Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:30 PM EDTWeek 5 · at San Diego State · Conference game
Closing spread
TXST -10
✓ SDSU W
Total
57.5
▲ Over · 60 pts
Model before kickoff
TXST 33–25 SDSU
✗ TXST (73%) lost
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenTXST -4.5
CloseTXST -10
Total60.5 → 57.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenTXST -4.5
5.5 → TXST
CloseTXST -10
5.5 pts toward Texas State
Total
Open60.5
▼ 3
Close57.5
Down 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TXST -4.5 · closed TXST -10 · moved 5.5 toward TXSTmodel TXST -2
model TXST -2
Opened 60.5 · closed 57.5 · moved 3 downmodel 58
model 58
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 9–11 since 2023: won 77%, covered 57% (78 games)ⓘ
Crossed 7The team the line moved toward covered 57% (113 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenTXST -4.5
CloseTXST -10
Total60.5 → 57.5
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
TXST as a 10-point road favorite at SDSU, the favorite won 10, covered 5, and 3 went over the total.
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This game: SDSU won 31–29 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 60 points went over 57.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 74%
Favorite covered
5 of 956%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 52%
Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 11.5 against an average line of 9.8; 49.1 points a game (usually 53.4). Of the 3 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2025 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & season form |
-7 | 32–25 | P | O50.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & season form |
-8.5 | 34–31 | L | O54 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & rest |
-9.5 | 31–7 | W | U49.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & total |
-9.5 | 30–18 | W | U59.5 |
| Loose |
2025 · Week 10 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-6.5 | 31–21 | W | U52.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 10 · loose · similar rest & total |
-14.5 | 56–14 | W | O58 |
| Loose |
2025 · Week 11 · loose · similar spread & situation |
-11.5 | 24–21 | L | U52.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 4 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-13 | 21–20 | L | U60 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 12 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-6.5 | 27–15 | W | U53.5 |
| Loose |
2025 · Week 9 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-11.5 | 17–16 | L | U50.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2023 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
Moderate Texas State ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under 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.
San Diego State ATS struggles (0-4)
San Diego State have covered only 0% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Market moved toward Texas State
5.5 pts (TXST -4.5 → TXST -10), through the key number 7. · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved down 3
60.5 → 57.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 586 earlier overs in games with totals 53.5–61.5, 32% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% | 6-4 60% | |
| 4-6 40% | 4-6 40% | 3-7 30% |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
TXST−1.3 →−0.2▲ 1.1#68
SDSU−1.2 →−5.5▼ 4.3#90
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW4
Longer bar = better
#18
Offense
◀ TXST better#124
#120
Defense
SDSU better ▶#102
−0.5 #101
Turnovers
Even−0.8 #113
73 plays #16
Pace
◀ TXST faster66 plays #72
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| TXST off | SDSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 36.3 #39 | 28.8 #112 | TXST |
| Yards / play | 7.22 #10 | 5.65 #93 | TXST |
| PPA / play | +0.37 #7 | +0.15 #96 | TXST |
| Success rate | 51% #15 | 45% #107 | TXST |
| SDSU off | TXST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 23.0 #105 | 33.8 #128 | SDSU |
| Yards / play | 4.85 #125 | 5.88 #105 | Even |
| PPA / play | −0.06 #129 | +0.21 #121 | Even |
| Success rate | 32% #137 | 47% #127 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
TXST scoring against the SDSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12.3 #9 | 11.3 #44 | 23.5 #13 | 3.3 #116 | 9.5 #27 | 12.8 #76 | |
5.8 #98 | 4.8 #31 | 10.5 #59 | 7.8 #119 | 10.5 #131 | 18.3 #128 |
SDSU scoring against the TXST defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.5 #126 | 5.5 #114 | 8.0 #129 | 6.8 #63 | 8.3 #48 | 15.0 #54 | |
8.8 #128 | 9.5 #109 | 18.3 #124 | 7.8 #119 | 7.8 #109 | 15.5 #121 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
94° · 1 mph
gusts 1 mph · at kickoff
Rest
TXST7d
SDSU7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 139 plays
slowavg 133fast
Travel
TXST 1,149 mi
2 time zones
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