Sat, Sep 7, 2024, 4:00 PM EDTWeek 2 · at Texas State
Closing spread
TXST -2.5
✓ TXST W
Total
58.5
▲ Over · 59 pts
Model before kickoff
UTSA 26–27 TXST
✓ TXST (54%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTXST -1
CloseTXST -2.5
Total60.5 → 58.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenTXST -1
1.5 → TXST
CloseTXST -2.5
1.5 pts toward Texas State
Total
Open60.5
▼ 2
Close58.5
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TXST -1 · closed TXST -2.5 · moved 1.5 toward TXSTmodel UTSA -2.5
model UTSA -2.5
Opened 60.5 · closed 58.5 · moved 2 downmodel 53.5
model 53.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 58%, covered 49% (110 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTXST -1
CloseTXST -2.5
Total60.5 → 58.5
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 2.5-point home favorite against UTSA, the favorite won 5, covered 5, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: TXST won 49–10; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 59 points went over 58.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
5 of 956%
Normal range · usually 47%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 2.5 against an average line of 2.5; 52.1 points a game (usually 53.2). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | 2022 · Week 3 · close · similar situation & rest |
-2.5 | 28–38 | L | O58.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & total |
-2.5 | 21–28 | L | U54.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 2 · close · similar rest & spread |
-4 | 24–3 | W | U55 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & total |
-3 | 29–31 | L | O59.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & season form |
-1.5 | 41–24 | W | O53.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & spread |
-1.5 | 25–21 | W | U55.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & season form |
-3 | 23–42 | L | O56 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & spread |
-2 | 21–41 | L | O59.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & spread |
-2 | 38–17 | W | P55 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & situation |
-2.5 | 23–3 | W | U61.75 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 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 Texas State ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (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.
Market moved toward Texas State
1.5 pts (TXST -1 → TXST -2.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved down 2
60.5 → 58.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Small sample warning
UTSA have 0 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 158 earlier overs in games with totals 54.5–62.5, 33% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9-1 90% | 6-2-1 75% | 3-5 38% | |
| 6-4 60% | 4-5 44% | 5-4 56% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
UTSA 1–0 TXST
UTSA leads · 1 game since 2023 · UTSA has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 2023 | Texas State 13 @ UTSA 20 | UTSA -14 | TXST W |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 135 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
UTSA+1.0 →+0.1▼ 0.9#66
TXST−3.2 →−4.5▼ 1.3#87
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW1
Longer bar = better
#81
Offense
Even#72
#40
Defense
◀ UTSA better#57
0.0 #82
Turnovers
◀ UTSA better−2.0 #126
72 plays #34
Pace
TXST faster ▶81 plays #13
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| UTSA off | TXST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 28.0 #84 | 27.0 #94 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.78 #83 | 4.57 #63 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.21 #69 | −0.10 #54 | Even |
| Success rate | 42% #87 | 22% #15 | TXST |
| TXST off | UTSA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 34.0 #68 | 16.0 #69 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.00 #73 | 3.78 #36 | UTSA |
| PPA / play | +0.16 #81 | −0.22 #33 | UTSA |
| Success rate | 46% #65 | 25% #21 | UTSA |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
84° · 17 mph
gusts 34 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
UTSA7d
TXST7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 153 plays
slowavg 133fast
Quarterback
UTSA backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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