Sat, Sep 5, 2026, 6:00 PM EDTWeek 1 · at Colorado State
Weather at kickoff92°F12 mphDryWeather watch ›
0-0 · Power #122
13
final
Final
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0-0 · Power #110
35
▲ winner
Closing spread
CSU -2.5
✓ CSU W
Total
45.5
▲ Over · 48 pts
Model before kickoff
WYO 20–23 CSU
✓ CSU (58%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenCSU -4
CloseCSU -2.5
Total47.5 → 45.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1.5 pts toward Wyoming
Total
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened CSU -4 · closed CSU -2.5 · moved 1.5 toward WYOmodel CSU -3.5
Opened 47.5 · closed 45.5 · moved 2 downmodel 42.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 59%, covered 52% (324 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3The team the line moved toward covered 48% (123 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenCSU -4
CloseCSU -2.5
Total47.5 → 45.5
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 2.5-point home favorite against WYO, the favorite won 6, covered 5, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: CSU won 35–13; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 48 points went over 45.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 56%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
4 of 1040%
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 3.1 against an average line of 2.4; 45.1 points a game (usually 52.6). Of the 4 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 4 · very close · similar situation & spread
-148–14 W O45.5
Very close
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar team ratings & spread
-314–24 L U44.5
Very close
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & total
-3.524–17 W U47
Very close
2024 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & team ratings
-1.527–24 W O47.5
Very close
2024 · Week 2 · very close · similar spread & total
-1.57–24 L U42.5
Very close
2025 · Week 2 · very close · similar spread & situation
-1.2527–36 L O45
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & total
-3.522–19 L U46.5
Very close
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread
-427–13 W U42.5
Very close
2025 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & team ratings
-2.526–17 W O40.5
Very close
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & team ratings
-2.519–22 L U44.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2023 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 Wyoming ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Market moved toward Wyoming
1.5 pts (CSU -4 → CSU -2.5), through the key number 3. · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved down 2
47.5 → 45.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Small sample warning
Wyoming have 0 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
CSU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
92° · 12 mph
gusts 13 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
WYO1st game
CSU1st game
Even

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