Sat, Nov 9, 2024, 4:30 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Louisiana Tech · Conference game
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
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenJXST -10.5
1 → LT
CloseJXST -9.5
1 pt toward Louisiana Tech
Total
Open55.5
no move
Close55.5
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
model JXST -7.5
Opened 55.5 · unchangedmodel 54.5
model 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
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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
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 ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-9.5 | 21–13 | L | U54 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & total |
-7 | 40–9 | W | U52.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-10 | 44–38 | L | O51.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & team ratings |
-11 | 31–34 | L | O58.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-8.5 | 14–20 | L | U50.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar season form & situation |
-7.5 | 32–31 | L | O62.25 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & situation |
-10 | 32–17 | W | U54.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-11 | 55–7 | W | O51 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-11.5 | 44–23 | W | O53 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-7.5 | 17–20 | 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.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 302 earlier overs in games with totals 51.5–59.5, 36% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 5-4-1 56% | 6-4 60% | |
| 3-7 30% | 3-6 33% | 5-4 56% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
JXST 1–0 LT
JXST leads · 1 game since 2023 · JXST has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18 2023 | Louisiana Tech 17 @ Jacksonville State 56 | JXST -10 | JXST W |
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
Longer bar = better
#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
| JXST off | LT def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| LT off | JXST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.4 #39 | 11.0 #22 | 18.4 #27 | 11.1 #7 | 8.8 #26 | 19.9 #5 | |
5.9 #86 | 2.4 #3 | 8.3 #12 | 6.5 #89 | 3.8 #10 | 10.3 #35 |
LT scoring against the JXST defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.0 #107 | 8.1 #72 | 12.1 #96 | 3.4 #119 | 5.0 #119 | 8.4 #124 | |
8.5 #126 | 9.1 #103 | 17.6 #116 | 2.9 #11 | 7.0 #84 | 9.9 #29 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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