Sat, Sep 9, 2023, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 2 · at UTSA
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
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseUTSA -14
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close66
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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loose | 2022 · Week 7 · loose · similar total & rest |
-10.5 | 52–42 | L | O66.25 |
| Loose | 2020 · Week 7 · loose · similar rest & spread |
-13 | 40–14 | W | U61.75 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 4 · loose · similar rest & total |
-11 | 27–45 | L | O62.75 |
| Loose | 2020 · Week 8 · loose · similar rest & spread |
-14.75 | 48–21 | 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.
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
Longer bar = better
#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
| TXST off | UTSA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| UTSA off | TXST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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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