Tue, Oct 13, 2026, 8:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Jacksonville State · Conference game
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3-2 · Power #105
24
final
Final
@
4-2 · Power #99
27
▲ winner
Closing spread
JXST -3
Push
Total
44.5
▲ Over · 51 pts
Model before kickoff
FIU 21–24 JXST
✓ JXST (58%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenJXST -3
CloseJXST -3
Total45.5 → 44.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Game recap · 1:29

Florida International at Jacksonville State: game recap

Made automatically (Oct 19, 1:31 PM ET). The “Model before kickoff” score on this card was updated after the video was made, so the video quotes an older one.

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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened JXST -3 · unchangedmodel JXST -3 matches the line
Opened 45.5 · closed 44.5 · moved 1 downmodel 44.5 matches the line
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 2–4 since 2023: won 59%, covered 50% (307 games)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenJXST -3
CloseJXST -3
Total45.5 → 44.5
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 JXST as a 3-point home favorite against FIU, the favorite won 5, covered 4, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: JXST won 27–24; the favorite pushed, as in 0 of the 10 similar games. 51 points went over 44.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 50%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 0.4 against an average line of 2.5; 44.8 points a game (usually 52.6). Of the 6 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & season form
-1.57–24 L U45.5
Very close
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & situation
-37–17 L U46.5
Very close
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar situation & rest
-226–41 L O48
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & situation
-3.530–20 W O43.5
Very close
2026 · Week 5 · very close · similar total & situation
-2.56–26 L U44.5
Very close
2026 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & situation
-332–31 L O48.5
Very close
2024 · Week 4 · very close · similar total & rest
-148–14 W O45.5
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & situation
-36–13 L U42.5
Very close
2025 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & season form
-2.538–19 W O44.5
Very close
2025 · Week 9 · very close · similar situation & spread
-2.526–17 W O40.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2023 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 Jacksonville State ATS trend Push
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.

Jacksonville State 3-0 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Jacksonville State 3-1 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 138 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
FIU−10.0 →−7.9▲ 2.1#99
JXST−8.9 →−8.5▲ 0.4#102
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6

FIU
Longer bar = better
JXST
#118
Offense
JXST better ▶
#58
#8
Defense
◀ FIU better
#68
−0.4 #96
Turnovers
Even
−0.5 #102
71 plays #23
Pace
◀ FIU faster
63 plays #106
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When FIU has the ball
Advantage: JXST defense
FIU offJXST defEdge
Points / game 18.8 #121 22.5 #62 JXST
Yards / play 5.33 #112 5.24 #61 JXST
PPA / play −0.01 #123 +0.07 #67 JXST
Success rate 39% #117 42% #83 JXST
When JXST has the ball
Advantage: FIU defense
JXST offFIU defEdge
Points / game 27.3 #82 12.2 #6 FIU
Yards / play 6.24 #51 4.02 #2 FIU
PPA / play +0.18 #58 −0.07 #11 FIU
Success rate 47% #40 34% #12 FIU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
FIU scoring against the JXST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
FIU scored
5.6
#81
4.8
#123
10.4
#113
4.2
#107
4.2
#120
8.4
#127
JXST allowed
2.2
#12
12.0
#125
14.2
#96
4.3
#62
3.2
#11
7.5
#26
JXST scoring against the FIU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
JXST scored
5.2
#91
10.3
#48
15.5
#66
6.3
#66
5.0
#112
11.3
#94
FIU allowed
3.2
#30
2.4
#8
5.6
#7
2.8
#26
3.8
#21
6.6
#12

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
JXST +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
74° · 7 mph
gusts 9 mph · at kickoff
Rest
FIU6d
JXST6d
Even
Tempo
Average 134 plays
slowavg 133fast