Sat, Nov 9, 2024, 4:30 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Louisiana Tech · Conference game
Weather at kickoff72°F4 mphgusts 10Wet0.1 mmWet Over 45% of 309 games since 2023Weather watch ›
5-3 · Power #81
44
▲ winner
Final
@
3-5 · Power #112
37
final
Closing spread
JXST -9.5
✓ LT W
Total
55.5
▲ Over · 81 pts
Model before kickoff
JXST 32–23 LT
✓ JXST (74%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenJXST -10.5
CloseJXST -9.5
Total55.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Louisiana Tech
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened JXST -10.5 · closed JXST -9.5 · moved 1 toward LTmodel JXST -7.5
Opened 55.5 · unchangedmodel 54.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 8.5–10.5 since 2023: won 75%, covered 50% (51 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 53% (95 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenJXST -10.5
CloseJXST -9.5
Total55.5
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 9.5-point road favorite at LT, the favorite won 7, covered 4, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: JXST won 44–37; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 81 points went over 55.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 73%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 52%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 11.8 against an average line of 9.4; 54.2 points a game (usually 54.8). Of the 2 overs, 1 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 10 · very close · similar spread & situation
-9.521–13 L U54
Very close
FRES @ SJSU
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & total
-740–9 W U52.5
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & spread
-1044–38 L O51.5
Very close
MEM @ TEM
2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & team ratings
-1131–34 L O58.5
Very close
TOL @ WMU
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest
-8.514–20 L U50.5
Very close
WKU @ FAU
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar season form & situation
-7.532–31 L O62.25
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & situation
-1032–17 W U54.5
Very close
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & situation
-1155–7 W O51
Very close
UTSA @ UTEP
2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & spread
-11.544–23 W O53
Very close
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & spread
-7.517–20 L U60.5
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 no trends and market moves behind it
No clear signal on the spread
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.

No notable trends or market moves for this game.
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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 →−3.3▲ 1.2#81
LT−10.2 →−12.3▼ 2.1#115
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10

JXST
Longer bar = better
LT
#14
Offense
◀ JXST better
#125
#85
Defense
LT better ▶
#14
+1.0 #13
Turnovers
◀ JXST better
−0.9 #120
66 plays #84
Pace
LT faster ▶
71 plays #26
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When JXST has the ball
Even matchup
JXST offLT defEdge
Points / game 38.6 #11 20.0 #25 Even
Yards / play 7.08 #7 4.70 #12 Even
PPA / play +0.25 #16 −0.01 #16 Even
Success rate 47% #20 34% #4 Even
When LT has the ball
Advantage: JXST defense
LT offJXST defEdge
Points / game 21.3 #118 28.3 #94 JXST
Yards / play 4.90 #127 5.76 #85 JXST
PPA / play −0.05 #128 +0.08 #56 JXST
Success rate 37% #125 45% #106 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
JXST scoring against the LT defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
JXST scored
7.4
#39
11.0
#22
18.4
#27
11.1
#7
8.8
#26
19.9
#5
LT allowed
5.9
#86
2.4
#3
8.3
#12
6.5
#89
3.8
#10
10.3
#35
LT scoring against the JXST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
LT scored
4.0
#107
8.1
#72
12.1
#96
3.4
#119
5.0
#119
8.4
#124
JXST allowed
8.5
#126
9.1
#103
17.6
#116
2.9
#11
7.0
#84
9.9
#29

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
LT +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
72° · 4 mph
gusts 10 mph · 0.079 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
JXST10d
LT11d
LT +1 day
Tempo
Average 136 plays
slowavg 134fast