O55 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest |
-15.5 | 27–13 | L | U61.25 |
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 Arizona State ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Market moved toward Arizona State
4 pts (ASU -14.5 → ASU -18.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved up 3
58.5 → 61.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Small sample warning
Texas State have 2 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 19 in the 4th quarter and got 6. 46% of games with totals 57.5–65.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-3 70% | 6-4 60% | 6-4 60% | |
| 7-3 70% | 7-3 70% | 7-3 70% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
TXST 0–2 ASU
ASU leads · 2 games since 2024 · ASU has won the last 2 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 2024 | Arizona State 31 @ Texas State 28 | TXST -2.5 | ASU 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
TXST+1.6 →+0.7▼ 0.9#67
ASU+11.1 →+7.9▼ 3.2#34
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2
Longer bar = better
#21
Offense
◀ TXST better#65
#107
Defense
ASU better ▶#54
−0.5 #95
Turnovers
◀ TXST better−1.0 #113
66 plays #71
Pace
ASU faster ▶68 plays #54
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| TXST off | ASU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 47.5 #17 | 21.5 #72 | TXST |
| Yards / play | 8.03 #9 | 5.04 #66 | TXST |
| PPA / play | +0.41 #13 | −0.09 #25 | Even |
| Success rate | 47% #43 | 37% #51 | Even |
| ASU off | TXST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 29.0 #68 | 31.5 #118 | ASU |
| Yards / play | 5.86 #70 | 5.94 #104 | ASU |
| PPA / play | +0.16 #67 | +0.21 #116 | ASU |
| Success rate | 46% #56 | 43% #89 | ASU |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 112 FBS teams
TXST scoring against the ASU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.0 | 13.5 | 21.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 26.0 | |
5.0 | 6.5 | 11.5 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 10.0 |
ASU scoring against the TXST defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.0 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 8.5 | 19.0 | |
1.5 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 16.0 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
91° · 4 mph
gusts 14 mph · at kickoff
Rest
TXST7d
ASU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 134 plays
slowavg 134fast
Travel
TXST 858 mi
2 time zones
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