Sat, Nov 16, 2024, 9:30 PM ESTWeek 12 · at New Mexico
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenWSU -14
2.5 → UNM
CloseWSU -11.5
2.5 pts toward New Mexico
Total
Open72.5
▼ 1
Close71.5
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
model WSU -13
Opened 72.5 · closed 71.5 · moved 1 downmodel 72
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form |
-6.5 | 45–42 | L | O69.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & season form |
-7.5 | 37–29 | W | U71 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & season form |
-14.5 | 59–7 | W | U72.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 12 · close · similar season form & rest |
-14.5 | 49–28 | W | O62 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 7 · close · similar season form & rest |
-11 | 49–21 | W | O66 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread |
-12 | 38–21 | W | U61 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 5 · close · similar season form & rest |
-11 | 28–34 | L | U65.75 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form |
-12 | 42–46 | L | O65 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & season form |
-8.5 | 23–45 | L | O59.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 9 · loose · similar season form |
-14 | 45–37 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 15 earlier overs in games with totals 67.5–75.5, 27% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-2 80% | 6-2 75% | 3-5 38% | |
| 4-6 40% | 6-4 60% | 7-3 70% |
Recent meetings
The series
WSU 2–1 UNM
WSU leads · 3 games since 2003 · UNM has won the last meeting
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
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
Longer bar = better
#17
Offense
Even#23
#89
Defense
◀ WSU better#130
+1.0 #14
Turnovers
◀ WSU better−0.8 #122
69 plays #38
Pace
Even69 plays #37
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| WSU off | UNM def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| UNM off | WSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.7 #11 | 12.1 #11 | 21.8 #6 | 5.8 #77 | 10.9 #7 | 16.7 #24 | |
7.7 #114 | 12.2 #128 | 19.9 #126 | 6.2 #87 | 12.2 #133 | 18.4 #129 |
UNM scoring against the WSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.8 #31 | 10.9 #24 | 18.7 #24 | 6.7 #54 | 8.0 #42 | 14.7 #47 | |
6.3 #98 | 5.1 #20 | 11.4 #51 | 7.6 #112 | 7.3 #90 | 14.9 #110 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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