Fri, Oct 4, 2024, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Kennesaw State · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenJXST -14
3.5 → JXST
CloseJXST -17.5
3.5 pts toward Jacksonville State
Total
Open48.5
▲ 1
Close49.5
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
model JXST -11
Opened 48.5 · closed 49.5 · moved 1 upmodel 50
model 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 ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & rest |
-20.5 | 37–27 | L | O44.75 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & team ratings |
-17 | 35–10 | W | U48 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & rest |
-13.5 | 27–16 | L | U53.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 7 · close · similar total & situation |
-17 | 34–7 | W | U47.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 7 · close · similar situation |
-13 | 36–7 | W | U44.75 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 10 · close · similar season form & situation |
-20 | 31–25 | L | U58 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 8 · close · similar situation |
-13.25 | 45–10 | W | U58 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & situation |
-15.25 | 52–7 | W | O54.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar season form |
-14 | 49–34 | W | O56 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 4 · loose · similar situation |
-14.5 | 28–20 | 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.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 245 earlier overs in games with totals 45.5–53.5, 33% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 5-4-1 56% | 7-3 70% | |
| 0-5 0% | 1-3 25% | 1-3 25% |
Recent meetings
The series
JXST 4–4 KENN
Series tied · 8 games since 2017 · JXST has won the last meeting
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
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
Longer bar = better
#69
Offense
◀ JXST better#137
#115
Defense
Even#106
+0.8 #31
Turnovers
◀ JXST better−0.3 #90
62 plays #110
Pace
Even62 plays #116
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| JXST off | KENN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| KENN off | JXST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.0 #71 | 10.3 #46 | 16.3 #61 | 5.8 #83 | 7.0 #57 | 12.8 #76 | |
3.5 #43 | 13.5 #130 | 17.0 #109 | 8.8 #116 | 3.5 #33 | 12.3 #79 |
KENN scoring against the JXST defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.3 #115 | 3.3 #128 | 6.5 #128 | 2.5 #126 | 3.3 #124 | 5.8 #131 | |
11.3 #131 | 12.3 #126 | 23.5 #132 | 5.0 #58 | 7.0 #89 | 12.0 #73 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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