Sat, Nov 16, 2024, 2:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Jacksonville State · Conference game
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3-6 · Power #121
31
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Final
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6-3 · Power #81
34
▲ winner
Closing spread
JXST -12.5
✓ FIU W
Total
58.5
▲ Over · 65 pts
Model before kickoff
FIU 21–34 JXST
✓ JXST (82%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenJXST -14
CloseJXST -12.5
Total57.5 → 58.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1.5 pts toward Florida International
Total
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened JXST -14 · closed JXST -12.5 · moved 1.5 toward FIUmodel JXST -14
Opened 57.5 · closed 58.5 · moved 1 upmodel 55.5
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Line context
Home favorites of 11.5–13.5 since 2023: won 75%, covered 47% (61 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 53% (102 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenJXST -14
CloseJXST -12.5
Total57.5 → 58.5
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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 JXST as a 12.5-point home favorite against FIU, the favorite won 6, covered 5, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: JXST won 34–31; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 65 points went over 58.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 79%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
5 of 1050%
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 10.1 against an average line of 12.7; 65.5 points a game (usually 54.6). Of the 3 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
CCU vs ODU
2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & total
-11.2521–49 L O58.5
Very close
NEV vs HAW
2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & spread
-1434–17 W U61.5
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & total
-14.556–30 W O59
Very close
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & total
-1343–46 L O59
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & season form
-13.538–10 W U58.5
Very close
2024 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & total
-1455–19 W O60
Very close
WKU vs RICE
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar season form & situation
-13.545–10 W U61
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & spread
-1128–23 L U52.25
Close
GAST vs ULM
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar total & spread
-13.528–31 L U59.5
Close
WMU vs CMU
2021 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & season form
-930–42 L O64.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Florida International ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (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.

Florida International 5-1 ATS as an underdog
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Jacksonville State 3-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Market moved toward Florida International
1.5 pts (JXST -14 → JXST -12.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
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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
FIU−14.7 →−13.1▲ 1.6#117
JXST−4.5 →−3.6▲ 0.9#82
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FIU
Longer bar = better
JXST
#114
Offense
JXST better ▶
#21
#53
Defense
◀ FIU better
#85
−0.3 #90
Turnovers
JXST better ▶
+0.8 #22
60 plays #127
Pace
JXST faster ▶
68 plays #50
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When FIU has the ball
Advantage: JXST defense
FIU offJXST defEdge
Points / game 24.9 #98 29.2 #98 Even
Yards / play 5.38 #100 5.77 #83 Even
PPA / play −0.07 #132 +0.08 #55 JXST
Success rate 37% #127 44% #105 JXST
When JXST has the ball
Advantage: JXST offense
JXST offFIU defEdge
Points / game 39.2 #9 24.9 #70 JXST
Yards / play 6.69 #19 5.11 #37 Even
PPA / play +0.21 #28 +0.04 #42 Even
Success rate 46% #27 41% #62 JXST

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
FIU scoring against the JXST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
FIU scored
5.0
#87
7.0
#96
12.0
#98
5.4
#83
7.4
#57
12.9
#71
JXST allowed
8.3
#122
9.7
#108
18.0
#118
3.6
#20
7.0
#81
10.6
#39
JXST scoring against the FIU defense
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JXST scored
7.3
#37
12.1
#8
19.4
#20
9.9
#11
8.8
#23
18.7
#7
FIU allowed
3.8
#34
8.9
#95
12.7
#70
6.6
#92
4.9
#30
11.4
#57

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
JXST +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
64° · 3 mph
gusts 11 mph · at kickoff
Rest
FIU18d bye
JXST7d
FIU +11 days
Tempo
Average 128 plays
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