Putting Up Numbers· college football

San Diego State’s points at home and away

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Against what the season’s ratings expected, San Diego State was 0.1 points under at home and 1.9 points under away in 2026, 4 games against 4. The plain averages are 29.8 and 22.3, a difference of 7.6. All 4 night games were at home.

San Diego State’s +1.8 at home vs away over expected ranks 7th of the 12 teams with 4 games on each side this season.

points a game over expected

A +1.8 difference in points over expected at home vs away is about what you’d expect.

A +7.6 difference in points at home vs away is about what you’d expect.

The games

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San Diego State’s games, 2026, each marked at home or away
SideDateGameResultpointsExpected
Sep 5, 2026vsPPortland StateW53—
Sep 12, 2026@UCLAL1012.9
Sep 19, 2026vsJames MadisonL1325.4
Sep 26, 2026@ToledoL1629.7
Oct 3, 2026vsTexas StateW3126.3
Oct 10, 2026@Oregon StateL1422.4
Oct 17, 2026vsFresno StateW2620.1
Oct 24, 2026@Colorado StateL4931.6
Oct 31, 2026vsWashington StateW2624.6

Method

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  • Expected is an offense and a defense a team, fit over every 2026 game between two teams in the table with the game being read left out, plus 1.8 for the home team (the edge the fit finds once strength is in), nothing at a neutral site.
  • Each expected number is then fit to the season’s games: a game bears out about 66% of the difference the model predicts.
  • The shuffle keeps the season’s shape: the games are cut in two where one date leaves the least variance, each game is read against its stretch, and the sides are shuffled only inside each stretch.
  • Portland State has no other game in the table, so that game has no expected number and sits out the second figure.