Sat, Oct 26, 2024, 10:30 PM EDTWeek 9 · at San Diego State
Closing spread
WSU -17.5
✓ SDSU W
Total
56.5
▼ Under · 55 pts
Model before kickoff
WSU 36–19 SDSU
✓ WSU (89%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenWSU -15
CloseWSU -17.5
Total55.5 → 56.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenWSU -15
2.5 → WSU
CloseWSU -17.5
2.5 pts toward Washington State
Total
Open55.5
▲ 1
Close56.5
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened WSU -15 · closed WSU -17.5 · moved 2.5 toward WSUmodel WSU -15
model WSU -15
Opened 55.5 · closed 56.5 · moved 1 upmodel 55.5
model 55.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 48% (79 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenWSU -15
CloseWSU -17.5
Total55.5 → 56.5
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 a 17.5-point road favorite at SDSU, the favorite won 8, covered 5, and 7 went over the total.
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This game: WSU won 29–26; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 55 points stayed under 56.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 88%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
7 of 1070%
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 13 against an average line of 18.4; 60.4 points a game (usually 54.3). When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar team ratings & season form |
-19.5 | 24–36 | L | O54.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 9 · close · similar season form & spread |
-16.75 | 42–24 | W | O56.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & spread |
-17.5 | 23–13 | L | U57.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 6 · close · similar rest |
-16 | 34–16 | W | U60.75 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 12 · close · similar season form |
-14.5 | 49–28 | W | O62 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 13 · close · similar total |
-18 | 37–27 | L | O55.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 10 · close · similar rest |
-20.5 | 17–40 | L | O52 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & total |
-20.75 | 45–14 | W | O53 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 12 · close · similar total & season form |
-20 | 34–17 | L | U57.25 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 12 · close · similar total |
-20 | 62–22 | W | O60.5 |
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
Moderate Washington State ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (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 (4-1)
Washington State have covered 80% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Washington State 3-0 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Market moved toward Washington State
2.5 pts (WSU -15 → WSU -17.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 24 in the 4th quarter and got 22. 52% of games with totals 52.5–60.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-3 70% | 6-2 75% | 4-4 50% | |
| 4-6 40% | 6-3 67% | 3-5-1 38% |
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 →+4.8▲ 2.3#47
SDSU−8.3 →−11.1▼ 2.8#113
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW8
Longer bar = better
#27
Offense
◀ WSU better#113
#85
Defense
SDSU better ▶#53
+1.0 #17
Turnovers
Even+0.8 #25
69 plays #35
Pace
◀ WSU faster64 plays #90
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| WSU off | SDSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 39.4 #16 | 22.7 #57 | WSU |
| Yards / play | 6.62 #24 | 5.13 #41 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.21 #35 | +0.07 #53 | Even |
| Success rate | 46% #31 | 40% #60 | WSU |
| SDSU off | WSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 21.7 #112 | 27.0 #86 | WSU |
| Yards / play | 5.12 #113 | 6.17 #108 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.09 #94 | +0.10 #72 | WSU |
| Success rate | 34% #134 | 42% #72 | WSU |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
WSU scoring against the SDSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10.4 #10 | 12.6 #10 | 23.0 #7 | 5.4 #83 | 9.9 #13 | 15.3 #43 | |
5.7 #80 | 3.8 #10 | 9.5 #31 | 6.3 #86 | 6.8 #84 | 13.2 #89 |
SDSU scoring against the WSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.3 #100 | 5.8 #116 | 10.2 #110 | 4.0 #106 | 7.5 #56 | 11.5 #96 | |
6.3 #94 | 5.7 #36 | 12.0 #67 | 7.7 #114 | 6.4 #76 | 14.1 #99 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
65° · 2 mph
gusts 5 mph · at kickoff
Rest
WSU7d
SDSU14d bye
SDSU +7 days
Tempo
Average 133 plays
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