Wed, Oct 30, 2024, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 10 · at Liberty · Conference game
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4-3 · Power #81
31
▲ winner
Final
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5-1 · Power #95
21
final
Closing spread
LIB -2.5
✓ JXST W
Total
63.5
▼ Under · 52 pts
Model before kickoff
JXST 30–33 LIB
✗ LIB (58%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenJXST -1.5
CloseLIB -2.5
Total59.5 → 63.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
4 pts toward Liberty
Total
Up 4 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened JXST -1.5 · closed LIB -2.5 · moved 4 toward LIBmodel LIB -3.5
Opened 59.5 · closed 63.5 · moved 4 upmodel 62.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 57%, covered 49% (170 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 3.5+ pts toward the favorite: that team covered 46% (52 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenJXST -1.5
CloseLIB -2.5
Total59.5 → 63.5
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 LIB as a 2.5-point home favorite against JXST, the favorite won 4, covered 2, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: JXST won 31–21 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 8 of the 10 similar games. 52 points stayed under 63.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 5.2 against an average line of 3.7; 66.2 points a game (usually 53.1). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
ECU vs MEM
2022 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & total
-5.547–45 L O62.5
Close
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & situation
-2.514–42 L U62.5
Close
BYU vs BSU
2021 · Week 6 · close · similar rest
-617–26 L U58
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar situation
-317–20 L U62
Close
BYU vs ECU
2022 · Week 9 · close · similar total & rest
-324–27 L U64
Close
2023 · Week 3 · close · similar rest
-221–41 L O59.5
Loose
FRES vs NEV
2021 · Week 8 · loose · similar rest & total
-3.534–32 L O64.5
Loose
2023 · Week 7 · loose · similar situation & team ratings
-641–13 W U59.5
Loose
BYU vs UVA
2021 · Week 9 · loose · similar rest
-2.566–49 W O66.5
Loose
MIZ vs TENN
2021 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & total
-2.524–62 L O66.25
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 5 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Jacksonville State ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over 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.

Liberty ATS struggles (1-5)
Liberty have covered only 17% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Liberty home ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Liberty 1-5 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Market moved toward Liberty
4 pts (JXST -1.5 → LIB -2.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved up 4
59.5 → 63.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
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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 →−4.3▲ 0.2#87
LIB+3.4 →−3.9▼ 7.3#85
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

JXST
Longer bar = better
LIB
#17
Offense
◀ JXST better
#33
#92
Defense
LIB better ▶
#32
+1.1 #12
Turnovers
◀ JXST better
+0.2 #59
67 plays #72
Pace
LIB faster ▶
69 plays #39
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When JXST has the ball
Even matchup
JXST offLIB defEdge
Points / game 39.7 #12 22.2 #51 JXST
Yards / play 7.00 #11 5.06 #37 JXST
PPA / play +0.24 #21 −0.03 #10 Even
Success rate 47% #22 38% #30 Even
When LIB has the ball
Advantage: LIB offense
LIB offJXST defEdge
Points / game 31.5 #46 29.3 #100 LIB
Yards / play 6.31 #39 5.85 #93 LIB
PPA / play +0.22 #29 +0.09 #64 LIB
Success rate 48% #17 46% #112 LIB

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
JXST scoring against the LIB defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
JXST scored
7.4
#34
11.6
#20
19.0
#22
11.3
#7
9.0
#24
20.3
#5
LIB allowed
6.7
#105
5.2
#28
11.8
#65
4.7
#45
5.7
#54
10.3
#40
LIB scoring against the JXST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
LIB scored
4.5
#98
8.5
#62
13.0
#85
5.7
#77
11.7
#5
17.3
#21
JXST allowed
8.7
#125
9.4
#102
18.1
#119
3.3
#15
7.0
#86
10.3
#39

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
LIB +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
66° · 8 mph
gusts 15 mph · at kickoff
Rest
JXST7d
LIB7d
Even
Tempo
Average 136 plays
slowavg 133fast