Sat, Sep 19, 2026, 11:00 PM EDTWeek 3 · at San José State
Closing spread
FRES -4
✓ FRES W
Total
47.5
▼ Under · 36 pts
Model before kickoff
FRES 26–22 SJSU
✓ FRES (62%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenFRES -7.5
CloseFRES -4
Total52.5 → 47.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenFRES -7.5
3.5 → SJSU
CloseFRES -4
3.5 pts toward San José State
Total
Open52.5
▼ 5
Close47.5
Down 5 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened FRES -7.5 · closed FRES -4 · moved 3.5 toward SJSUmodel FRES -4.5
model FRES -4.5
Opened 52.5 · closed 47.5 · moved 5 downmodel 48
model 48
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 3–5 since 2023: won 62%, covered 48% (150 games)ⓘ
Crossed 7The team the line moved toward covered 56% (107 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenFRES -7.5
CloseFRES -4
Total52.5 → 47.5
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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 4-point road favorite at SJSU, the favorite won 5, covered 4, and 7 went over the total.
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This game: FRES won 26–10; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 36 points stayed under 47.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 60%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
7 of 1070%
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 3.9 against an average line of 3.9; 50.3 points a game (usually 52.6). Of the 7 overs, 3 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & season form |
-3 | 37–42 | L | O47 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & situation |
-6.25 | 41–25 | W | O52 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 3 · close · similar total & rest |
-7.75 | 21–3 | W | U47.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar rest |
-5.5 | 37–32 | L | O56 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & season form |
-1.5 | 21–28 | L | O40.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 4 · close · similar situation & spread |
-1.5 | 28–17 | W | O42 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & spread |
-4.5 | 27–38 | L | O49 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 7 · close · similar total & rest |
-1.5 | 39–14 | W | O47.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & season form |
-5.5 | 13–23 | L | U45 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & situation |
-2 | 7–10 | L | U41.75 |
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Slight San José State ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Hit
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.
Market moved toward San José State
3.5 pts (FRES -7.5 → FRES -4), through the key number 7. · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved down 5
52.5 → 47.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Small sample warning
Fresno State have 2 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 32 in the 4th quarter and got 20. 53% of games with totals 43.5–51.5 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% | 5-5 50% | 3-7 30% | |
| 3-7 30% | 3-7 30% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 3 since 2023
FRES 2–1 SJSU
FRES leads · 3 games since 2023 · FRES has won the last 2 meetings
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29 2025 | Fresno State 41 @ San José State 14 | FRES -3 | FRES W |
| 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 138 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
FRES−4.0 →−2.4▲ 1.6#74
SJSU−10.3 →−8.9▲ 1.4#103
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2
Longer bar = better
#100
Offense
Even#88
#95
Defense
Even#93
+0.5 #51
Turnovers
Even+0.3 #55
54 plays #137
Pace
SJSU faster ▶70 plays #32
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| FRES off | SJSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 24.5 #104 | 27.7 #104 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.15 #68 | 5.29 #76 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.03 #111 | +0.07 #71 | SJSU |
| Success rate | 39% #116 | 47% #121 | Even |
| SJSU off | FRES def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 27.7 #88 | 21.0 #65 | FRES |
| Yards / play | 6.08 #73 | 6.12 #114 | SJSU |
| PPA / play | +0.14 #83 | +0.06 #66 | Even |
| Success rate | 40% #109 | 52% #136 | SJSU |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 130 FBS teams
FRES scoring against the SJSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 8.5 | |
2.3 #19 | 11.3 #113 | 13.7 #82 | 9.3 #114 | 4.7 #47 | 14.0 #96 |
SJSU scoring against the FRES defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.0 #129 | 7.7 #87 | 7.7 #121 | 5.7 #73 | 14.3 #4 | 20.0 #20 | |
3.5 | 11.5 | 15.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 6.0 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
64° · 7 mph
gusts 11 mph · at kickoff
Rest
FRES7d
SJSU7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 124 plays
slowavg 133fast
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