College football scores › Week 7 › Western Kentucky at Sam Houston
FinalElliott T. Bowers Stadium, 80°, wind 11 mph
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BEAVER SHSU +1.5, lostBEAVER Over 52.5, lostBEAVER had SHSU 53% to win

BEAVER against the market

Locked at kickoff, graded on the closing line
BEAVERSamMarketResultCall
Score (WKU–SHSU)26–2721–31–16–3
SpreadSHSU −1.2SHSU −9.1WKU −1.5WKU by 13SHSU +1.5 ✗
Total52.751.952.519Over 52.5 ✗
SHSU win chance53%–−108Lost
WKU by 14+
17%
WKU by 1–13
30%
SHSU by 1–13
32%
SHSU by 14+
21%

Spread: 2.7 pts better than Vegas for Sam Houston (sides with a gap this size have won 51% in the backtest). Total: 0.2 pts above Vegas (52% historically).

Tale of the tape

BEAVER Stats, opponent-adjusted, entering the game. Rank among 138 FBS teams.
Efficiency
−0.131 #115Offense EPA / play−0.116 #111
+0.139 #114Defense EPA / play allowed+0.109 #106
−4.2% #107Offense success rate−1.4% #80
+3.1% #93Defense success rate allowed+4.8% #112
−0.082 #112Rushing EPA / play−0.138 #129
−0.188 #114Passing EPA / play−0.141 #106
+0.193 #134Rush defense EPA allowed+0.224 #138
+0.038 #68Pass defense EPA allowed−0.006 #53
−6.6 #101Scoring offense (pts vs avg)−8.3 #109
+9.4 #127Scoring defense (pts vs avg)+6.1 #113
Situational
−3.3% #84Passing-down success (3rd & long)−4.5% #99
+8.4% #129Passing-down success allowed+2.5% #92
−0.43 #89Points per drive−1.05 #110
+1.44 #132Points per drive allowed+0.80 #112
Trenches
−0.26 #121Line yards per rush−0.46 #134
+0.27 #111Line yards per rush allowed+0.34 #118
+2.8% #126Runs stuffed at the line+5.4% #135
−2.2% #101Opponent runs stuffed+0.2% #64
−0.6% #90Havoc allowed (TFL, sacks, PBU)+3.2% #135
−3.3% #126Havoc created+1.4% #29
Big plays
−0.065 #105Rushing explosiveness−0.050 #98
+0.124 #65Passing explosiveness−0.019 #115
−0.60 #126Open-field yards per rush−0.56 #124
+0.140 #117Pass explosiveness allowed−0.134 #21
Style and schedule
50% #124Run rate47% #132
−7.6 #76Strength of schedule (avg opponent)−10.1 #93

Western Kentucky: last 5 games

W34-13Covered
L13-34Missed
W52-7Covered
L0-38Covered
L20-70Missed

Sam Houston: last 5 games

L3-35Missed
L14-49Missed
W59-0Covered
L17-23Covered
L21-24Covered

Rating trend

BEAVER Stats: net EPA per play against an average team, entering each week
−0.43−0.32−0.20−0.08+0.03Entering week1234567Western Kentucky · 1: −0.12Western Kentucky · 2: −0.26Western Kentucky · 3: −0.40Western Kentucky · 4: −0.40Western Kentucky · 5: −0.33Western Kentucky · 6: −0.34Western Kentucky · 7: −0.27Sam Houston · 1: −0.27Sam Houston · 2: −0.23Sam Houston · 3: −0.19Sam Houston · 4: −0.11Sam Houston · 5: −0.17Sam Houston · 6: −0.17Sam Houston · 7: −0.23
● Western Kentucky● Sam Houston