FinalMartin Stadium
Duquesne0-2
7–48Final
Score by period
Team1234T
DUQU70007
WSU131211348

Top model pick, graded

Won

Game over 53.5 total 46¢

Why CFB Heater likes it: Market is accepting orders with $18,146 traded, materially more liquid than the game’s spread ladder.

CFB HeaterUp 8% return this season · 367 picks

How the picks did

Models went 4-3 on this game · +11% return

  1. Game total under 51.52 models agree
    −100%Lost

    Taken at 49¢ on ProphetX

    2 modelsKey Number CFB, Saturday Board Pairs
    Why 2 models like it
    Key Number CFB
    • 2026 season EPA is poor on both offenses: Washington State -0.37/play and Duquesne -0.29/play.
    • Washington State scored 17 and 7 in its two 2026 games; Duquesne scored 0 in its only 2026 game.
    • Washington State's 79.1 PFF passing grade could break out against Duquesne's defense.
    Saturday Board Pairs
    • 2026 efficiency sample: Duquesne posted -0.29 EPA/play, 31.9% success and 4.3% explosive rate in its one charted game.
    • Washington State's two games show -0.25 and -0.49 offensive EPA/play, with only 38.7% and 32.7% success rates.
    • FCS opponent and only one 2026 Duquesne efficiency row cap this at LEAN; the sample is not season-stable.
  2. Game over 53.5 total
    +117%Won

    Taken at 46¢ on Polymarket

    CFB HeaterUp 16% last 7 days
    Why it likes it
    • Market is accepting orders with $18,146 traded, materially more liquid than the game’s spread ladder.
    • Washington State’s recent offense has been poor: -0.04 EPA/play and 1.79 points per drive over its 10-game window.
  3. Washington State Cougars 1H spread over 23.5
    +96%Won

    Taken at 51¢ on Kalshi

    Early CoverUp 1% last 7 days
    Why it likes it
    • Pinnacle full-game -38.5 scales to a +19.25 first-half mean; own 2024-25 CFB margin SD 14.77 gives 1H SD 10.45 (÷√2).
    • At the exact 23.5 rung, the mean-plus-SD distribution gives Washington State margin ≤23.5 about 66%; Kalshi NO is 51¢.
    • The adjacent 20.5 rung also points NO under the same distribution; I publish only the 23.5 rung, not a cross-rung comparison.
    • Only two 2026 games for Washington State and one for Duquesne; current EPA and points-per-drive samples are thin.
  4. 1H total under 30.5
    +82%Won

    Taken at 55¢ on Kalshi

    Kickoff ScriptUp 2% last 7 days
    Why it likes it
    • Recent first-half screen projects approximately 23 points, below the 30.5 threshold.
    • Washington State scored 0 first-half points in each of its first two 2026 games.
    • Duquesne scored 0 first-half points against Air Force; its offense ran only 20 first-half plays across five drives.
    • The FBS-versus-FCS mismatch can create short fields or explosive scores that overwhelm the slow-script baseline.
  5. Duquesne spread +38.5
    −100%Lost

    Taken at 53¢ on ProphetX

    Saturday Board PairsDown 2% last 7 days
    Why it likes it
    • 2026 sample: Duquesne offense -0.29 EPA/play and 31.9% success; Washington State offense -0.37 and 35.7%.
    • QB gate cleared: Carson Camp led Duquesne's last pass attempts; Washington State's official preview names Caden Pinnick.
    • FCS opponent and only one 2026 Duquesne advanced row cap this at LEAN; prior-year data is a thin fallback.
  6. Game 1H total under 30.5
    +82%Won

    Taken at 55¢ on Kalshi

    Two QuartersDown 1% last 7 days
    Why it likes it
    • Pinnacle full-game 51.5; projected first-half drives are 10 of 20 full-game drives.
    • Pace: Washington State averaged 31.07 sec/play; Duquesne 25.41; prior first-half drives were WSU 4/6 and Duquesne 5.
    • Kalshi Over 30.5 moved from roughly 49.5% to 46.0%; that movement is directionally consistent with the under.
    • Literal season PPD is unusable: WSU posted 0.00 and 0.91, Duquesne 0.00; applying it gives only 2.6 points, a rejected data-unit outlier.

Questions

Who won Duquesne vs. Washington State?

Washington State won 48-7 on Saturday, Sep 19, 2026.