Sat, Nov 29, 2025, 10:30 PM ESTWeek 14 · at San José State · Conference game
Closing spread
FRES -3
✓ FRES W
Total
44.5
▲ Over · 55 pts
Model before kickoff
FRES 27–25 SJSU
✓ FRES (57%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenFRES -3
CloseFRES -3
Total46.5 → 44.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenFRES -3
no move
CloseFRES -3
No change since the open
Total
Open46.5
▼ 2
Close44.5
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened FRES -3 · unchangedmodel FRES -1
model FRES -1
Opened 46.5 · closed 44.5 · moved 2 downmodel 52
model 52
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 2–4 since 2023: won 58%, covered 49% (194 games)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenFRES -3
CloseFRES -3
Total46.5 → 44.5
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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
FRES as a 3-point road favorite at SJSU, the favorite won 7, covered 6, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: FRES won 41–14; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 55 points went over 44.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
6 of 967%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 50%
Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 10 against an average line of 3; 44.2 points a game (usually 52.7). Of the 4 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2025 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-3.5 | 7–10 | L | U47.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 20–10 | W | U50 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 34–10 | W | U51.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & spread |
-2 | 26–6 | W | U43 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-4.5 | 37–14 | W | O45.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-4 | 55–14 | W | O42.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 27–34 | L | O51.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 21–38 | L | O40 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-3 | 24–21 | P | U50 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & total |
-2.5 | 20–14 | W | U43 |
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
46.5 → 44.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 410 earlier overs in games with totals 40.5–48.5, 35% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-3 70% | 5-5 50% | 4-6 40% | |
| 3-7 30% | 4-6 40% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
FRES 1–1 SJSU
Series tied · 2 games since 2023 · FRES has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26 2024 | San José State 10 @ Fresno State 33 | FRES -6.5 | FRES W |
| Nov 11 2023 | Fresno State 18 @ San José State 42 | SJSU -2 | SJSU W |
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
FRES−4.5 →−6.0▼ 1.5#90
SJSU−6.2 →−9.4▼ 3.2#100
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13
Longer bar = better
#102
Offense
SJSU better ▶#64
#40
Defense
◀ FRES better#105
+0.2 #54
Turnovers
◀ FRES better−1.0 #131
65 plays #89
Pace
SJSU faster ▶68 plays #56
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| FRES off | SJSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 25.1 #86 | 31.7 #118 | FRES |
| Yards / play | 5.31 #98 | 5.99 #108 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.02 #113 | +0.19 #114 | Even |
| Success rate | 39% #111 | 43% #81 | SJSU |
| SJSU off | FRES def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 22.1 #109 | 20.6 #33 | FRES |
| Yards / play | 6.16 #36 | 4.84 #20 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.13 #61 | +0.06 #57 | Even |
| Success rate | 44% #48 | 40% #49 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
FRES scoring against the SJSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.4 #86 | 8.5 #71 | 13.9 #76 | 4.5 #102 | 6.7 #67 | 11.2 #95 | |
7.6 #118 | 9.5 #109 | 17.2 #119 | 4.7 #50 | 9.8 #131 | 14.5 #105 |
SJSU scoring against the FRES defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.0 #113 | 9.0 #61 | 13.0 #87 | 4.6 #96 | 4.5 #122 | 9.1 #118 | |
5.5 #79 | 6.9 #56 | 12.5 #67 | 3.0 #14 | 5.2 #35 | 8.2 #14 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
47° · 1 mph
gusts 2 mph · at kickoff
Rest
FRES7d
SJSU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 133 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
FRES, SJSU backup QBs started
Not the usual starter
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