Davis Wade Forecast

2026 outlook / 2025 season / Week 2

vs

Arizona State No. 12

Sat, Sep 6, 2025. 6:30 p.m. CT. Davis Wade Stadium.

50,920 retrospective forecast, attendance held out
50,808 announced attendance
80% range
47,797 to 54,043
Miss
+112 Inside
Get-in price
$32
Model
Price model

Why 50,920

Start from an average game in the training set, 53,168. 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$32, 71% of the season median -2,248

Adds up to 50,920. Price model, 80% range 47,797 to 54,043.

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. $32, 71% of the season median 1.01× the season reference 6,427 -2,248

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.