Sat, Oct 26, 2024, 10:30 PM EDTWeek 9 · at San Diego State
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6-1 · Power #68
29
▲ winner
Final
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3-3 · Power #122
26
final
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2.5 pts toward Washington State
Total
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
Opened 55.5 · closed 56.5 · moved 1 upmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
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APP @ TXST
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar team ratings & season form
-19.524–36 L O54.5
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ORE @ CAL
2022 · Week 9 · close · similar season form & spread
-16.7542–24 W O56.5
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2024 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & spread
-17.523–13 L U57.5
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UCLA @ ARIZ
2021 · Week 6 · close · similar rest
-1634–16 W U60.75
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MRSH @ CLT
2021 · Week 12 · close · similar season form
-14.549–28 W O62
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UAB @ LT
2022 · Week 13 · close · similar total
-1837–27 L O55.5
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FLA @ SC
2021 · Week 10 · close · similar rest
-20.517–40 L O52
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ND @ STAN
2021 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & total
-20.7545–14 W O53
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BYU @ GASO
2021 · Week 12 · close · similar total & season form
-2034–17 L U57.25
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LOU @ DUKE
2021 · Week 12 · close · similar total
-2062–22 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%)
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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 →+4.8▲ 2.3#47
SDSU−8.3 →−11.1▼ 2.8#113
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WSU
Longer bar = better
SDSU
#27
Offense
◀ WSU better
#113
#85
Defense
SDSU better ▶
#53
+1.0 #17
Turnovers
Even
+0.8 #25
69 plays #35
Pace
◀ WSU faster
64 plays #90
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When WSU has the ball
Advantage: WSU offense
WSU offSDSU defEdge
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
When SDSU has the ball
Advantage: WSU defense
SDSU offWSU defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
WSU scored
10.4
#10
12.6
#10
23.0
#7
5.4
#83
9.9
#13
15.3
#43
SDSU allowed
5.7
#80
3.8
#10
9.5
#31
6.3
#86
6.8
#84
13.2
#89
SDSU scoring against the WSU defense
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SDSU scored
4.3
#100
5.8
#116
10.2
#110
4.0
#106
7.5
#56
11.5
#96
WSU allowed
6.3
#94
5.7
#36
12.0
#67
7.7
#114
6.4
#76
14.1
#99

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
SDSU +2.5
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
slowavg 133fast