College football scores › Week 8 › New Mexico State at Sam Houston
FinalElliott T. Bowers Stadium, 67°, wind 6 mph
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BEAVER SHSU +2.5, lostBEAVER Over 45.5, wonBEAVER had SHSU 57% to win

BEAVER against the market

Locked at kickoff, graded on the closing line
BEAVERSamMarketResultCall
Score (NMSU–SHSU)22–2524–20–30–24
SpreadSHSU −2.9NMSU −3.6NMSU −2.5NMSU by 6SHSU +2.5 ✗
Total46.143.645.554Over 45.5 ✓
SHSU win chance57%–+136Lost
NMSU by 14+
14%
NMSU by 1–13
29%
SHSU by 1–13
33%
SHSU by 14+
24%

Spread: 5.4 pts better than Vegas for Sam Houston (sides with a gap this size have won 51% in the backtest). Total: 0.6 pts above Vegas (52% historically).

Tale of the tape

BEAVER Stats, opponent-adjusted, entering the game. Rank among 138 FBS teams.
Efficiency
−0.199 #131Offense EPA / play−0.169 #128
+0.091 #96Defense EPA / play allowed+0.104 #105
−5.8% #122Offense success rate−4.0% #104
+3.8% #99Defense success rate allowed+2.6% #89
−0.087 #118Rushing EPA / play−0.175 #134
−0.233 #124Passing EPA / play−0.175 #116
+0.076 #93Rush defense EPA allowed+0.204 #136
+0.106 #91Pass defense EPA allowed+0.007 #53
−8.5 #114Scoring offense (pts vs avg)−11.7 #128
+6.5 #112Scoring defense (pts vs avg)+5.3 #103
Situational
−4.2% #94Passing-down success (3rd & long)−6.6% #112
+2.3% #96Passing-down success allowed+0.9% #75
−1.14 #117Points per drive−1.48 #131
+0.78 #112Points per drive allowed+0.61 #104
Trenches
−0.08 #100Line yards per rush−0.51 #135
−0.04 #61Line yards per rush allowed+0.34 #119
−2.6% #61Runs stuffed at the line+5.7% #136
+2.1% #42Opponent runs stuffed−1.0% #83
+1.6% #125Havoc allowed (TFL, sacks, PBU)+4.7% #137
−2.7% #114Havoc created+1.1% #36
Big plays
+0.054 #48Rushing explosiveness−0.096 #113
+0.177 #42Passing explosiveness+0.012 #108
−0.18 #78Open-field yards per rush−0.68 #129
−0.087 #28Pass explosiveness allowed−0.045 #42
Style and schedule
50% #122Run rate46% #132
−12.1 #107Strength of schedule (avg opponent)−11.4 #104

New Mexico State: last 5 games

L3-22
atFIU
Missed
W34-13Covered
L18-42Missed
L19-29Missed
W51-14Covered

Sam Houston: last 5 games

L3-16Missed
L3-35Missed
L14-49Missed
W59-0Covered
L17-23Covered

Rating trend

BEAVER Stats: net EPA per play against an average team, entering each week
−0.35−0.25−0.16−0.07+0.03Entering week12345678New Mexico State · 1: −0.27New Mexico State · 2: −0.25New Mexico State · 3: −0.26New Mexico State · 4: −0.24New Mexico State · 5: −0.32New Mexico State · 6: −0.29New Mexico State · 7: −0.30New Mexico State · 8: −0.29Sam 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: −0.23Sam Houston · 8: −0.27
● New Mexico State● Sam Houston