2026 outlook / 2023 season / Week 1
vs
SE Louisiana
Sat, Sep 2, 2023. 3 p.m. CT. Davis Wade Stadium.
49,528
retrospective forecast, attendance held out
50,041
announced attendance
- 80% range
- 45,410 to 53,645
- Miss
- -513 Inside
- Get-in price
- $8
- Model
- Price model
Why 49,528
Start from an average game in the training set, 53,971. 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$8, 53% of the season median -4,443
Adds up to 49,528. Price model, 80% range 45,410 to 53,645.
The inputs
| Variable | This game | Training average | Weight | Seats 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. | $8, 53% of the season median | 1.07× the season reference | 6,354 | -4,443 |
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.
Data notes
- No Elo; imputed 862.0.
- No SP+; imputed -36.3.