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Week 3 · 2025 season

Youngstown State @ Michigan State

The OVER 52.5 cashed. The full grade is below.

The verdict

SAT, SEP 13 · FINAL · SPARTAN STADIUM
Youngstown State2%
Michigan State4-898%
Youngstown StateNATL RANKMSU
n/ano rank
Overall rating
no rank0.2
n/ano rank
Offense rating
no rank0.1
n/ano rank
Defense rating
no rank0.1
n/ano rank
Pace
no rank-6.1
n/ano rank
Returning PPA
no rank69%
n/ano rank
Power rank
45th#45
n/ano rank
Recruiting rank
57th#57

Cell color follows national rank:top 4091st or worse.

Open total52.5
Model total56.0
EDGE OVER 52.5 · HIT

RATINGS AS OF: MSU wk 17 · RANKS PRINTED IN EVERY TINTED CELL

Model margin (home)
+31.7
Open spread
-23.5
Close spread
-23.5
Close total
55.5

Graded, all four markets

Every market grades against the close. The edge is the only one we badge as a pick; the other three ride along for calibration.

Youngstown State24
FINALSpartan Stadium
MSU41
  • WinMichigan StateWIN HIT
  • ATSMichigan StateATS MISS
  • TotalsOVER 55.5TOTAL HIT
  • EdgeOVER 52.5EDGE HIT
Where these numbers come from

One model scores every FBS game: a win probability, a projected margin, and a projected total, built from as-of team ratings (offense, defense, pace, returning production, recruiting). Ratings on this page are snapshots from the week shown, with zero future information baked in.

The totals edge compares the model's total to the opening number. A gap of 3 or more points earns the badge, and it's the only pick on the card. Win and spread numbers are predictions we publish for the record, unbadged. The ATS lean stays tracked but unbadged: it has never beaten the closing line, even though the model beats the opener by about half a point of line value.

All four markets grade against the closing line once the game goes final. The full ledger lives on the track record.

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