Davis Wade Forecast

2026 outlook / 2024 season / Week 8

vs

Texas A&M No. 14

Sat, Oct 19, 2024. 3:15 p.m. CT. Davis Wade Stadium.

54,124 retrospective forecast, attendance held out
50,127 announced attendance
80% range
50,316 to 57,931
Miss
+3,997 Outside
Get-in price
$10
Model
Price model

Why 54,124

Start from an average game in the training set, 53,967. 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, 1.1× the season median +157

Adds up to 54,124. Price model, 80% range 50,316 to 57,931.

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, 1.1× the season median 1.03× the season reference 6,329 +157

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