Davis Wade Forecast

2026 outlook / 2023 season / Week 5

vs

Alabama No. 12

Sat, Sep 30, 2023. 8 p.m. CT. Davis Wade Stadium.

55,994 retrospective forecast, attendance held out
60,111 announced attendance
80% range
53,181 to 58,807
Miss
-4,117 Outside
Get-in price
$25
Model
Price model

Why 55,994

Start from an average game in the training set, 52,621. Each variable then moves the number by its weight times how far this game sits from that average.

  • Get-in price, relative to the season$25, 1.7× the season median +3,373

Adds up to 55,994. Price model, 80% range 53,181 to 58,807.

The inputs

VariableThis gameTraining averageWeightSeats moved
Get-in price, relative to the seasonThe cheapest resale ticket on ticketdata.com, compared with that season's median price on a log scale. All listed home games contribute to the reference. A doubling relative to that reference has the same effect in any season. $25, 1.7× the season median 0.96× the season reference 6,188 +3,373

Weight is the change in forecast attendance for a one-unit change in the variable. Seats moved is that weight times this game's distance from the training average. How the weights were fitted.