Sat, Sep 5 · 8:00 PM ET
South Dakota State at Northwestern
Northwestern favored by 12.5 · total 46.5
South Dakota StateJackrabbits
Away · MVFC
+12.5
-108
+500
ML
NorthwesternWildcats
Home · Big Ten
-12.5
-112
-700
ML
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Returning production
| South Dakota State | Northwestern | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | — | 89% |
| Passing | — | 94% |
| Rushing | — | 88% |
| Receiving | — | 86% |
The read
- A total of 46.5 sits on the low side of real college football scores (the median FBS game lands on 54). That places the number; it does not predict the result — overs land almost exactly 50% against closing totals.
Team profile
With the ball
Without it
Last three seasons
South Dakota State
0-1 ATS · 0-1 SU
1-0 O/U · 0-1 away
Northwestern
10-11-2 ATS · 9-14 SU
12-11 O/U · 3-1 home
A record, not a signal — we measured team-level situational splits at 50% against the spread. Useful for knowing a team, not for picking one.
How games at these numbers have gone
- Spread 12.5 — the 10-14 point band. In 1,140 archived games at this number, the favorite covered 48.2% of the time — a coin flip once the 95% range (45.3–51.1%) is taken into account.
- Total 46.5 — this game's spread sits in the 7-14 point band. In 1,954 archived games with a spread this size, the over hit 48.6% of the time — a coin flip once the 95% range (46.4–50.8%) is taken into account.
Measured on our archive of FBS games with a closing line and a final score. Context, not a pick — see every band.
Line movement
The number hasn't moved. The spread has held at -12.5 and the total at 46.5 across 15 checks between Aug 30. Most college lines sit still until news moves them — 83% of the games we track haven't budged — so a still number is the normal state, not missing data.
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