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.

51,480 retrospective forecast, attendance held out
50,808 announced attendance
80% range
47,434 to 55,525
Miss
+672 Inside
Get-in price
$32
Model
Price model

Why 51,480

Start from an average game in the training set, 53,931. 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 -2,451

Adds up to 51,480. Price model, 80% range 47,434 to 55,525.

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 1.05× the season reference 6,293 -2,451

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.