Fri, Oct 4, 2024, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Kennesaw State · Conference game
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1-3 · Power #81
63
▲ winner
Final
@
0-4 · Power #133
24
final
Closing spread
JXST -17.5
✓ JXST W
Total
49.5
▲ Over · 87 pts
Model before kickoff
JXST 33–17 KENN
✓ JXST (88%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenJXST -14
CloseJXST -17.5
Total48.5 → 49.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
3.5 pts toward Jacksonville State
Total
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened JXST -14 · closed JXST -17.5 · moved 3.5 toward JXSTmodel JXST -11
Opened 48.5 · closed 49.5 · moved 1 upmodel 50
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Lines that moved 3.5+ pts toward the favorite: that team covered 43% (35 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenJXST -14
CloseJXST -17.5
Total48.5 → 49.5
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 17.5-point road favorite at KENN, the favorite won 10, covered 6, and 3 went over the total.

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This game: JXST won 63–24; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 87 points went over 49.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 88%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 48%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 21.1 against an average line of 15.8; 53.7 points a game (usually 54.1). Of the 2 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

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MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
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2023 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & rest
-20.537–27 L O44.75
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USU @ UNM
2021 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & team ratings
-1735–10 W U48
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TLSA @ TEM
2022 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & rest
-13.527–16 L U53.5
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BUFF @ MASS
2022 · Week 7 · close · similar total & situation
-1734–7 W U47.5
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CSU @ UNM
2021 · Week 7 · close · similar situation
-1336–7 W U44.75
Close
BALL @ AKR
2021 · Week 10 · close · similar season form & situation
-2031–25 L U58
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BUFF @ AKR
2021 · Week 8 · close · similar situation
-13.2545–10 W U58
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FAU @ FIU
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & situation
-15.2552–7 W O54.5
Close
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar season form
-1449–34 W O56
Loose
UL @ GASO
2021 · Week 4 · loose · similar situation
-14.528–20 L U54.5
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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Jacksonville State 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.

Jacksonville State ATS struggles (1-3)
Jacksonville State have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Kennesaw State 0-3 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Market moved toward Jacksonville State
3.5 pts (JXST -14 → JXST -17.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Small sample warning
Kennesaw State have 3 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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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
JXST−4.5 →−8.4▼ 3.9#102
KENN−17.4 →−21.6▼ 4.2#133
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5

JXST
Longer bar = better
KENN
#69
Offense
◀ JXST better
#137
#115
Defense
Even
#106
+0.8 #31
Turnovers
◀ JXST better
−0.3 #90
62 plays #110
Pace
Even
62 plays #116
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When JXST has the ball
Advantage: JXST offense
JXST offKENN defEdge
Points / game 29.8 #68 29.3 #101 JXST
Yards / play 6.37 #42 6.16 #106 JXST
PPA / play +0.10 #88 +0.16 #101 Even
Success rate 42% #79 46% #117 JXST
When KENN has the ball
Advantage: JXST defense
KENN offJXST defEdge
Points / game 12.3 #135 37.0 #129 Even
Yards / play 3.51 #137 6.20 #110 JXST
PPA / play −0.21 #137 +0.13 #88 JXST
Success rate 28% #137 51% #131 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
JXST scoring against the KENN defense
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JXST scored
6.0
#71
10.3
#46
16.3
#61
5.8
#83
7.0
#57
12.8
#76
KENN allowed
3.5
#43
13.5
#130
17.0
#109
8.8
#116
3.5
#33
12.3
#79
KENN scoring against the JXST defense
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KENN scored
3.3
#115
3.3
#128
6.5
#128
2.5
#126
3.3
#124
5.8
#131
JXST allowed
11.3
#131
12.3
#126
23.5
#132
5.0
#58
7.0
#89
12.0
#73

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
KENN +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
73° · 3 mph
gusts 7 mph · at kickoff
Rest
JXST13d bye
KENN6d
JXST +7 days
Tempo
Slow 124 plays
slowavg 133fast

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