Fri, Nov 15, 2024, 8:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Colorado State · Conference game
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2-7 · Power #114
10
final
Final
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6-3 · Power #100
24
▲ winner
Closing spread
CSU -7.5
✓ CSU W
Total
46.5
▼ Under · 34 pts
Model before kickoff
WYO 20–28 CSU
✓ CSU (71%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCSU -10
CloseCSU -7.5
Total47.5 → 46.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2.5 pts toward Wyoming
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened CSU -10 · closed CSU -7.5 · moved 2.5 toward WYOmodel CSU -9.5
Opened 47.5 · closed 46.5 · moved 1 downmodel 48.5
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Line context
Home favorites of 6.5–8.5 since 2023: won 70%, covered 54% (107 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 47% (78 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCSU -10
CloseCSU -7.5
Total47.5 → 46.5
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 CSU as a 7.5-point home favorite against WYO, the favorite won 7, covered 3, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: CSU won 24–10; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 34 points stayed under 46.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 70%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 51%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 5.5 against an average line of 7.5; 49.1 points a game (usually 53.8). Of the 3 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & season form
-4.524–21 L O39.5
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar season form & situation
-834–30 L O48.5
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & total
-7.57–22 L U44.75
Very close
UTEP vs RICE
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar total & situation
-938–28 W O47
Very close
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & season form
-6.514–10 L U49
Very close
CMU vs BGSU
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar season form & team ratings
-618–34 L O50.5
Close
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar total & situation
-9.559–28 W O46.5
Close
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar season form & team ratings
-9.517–20 L U43
Close
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & season form
-10.540–6 W U51
Close
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar total & season form
-3.522–19 L U46.5
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Mixed signals on the spread
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.

Colorado State 5-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Market moved toward Wyoming
2.5 pts (CSU -10 → CSU -7.5). · 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
WYO−4.9 →−14.0▼ 9.1#121
CSU−8.3 →−7.6▲ 0.7#99
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11

WYO
Longer bar = better
CSU
#122
Offense
CSU better ▶
#82
#114
Defense
CSU better ▶
#78
−0.6 #108
Turnovers
CSU better ▶
+0.2 #57
68 plays #56
Pace
◀ WYO faster
62 plays #117
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When WYO has the ball
Advantage: CSU defense
WYO offCSU defEdge
Points / game 21.6 #116 24.1 #66 CSU
Yards / play 4.95 #124 5.83 #90 CSU
PPA / play +0.02 #116 +0.08 #59 CSU
Success rate 36% #130 44% #97 CSU
When CSU has the ball
Advantage: CSU offense
CSU offWYO defEdge
Points / game 23.6 #104 31.7 #108 Even
Yards / play 5.84 #66 6.53 #124 CSU
PPA / play +0.10 #91 +0.21 #113 CSU
Success rate 44% #68 45% #110 CSU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
WYO scoring against the CSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
WYO scored
4.9
#92
6.2
#116
11.1
#107
3.3
#122
7.1
#64
10.4
#111
CSU allowed
2.3
#11
7.2
#59
9.6
#27
5.0
#52
7.9
#102
12.9
#77
CSU scoring against the WYO defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CSU scored
5.3
#81
7.2
#91
12.6
#89
4.7
#97
5.6
#104
10.2
#112
WYO allowed
8.3
#122
12.1
#127
20.4
#128
7.2
#104
4.0
#11
11.2
#52

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
CSU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
40° · 2 mph
gusts 4 mph · at kickoff
Rest
WYO13d bye
CSU13d bye
Even
Tempo
Average 130 plays
slowavg 134fast