The two teams score 76 or fewer points between them.
Confidence74%
Model79.3%SportsbooksOdds70.4%Edge+8.9
Reading a pick: Sportsbooks is the win chance built into the odds when the pick went up, Model is our model’s own number, and Edge is the gap between them. Every pick is graded once the game is final.
Predicted score by quarterThe model’s most likely score in each quarter, away team first
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q41st halfFinal
CSUColorado St770141428
TXSTTexas St7103111731
Most likely final scoresCSU 28–31 TXST 0.5%CSU 35–38 TXST 0.5%CSU 31–38 TXST 0.5%
Projected box scoreModel onlyBuilt from 17 full box scores per team · not a betting line
CSUColorado StTexas StTXST
Offense
370▲ 430Total yards▲ 716520
246▲ 282Passing yards▼ 213262
124▲ 148Rushing yards▲ 503258
20▼ 18First downs▲ 3125
Scoring
4= 4Touchdowns▲ 94
2= 2Passing touchdowns▼ 12
2= 2Rushing touchdowns▲ 82
0= 0Field goals made= 11
Ball security
1▼ 0Turnovers= 11
1▼ 0Interceptions thrown▼ 01
0= 0Fumbles lost= 11
0Sacks allowed0
53▲ 77Penalty yards▼ 3058
Team stat picksThe model’s own lines on each team’s yards and first downs · no sportsbook odds
CSUTotal yardsOver 296.5Proj. 37072%Won · 430
CSUPassing yardsOver 188.5Proj. 24672%Won · 282
CSURushing yardsOver 71.5Proj. 12472%Won · 148
CSUFirst downsOver 15.5Proj. 2074%Won · 18
TXSTTotal yardsOver 446.5Proj. 52072%Won · 716
TXSTPassing yardsOver 205.5Proj. 26272%Won · 213
TXSTRushing yardsOver 205.5Proj. 25872%Won · 503
TXSTFirst downsOver 21.5Proj. 2570%Won · 31
Key playersProjected lines for each team’s quarterback, running back and top receivers
Road form.Colorado St is 0-1 on the road this season, losing by 14.0 points a game.
Home form.Texas St is 2-1 at home, scoring 46.0 points a game there.
Line move.The spread opened at TXST −11.5 and is now TXST −14.5, a 3-point move toward Texas St.
Rest.Both teams come in on 12 days’ rest.
Streak.Colorado St has lost 3 in a row.
Tale of the tape
CSUColorado StateTXSTTexas State
CSUColorado StateTXSTTexas State
2-3Record2-3
0-1 roadRoad / home2-1 home
L3StreakL1
12 daysRest12 days
37.4Points per game34.8
38.6Points allowed33.2
−6Point differentialseason to date+8
273Passing yards / game268
175Rushing yards / game264
47%3rd-down conversion55%
11Takeaways5
0Sacks0
4Turnovers9
344Passing yards / game260
156Rushing yards / game321
35%3rd-down conversion61%
0Takeaways4
0Sacks0
1Turnovers4
Season to date, per game, from the box scores; “road · home” compares Colorado St’s road games with Texas St’s home games. The brighter bar marks the better side.
Recent games
Most recent first · closing moneyline beside each score · form reads oldest to newestMost recent first · closing moneyline
CSUColorado St2-3WWLLL
Wk 5Oct 3vs ORST
ORSTOregon St56CSUColorado St26
Oregon St moneyline −278Colorado St moneyline +200
LFINAL
Wk 4Sep 26@ UTSA
CSUColorado St45UTSAUTSA59
Colorado St moneyline +440UTSA moneyline −714
LFINAL
Wk 3Sep 19vs BYU
BYUBYU41CSUColorado St23
BYU moneyline −1111Colorado St moneyline +540
LFINAL
Wk 2Sep 12vs SU
SUSouthern Utah24CSUColorado St58
Southern Utah moneyline +780Colorado St moneyline −2500
WFINAL
Wk 1Sep 5vs WYO
WYOWyoming13CSUColorado St35
Wyoming moneyline +112Colorado St moneyline −152
WFINAL
TXSTTexas St2-3LLWWL
Wk 5Oct 3@ SDSU
TXSTTexas St29SDSUSan Diego St31
Texas St moneyline −417San Diego St moneyline +280
LFINAL
Wk 4Sep 26vs IW
IWIncarnate Word10TXSTTexas St63
Incarnate Word moneyline +1300Texas St moneyline −5000
WFINAL
Wk 3Sep 19vs UNT
UNTNorth Texas35TXSTTexas St49
North Texas moneyline +118Texas St moneyline −156
WFINAL
Wk 2Sep 12vs UTSA
UTSAUTSA31TXSTTexas St26
UTSA moneyline +103Texas St moneyline −132
LFINAL
Wk 1Sep 5@ TEX
TXSTTexas St7TEXTexas59
Texas St moneyline +1150Texas moneyline −5000
LFINAL
Standings
2026 season · conference standings · todayTeams in this game
Where each line opened and where it sits now at the sportsbooks we follow. Spreads are listed for the home team.
Texas State beat Colorado State 66–27 in college football Week 7, on Thursday, October 15 at 8:00 PM ET. The moneyline had Colorado State at +397 and Texas State at −714.
Our model predicted a final score of Colorado St 28, Texas St 31. Its picks: Texas State to win (−833), won; Colorado State +21.5 (−238), lost; under 76.5 points (−222), lost. The best pick was Texas State to win, at 91% confidence.