Sun, Oct 27, 2:30 AM
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSU | 7 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 29 |
| SDSU | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 26 |
Our model blends Elo ratings (SDSU Elo 1344, WSU Elo 1608) plus home-field advantage. That projects SDSU +8.2 (27% to win) — 8.8 points of value on SDSU versus the market line of +17.
SDSU up 5 entering the 4th quarter. Across 1,965 historically comparable game states (within ±2 pts and ±3 min, from 3,056 games):
Washington State 29, San Diego State 26.
Yes — the model's pick (WSU) was correct.
Why trust the number?Gridpex's model is walk-forward validated on 2014–24, out-of-sample: +0.28 pts mean Closing Line Value and 53.5% beat the close. We report the record — wins and losses — never fake locks.
Called it — I had WSU pregame. ✓ We log the misses too, but not this one.