Sat, Dec 23, 2023, 10:30 PM ESTEasyPost Hawaiʻi Bowl · Neutral site
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
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Total48
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Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
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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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Postseason · very close · similar rest & spread |
-7 | 23–25 | L | O47 |
| Very close | 2020 · Postseason · very close · similar spread & total |
-7.25 | 38–3 | W | U48 |
| Close | 2022 · Postseason · close · similar spread & rest |
-7.5 | 30–3 | W | U51.75 |
| Close | 2021 · Postseason · close · similar situation & spread |
-6 | 51–20 | W | O53 |
| Close | 2021 · Postseason · close · similar rest & situation |
-10.5 | 24–31 | L | O50 |
| Close | 2022 · Postseason · close · similar rest & situation |
-3.5 | 21–19 | L | U51 |
| Close | 2020 · Postseason · close · similar situation & spread |
-9 | 25–10 | W | U52.75 |
| Close | 2022 · Postseason · close · similar rest & spread |
-6.5 | 38–24 | W | O45.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Postseason · close · similar rest & situation |
-6 | 28–31 | L | O54.25 |
| Close | 2021 · Postseason · close · similar spread & situation |
-7 | 24–22 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 35 in the 4th quarter and got 24. 56% of games with totals 44–52 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 6-4 60% | 4-6 40% | |
| 7-3 70% | 7-2-1 78% | 5-4 56% |
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
Longer bar = better
#57
Offense
SJSU better ▶#27
#72
Defense
Even#76
+0.3 #37
Turnovers
SJSU better ▶+1.1 #4
67 plays #65
Pace
◀ CCU faster63 plays #113
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| CCU off | SJSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| SJSU off | CCU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.6 #50 | 8.4 #58 | 15.0 #61 | 6.9 #57 | 6.1 #84 | 13.0 #64 | |
3.1 #13 | 8.9 #94 | 12.0 #46 | 5.3 #55 | 8.5 #108 | 13.8 #91 |
SJSU scoring against the CCU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.0 #25 | 10.3 #31 | 18.3 #19 | 8.7 #16 | 6.4 #79 | 15.1 #36 | |
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
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