Sat, Nov 1, 2025, 10:30 PM EDTWeek 10 · at San José State · Conference game
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6-2 · Power #90
38
final
Final
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2-5 · Power #106
45
▲ winner
Closing spread
SJSU -2.5
✓ SJSU W
Total
55.5
▲ Over · 83 pts
Model before kickoff
HAW 26–29 SJSU
✓ SJSU (59%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenSJSU -2.5
CloseSJSU -2.5
Total55.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened SJSU -2.5 · unchangedmodel SJSU -5.5
Opened 55.5 · unchangedmodel 55
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 59%, covered 51% (282 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenSJSU -2.5
CloseSJSU -2.5
Total55.5
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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 SJSU as a 2.5-point home favorite against HAW, the favorite won 5, covered 2, and 3 went over the total.

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This game: SJSU won 45–38; the favorite covered, as in 2 of the 10 similar games. 83 points went over 55.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
2 of 922%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 51%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: underdog by 3.9 against an average line of 4.5; 46.7 points a game (usually 52.9). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & total
-310–42 L U56.5
Very close
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar total & spread
-320–17 P U54.5
Very close
2024 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread
-313–24 L U58.5
Very close
FAU vs RICE
2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-517–14 L U54.5
Very close
NIU vs CMU
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & spread
-4.522–35 L O54
Very close
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & season form
-4.532–7 W U48.5
Very close
2024 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest
-720–28 L U53.5
Very close
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & total
-623–38 L O57
Very close
ULM vs TXST
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & situation
-2.531–30 L O52.5
Close
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar season form & team ratings
-6.526–18 W U55.5
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Hawai'i ATS trend Miss
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.

Hawai'i ATS trend (6-2)
Hawai'i have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Hawai'i 4-1 ATS as an underdog
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
San José State 1-3 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
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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
HAW−11.4 →−7.7▲ 3.7#95
SJSU−6.2 →−6.5▼ 0.3#91
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

HAW
Longer bar = better
SJSU
#88
Offense
SJSU better ▶
#58
#56
Defense
◀ HAW better
#104
−0.8 #120
Turnovers
SJSU better ▶
−0.3 #96
74 plays #8
Pace
◀ HAW faster
70 plays #35
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When HAW has the ball
Even matchup
HAW offSJSU defEdge
Points / game 28.6 #70 29.3 #100 HAW
Yards / play 5.40 #92 6.28 #124 HAW
PPA / play +0.09 #91 +0.18 #108 Even
Success rate 40% #100 43% #82 Even
When SJSU has the ball
Even matchup
SJSU offHAW defEdge
Points / game 24.1 #92 23.3 #60 HAW
Yards / play 6.15 #36 5.35 #63 SJSU
PPA / play +0.15 #58 +0.07 #53 Even
Success rate 45% #47 40% #46 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
HAW scoring against the SJSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
HAW scored
6.0
#71
8.4
#74
14.4
#71
4.4
#105
9.9
#17
14.3
#49
SJSU allowed
7.4
#110
8.3
#89
15.7
#102
4.4
#48
9.1
#126
13.6
#103
SJSU scoring against the HAW defense
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SJSU scored
4.9
#97
10.3
#38
15.1
#66
5.4
#84
3.6
#124
9.0
#118
HAW allowed
4.6
#51
5.0
#21
9.6
#33
5.4
#67
8.3
#114
13.6
#104

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
SJSU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
62° · 2 mph
gusts 6 mph · at kickoff
Rest
HAW14d bye
SJSU15d bye
SJSU +1 day
Tempo
Fast 144 plays
slowavg 134fast
Travel
HAW 2,412 mi
3 time zones