Wed, Oct 15, 2025, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 8 · at Jacksonville State · Conference game
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3-2 · Power #117
25
final
Final
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3-3 · Power #101
38
▲ winner
Closing spread
DEL -2.5
✓ JXST W
Total
55.5
▲ Over · 63 pts
Model before kickoff
DEL 30–29 JXST
✗ DEL (52%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenDEL -2.5
CloseDEL -2.5
Total57.5 → 55.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened DEL -2.5 · unchangedmodel JXST -6.5
Opened 57.5 · closed 55.5 · moved 2 downmodel 58.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 55%, covered 47% (203 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenDEL -2.5
CloseDEL -2.5
Total57.5 → 55.5
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 DEL as a 2.5-point road favorite at JXST, the favorite won 5, covered 3, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: JXST won 38–25 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 63 points went over 55.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
3 of 933%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 51%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 4.1 against an average line of 2.8; 59.5 points a game (usually 52.9). Of the 4 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
KENT @ BGSU
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & spread
-2.7540–6 W U55.75
Very close
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar situation & season form
-324–44 L O62
Very close
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & situation
-2.536–10 W U58.5
Close
2025 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & situation
-1.528–35 L O49.5
Close
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & rest
-424–38 L O51.5
Close
KENT @ M-OH
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar total & situation
-524–27 L U56.5
Close
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & season form
-2.534–10 W U51.5
Close
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & spread
-324–21 P U50
Close
RICE @ LT
2022 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & total
-342–41 L O57
Close
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & spread
-142–45 L O59.5
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 1 trend and market move behind it
No clear signal on the spread
Slight Under 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.

Total moved down 2
57.5 → 55.5. · 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
DEL−22.6 →−12.3▲ 10.3#114
JXST−5.1 →−9.4▼ 4.3#106
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW7

DEL
Longer bar = better
JXST
#46
Offense
Even
#58
#105
Defense
Even
#101
−0.2 #92
Turnovers
JXST better ▶
0.0 #71
72 plays #22
Pace
Even
73 plays #20
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When DEL has the ball
Advantage: DEL offense
DEL offJXST defEdge
Points / game 29.6 #58 26.8 #88 DEL
Yards / play 5.90 #61 5.74 #97 DEL
PPA / play +0.21 #36 +0.18 #106 DEL
Success rate 48% #30 45% #113 DEL
When JXST has the ball
Advantage: JXST offense
JXST offDEL defEdge
Points / game 29.5 #59 26.4 #86 JXST
Yards / play 5.80 #65 5.90 #105 JXST
PPA / play +0.16 #55 +0.24 #129 JXST
Success rate 45% #52 44% #100 JXST

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
DEL scoring against the JXST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
DEL scored
4.8
#97
13.2
#12
18.0
#42
4.2
#102
6.2
#78
10.4
#101
JXST allowed
6.8
#102
6.3
#51
13.2
#76
5.2
#71
8.5
#115
13.7
#103
JXST scoring against the DEL defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
JXST scored
6.3
#65
7.8
#86
14.2
#77
7.0
#50
8.3
#45
15.3
#41
DEL allowed
4.8
#65
7.4
#82
12.2
#69
8.2
#124
5.4
#46
13.6
#102

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
JXST +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
75° · 1 mph
gusts 10 mph · at kickoff
Rest
DEL12d
JXST6d
DEL +6 days
Tempo
Fast 145 plays
slowavg 134fast