Sat, Sep 9, 2023, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 2 · at UTSA
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1-0 · Power #73
13
final
Final
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0-1 · Power #56
20
▲ winner
Closing spread
UTSA -14
✓ TXST W
Total
66
▼ Under · 33 pts
Model before kickoff
TXST 24–35 UTSA
✓ UTSA (79%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseUTSA -14
Total66
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Market

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Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseUTSA -14
Total66
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Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 4 games most like UTSA as a 14-point home favorite against TXST, the favorite won 3, covered 2, and 3 went over the total.

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This game: UTSA won 20–13; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 2 of the 4 similar games. 33 points stayed under 66, as in 1 of 4.
Favorite won
3 of 475%
Normal range · usually 82%
Favorite covered
2 of 450%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
3 of 475%
Normal range · usually 50%

Only 4 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 11.3 against an average line of 12.3; 72.3 points a game (usually 56.1). When games like this go over ›

All 4 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Loose
OU vs KU
2022 · Week 7 · loose · similar total & rest
-10.552–42 L O66.25
Loose
VT vs BC
2020 · Week 7 · loose · similar rest & spread
-1340–14 W U61.75
Loose
USC vs ORST
2021 · Week 4 · loose · similar rest & total
-1127–45 L O62.75
Loose
UNC vs NCST
2020 · Week 8 · loose · similar rest & spread
-14.7548–21 W O61.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 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
Texas State has 1 game with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
TXST
Longer bar = better
UTSA
#50
Offense
◀ TXST better
#91
#96
Defense
UTSA better ▶
#62
0.0 #70
Turnovers
◀ TXST better
−3.0 #130
69 plays #60
Pace
UTSA faster ▶
71 plays #45
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TXST has the ball
Even matchup
TXST offUTSA defEdge
Points / game 42.0 #35 17.0 #62 TXST
Yards / play 6.39 #50 4.64 #59 Even
PPA / play +0.36 #36 −0.06 #54 Even
Success rate 41% #80 39% #71 Even
When UTSA has the ball
Even matchup
UTSA offTXST defEdge
Points / game 14.0 #115 31.0 #99 Even
Yards / play 5.87 #64 6.89 #114 UTSA
PPA / play +0.07 #87 +0.15 #95 Even
Success rate 38% #97 39% #77 Even

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
UTSA +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
TXST7d
UTSA7d
Even
Tempo
Average 140 plays
slowavg 135fast

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