Sat, Dec 23, 2023, 10:30 PM ESTEasyPost Hawaiʻi Bowl · Neutral site
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7-5 · Power #70
24
▲ winner
Final
vs
7-5 · Power #60
14
final
Closing spread
SJSU -7.5
✓ CCU W
Total
48
▼ Under · 38 pts
Model before kickoff
CCU 23–30 SJSU
✗ SJSU (68%) lost
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseSJSU -7.5
Total48
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Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseSJSU -7.5
Total48
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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 7.5-point neutral-site favorite against CCU, the favorite won 7, covered 5, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: CCU won 24–14 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 38 points stayed under 48, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 69%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 49%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 11.4 against an average line of 7; 49 points a game (usually 54). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
SDSU vs MTSU
2022 · Postseason · very close · similar rest & spread
-723–25 L O47
Very close
GASO vs LT
2020 · Postseason · very close · similar spread & total
-7.2538–3 W U48
Close
ORST vs FLA
2022 · Postseason · close · similar spread & rest
-7.530–3 W U51.75
Close
GAST vs BALL
2021 · Postseason · close · similar situation & spread
-651–20 W O53
Close
TOL vs MTSU
2021 · Postseason · close · similar rest & situation
-10.524–31 L O50
Close
TOL vs LIB
2022 · Postseason · close · similar rest & situation
-3.521–19 L U51
Close
MEM vs FAU
2020 · Postseason · close · similar situation & spread
-925–10 W U52.75
Close
USM vs RICE
2022 · Postseason · close · similar rest & spread
-6.538–24 W O45.5
Close
BYU vs UAB
2021 · Postseason · close · similar rest & situation
-628–31 L O54.25
Close
ARMY vs MIZ
2021 · Postseason · close · similar spread & situation
-724–22 L U54
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 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
Moderate San José State ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
No clear signal on the total

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

San José State ATS trend (8-3-1)
San José State have covered 73% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
San José State 5-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
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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
CCU−2.7 →−2.0▲ 0.7#72
SJSU−9.4 →+1.1▲ 10.5#58
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW15

CCU
Longer bar = better
SJSU
#57
Offense
SJSU better ▶
#27
#72
Defense
Even
#76
+0.3 #37
Turnovers
SJSU better ▶
+1.1 #4
67 plays #65
Pace
◀ CCU faster
63 plays #113
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CCU has the ball
Even matchup
CCU offSJSU defEdge
Points / game 28.0 #62 25.8 #64 Even
Yards / play 6.33 #33 5.51 #62 CCU
PPA / play +0.15 #53 +0.16 #94 CCU
Success rate 41% #80 43% #82 Even
When SJSU has the ball
Advantage: SJSU offense
SJSU offCCU defEdge
Points / game 33.3 #29 24.7 #59 SJSU
Yards / play 6.50 #24 5.71 #76 SJSU
PPA / play +0.23 #24 +0.08 #56 SJSU
Success rate 46% #29 44% #96 SJSU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
CCU scoring against the SJSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CCU scored
6.6
#50
8.4
#58
15.0
#61
6.9
#57
6.1
#84
13.0
#64
SJSU allowed
3.1
#13
8.9
#94
12.0
#46
5.3
#55
8.5
#108
13.8
#91
SJSU scoring against the CCU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
SJSU scored
8.0
#25
10.3
#31
18.3
#19
8.7
#16
6.4
#79
15.1
#36
CCU allowed
4.3
#33
7.9
#75
12.2
#52
6.3
#82
6.2
#61
12.5
#66

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
Neutral site
No home edge
Weather
72° · 11 mph
gusts 25 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
CCU28d bye
SJSU28d bye
Even
Tempo
Average 129 plays
slowavg 133fast