2026 outlook / 2025 season / Week 4
vs
Northern Illinois
Sat, Sep 20, 2025. 3:15 p.m. CT. Davis Wade Stadium.
43,360
retrospective forecast, attendance held out
45,803
announced attendance
- 80% range
- 39,909 to 46,811
- Miss
- -2,443 Inside
- Get-in price
- $11
- Model
- Price model
Why 43,360
Start from an average game in the training set, 53,462. 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$11, 24% of the season median -10,102
Adds up to 43,360. Price model, 80% range 39,909 to 46,811.
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. | $11, 24% of the season median | 1.07× the season reference | 6,824 | -10,102 |
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.