Sat, Nov 8, 2025, 6:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at San José State · Conference game
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2-6 · Power #95
26
▲ winner
Final
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3-5 · Power #106
16
final
Closing spread
SJSU -6.5
✓ AFA W
Total
68.5
▼ Under · 42 pts
Model before kickoff
AFA 29–36 SJSU
✗ SJSU (68%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenSJSU -3.5
CloseSJSU -6.5
Total65.5 → 68.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
3 pts toward San José State
Total
Up 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened SJSU -3.5 · closed SJSU -6.5 · moved 3 toward SJSUmodel SJSU -6
Opened 65.5 · closed 68.5 · moved 3 upmodel 65
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 5.5–7.5 since 2023: won 70%, covered 56% (219 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 52% (219 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenSJSU -3.5
CloseSJSU -6.5
Total65.5 → 68.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like SJSU as a 6.5-point home favorite against AFA, the favorite won 7, covered 3, and 3 went over the total.

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This game: AFA won 26–16 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 42 points stayed under 68.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 68%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 51%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 1.4 against an average line of 6.6; 60.4 points a game (usually 53.3). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

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-941–20 W U67
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ARIZ vs ASU
2022 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & total
-438–35 L O66.5
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EMU vs NIU
2022 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & season form
-3.510–39 L U64.25
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KENT vs BALL
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & spread
-720–27 L U61.75
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ECU vs MEM
2022 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & spread
-5.547–45 L O62.5
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2023 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & situation
-10.555–27 W O63
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UTSA vs UNT
2022 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & season form
-1031–27 L U73
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MEM vs TLSA
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & season form
-6.526–10 W U62.5
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2023 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & season form
-2.514–42 L U62.5
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2023 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & rest
-7.527–23 L U69.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found

Signals

The data signal, and 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight San José State ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Market moved toward San José State
3 pts (SJSU -3.5 → SJSU -6.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved up 3
65.5 → 68.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 137 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
AFA−8.0 →−8.9▼ 0.9#102
SJSU−6.2 →−6.2–#90
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10

AFA
Longer bar = better
SJSU
#20
Offense
◀ AFA better
#49
#134
Defense
SJSU better ▶
#110
−0.5 #109
Turnovers
SJSU better ▶
−0.1 #83
68 plays #48
Pace
Even
69 plays #35
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When AFA has the ball
Advantage: AFA offense
AFA offSJSU defEdge
Points / game 33.9 #34 30.4 #110 AFA
Yards / play 6.67 #23 6.36 #127 AFA
PPA / play +0.29 #12 +0.19 #112 AFA
Success rate 50% #11 43% #91 AFA
When SJSU has the ball
Advantage: SJSU offense
SJSU offAFA defEdge
Points / game 26.8 #76 35.1 #130 SJSU
Yards / play 6.54 #25 7.53 #137 SJSU
PPA / play +0.18 #42 +0.41 #137 SJSU
Success rate 44% #51 49% #132 SJSU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
AFA scoring against the SJSU defense
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AFA scored
6.0
#71
6.4
#102
12.4
#91
8.3
#24
13.3
#1
21.5
#1
SJSU allowed
7.4
#109
8.1
#85
15.5
#100
5.6
#75
9.3
#127
14.9
#116
SJSU scoring against the AFA defense
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SJSU scored
5.1
#89
12.0
#12
17.1
#43
5.6
#76
4.0
#125
9.6
#114
AFA allowed
7.4
#109
5.9
#36
13.3
#78
9.4
#129
12.5
#135
21.9
#136

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
SJSU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
73° · 4 mph
gusts 12 mph · at kickoff
Rest
AFA7d
SJSU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 138 plays
slowavg 134fast