Week 5 · College Football

Texas St vs San Diego State prediction

The TailgateNinjas model gives San Diego State a 64% chance to beat Texas St in this College Football matchup. Updated August 29, 2026.

#78 Sun Belt Conference

Texas St

1% to make the 12

@

#75 Mountain West Conference

San Diego State

2% to make the 12

The model's read

SpreadSan Diego State −5.5Model
Projected scoreTexas St 23San Diego State 29

San Diego State is the pick by 5.5, but it's live — 64% on the model.

Chaos meter72 · LIVE
72/ 100
CalmMayhem

Texas St

36%

to win

San Diego State

64%

to win

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Tale of the tape

2025 efficiency · ranks
Texas St
vs
San Diego State
#10Offense · EPA/play#95
#71Defense · EPA/play#3
#18Explosiveness#107
#29Success rate#82
93%Returning production80%

National ranks from last season (1 = best). The 2026 outlook builds on this.

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