Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:30 PM EDTWeek 5 · at San Diego State · Conference game
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2-2 · Power #58
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final
Final
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1-3 · Power #108
31
▲ winner
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
5.5 pts toward Texas State
Total
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
Opened 60.5 · closed 57.5 · moved 3 downmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2025 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & season form
-732–25 P O50.5
Close
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & season form
-8.534–31 L O54
Close
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & rest
-9.531–7 W U49.5
Close
2025 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & total
-9.530–18 W U59.5
Loose
2025 · Week 10 · loose · similar rest & situation
-6.531–21 W U52.5
Loose
2023 · Week 10 · loose · similar rest & total
-14.556–14 W O58
Loose
2025 · Week 11 · loose · similar spread & situation
-11.524–21 L U52.5
Loose
2023 · Week 4 · loose · similar rest & situation
-1321–20 L U60
Loose
2023 · Week 12 · loose · similar rest & situation
-6.527–15 W U53.5
Loose
2025 · Week 9 · loose · similar situation & rest
-11.517–16 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%)
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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

TXST
Longer bar = better
SDSU
#18
Offense
◀ TXST better
#124
#120
Defense
SDSU better ▶
#102
−0.5 #101
Turnovers
Even
−0.8 #113
73 plays #16
Pace
◀ TXST faster
66 plays #72
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TXST has the ball
Advantage: TXST offense
TXST offSDSU defEdge
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
When SDSU has the ball
Even matchup
SDSU offTXST defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TXST scored
12.3
#9
11.3
#44
23.5
#13
3.3
#116
9.5
#27
12.8
#76
SDSU allowed
5.8
#98
4.8
#31
10.5
#59
7.8
#119
10.5
#131
18.3
#128
SDSU scoring against the TXST defense
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SDSU scored
2.5
#126
5.5
#114
8.0
#129
6.8
#63
8.3
#48
15.0
#54
TXST allowed
8.8
#128
9.5
#109
18.3
#124
7.8
#119
7.8
#109
15.5
#121

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
SDSU +2.5
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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