Davis Wade Forecast

2026 outlook / 2023 season / Week 10

vs

Kentucky

Sat, Nov 4, 2023. 6:30 p.m. CT. Davis Wade Stadium.

50,305 retrospective forecast, attendance held out
52,329 announced attendance
80% range
47,251 to 53,358
Miss
-2,024 Inside
Get-in price
$10
Model
Price model

Why 50,305

Start from an average game in the training set, 53,078. 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$10, 66% of the season median -2,774

Adds up to 50,305. Price model, 80% range 47,251 to 53,358.

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. $10, 66% of the season median 1.01× the season reference 6,525 -2,774

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.