The pickThe locked winner and its win probability. A priced game's number is built on the market's no-vig price; the model's own margin and total sit beside the market's below, as context.
locked before kickoff
Win chance
86%Colorado State RamsStrong✓
No moneyline was priced into this call, so it is the model's own number.
Model marginThe model's own predicted margin beside the market's number. Context for reading the game: the model makes no spread pick.
CSU by 18.7market CSU by 19.5
Model totalThe model's own predicted total points beside the market's number. Context for reading the game: the model makes no over/under pick.
54.0 pointsmarket 57.5
Why the model calls itThe reasons behind the winner call, in plain sentences drawn from this page's numbers.
The model has Colorado State Rams at 86% to win, with the market at CSU by 19.5.
No single matchup area stands out; the call rests on the teams' overall results this season, adjusted for who they played.
Form: CSU has the better last five games by 32.8 points a game (CSU -1.2, SUU -34.0).
Home field is with CSU, which supports the pick.
ContextThe model makes it CSU by 18.7 against a market CSU by 19.5: essentially the same number, so there is little difference to read. The model's total is 54.0 against a line of 57.5: 3.5 points below it.The model makes no spread or over/under pick: neither has shown an edge over the market in our backtests.
Matchup context: who has the advantageWhich team has the advantage in each area, and how clearly. Context for reading the game, not model inputs.
Model CSU by 18.7 · market CSU by 19.5
ⓘContext, not inputs. These areas show how the two sides match up so you can read the game. The model's call comes from the teams' overall ratings, the quarterback, rest, home field and weather, not from these tiles.
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Form (last 5)
CSU
Clear advantage
CSU −1.2 per game over the last five, SUU −34.0.
Market
CSU
Clear advantage
Consensus has CSU by 19.5; the model says CSU by 18.7.
the market, for comparison
Where the lines sitWhere the market's number and the model's sit among every final margin and total in the league's history; the highlighted bars are the games that landed between the two.
3,154 FBS games since 2023
Marginmarket CSU by 19.5 · model CSU by 18.7
Mkt CSU 19.5
Model CSU 18.7
← SUU by 28tieCSU by 28 →
1.0% of FBS games land between the two numbers. Most common margins: 3 (9.3%), 7 (7.5%), 10 (4.3%), 14 (4.1%).
Totalmarket 57.5 · model 54.0
Mkt 57.5
Model 54.0
24 pts6096 pts
7.2% of FBS games finish between 57.5 and 54.0. The league’s median total since 2023 is 53.
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Where the market maker moved the line since open, and whether other books followed. Tracked, not a pick.
The model alone was backtested walk-forward (each game priced only from what came before it). Since the winner call started following the market, the calibration that counts is the record of locked picks on the results page. Margin and total are context, not picks. Model reads, not personalized advice. For information only, not betting advice. 21+ only. Gambling problem? Call or text 1-800-GAMBLER.
