Sat, Nov 16, 2024, 9:30 PM ESTWeek 12 · at New Mexico
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8-1 · Power #68
35
final
Final
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4-6 · Power #111
38
▲ winner
Closing spread
WSU -11.5
✓ UNM W
Total
71.5
▲ Over · 73 pts
Model before kickoff
WSU 42–30 UNM
✗ WSU (80%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenWSU -14
CloseWSU -11.5
Total72.5 → 71.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2.5 pts toward New Mexico
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened WSU -14 · closed WSU -11.5 · moved 2.5 toward UNMmodel WSU -13
Opened 72.5 · closed 71.5 · moved 1 downmodel 72
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 9.5–13.5 since 2023: won 79%, covered 46% (86 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 48% (86 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenWSU -14
CloseWSU -11.5
Total72.5 → 71.5
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 WSU as an 11.5-point road favorite at UNM, the favorite won 7, covered 5, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: UNM won 38–35 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 73 points went over 71.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 77%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 52%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 10.5 against an average line of 11.2; 72.5 points a game (usually 55.2). Of the 2 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form
-6.545–42 L O69.5
Close
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & season form
-7.537–29 W U71
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WKU @ CLT
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & season form
-14.559–7 W U72.5
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MRSH @ CLT
2021 · Week 12 · close · similar season form & rest
-14.549–28 W O62
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MRSH @ UNT
2021 · Week 7 · close · similar season form & rest
-1149–21 W O66
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2024 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread
-1238–21 W U61
Close
MRSH @ MTSU
2021 · Week 5 · close · similar season form & rest
-1128–34 L U65.75
Close
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form
-1242–46 L O65
Close
UTSA @ UNT
2021 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & season form
-8.523–45 L O59.5
Loose
USC @ ARIZ
2022 · Week 9 · loose · similar season form
-1445–37 L O74
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 Washington State ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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.

Washington State ATS trend (5-2)
Washington State have covered 71% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Washington State 4-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Market moved toward New Mexico
2.5 pts (WSU -14 → WSU -11.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 137 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
WSU+2.5 →+3.7▲ 1.2#53
UNM−11.4 →−12.3▼ 0.9#115
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11

WSU
Longer bar = better
UNM
#17
Offense
Even
#23
#89
Defense
◀ WSU better
#130
+1.0 #14
Turnovers
◀ WSU better
−0.8 #122
69 plays #38
Pace
Even
69 plays #37
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When WSU has the ball
Advantage: WSU offense
WSU offUNM defEdge
Points / game 39.3 #9 38.3 #130 WSU
Yards / play 6.54 #20 6.67 #129 WSU
PPA / play +0.25 #21 +0.28 #131 WSU
Success rate 47% #19 50% #130 WSU
When UNM has the ball
Advantage: UNM offense
UNM offWSU defEdge
Points / game 33.4 #31 27.0 #83 UNM
Yards / play 6.93 #8 6.05 #107 UNM
PPA / play +0.23 #23 +0.12 #74 UNM
Success rate 46% #31 43% #91 UNM

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
WSU scoring against the UNM defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
WSU scored
9.7
#11
12.1
#11
21.8
#6
5.8
#77
10.9
#7
16.7
#24
UNM allowed
7.7
#114
12.2
#128
19.9
#126
6.2
#87
12.2
#133
18.4
#129
UNM scoring against the WSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UNM scored
7.8
#31
10.9
#24
18.7
#24
6.7
#54
8.0
#42
14.7
#47
WSU allowed
6.3
#98
5.1
#20
11.4
#51
7.6
#112
7.3
#90
14.9
#110

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
UNM +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
49° · 3 mph
gusts 6 mph · at kickoff
Rest
WSU7d
UNM8d
UNM +1 day
Tempo
Average 138 plays
slowavg 134fast
Altitude
WSU +2,559 ft
moderate climb