Thu, Sep 28, 2023, 8:00 PM EDTWeek 5 · at Sam Houston · Conference game
Closing spread
JXST -7
Push
Total
36
▲ Over · 63 pts
Model before kickoff
JXST 22–16 SHSU
✓ JXST (67%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseJXST -7
Total36
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Market
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseJXST -7
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close36
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseJXST -7
Total36
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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 7-point road favorite at SHSU, the favorite won 8, covered 5, and 7 went over the total.
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This game: JXST won 35–28; the favorite pushed, as in 0 of the 10 similar games. 63 points went over 36, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 69%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 47%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 10.1 against an average line of 7.7; 47.5 points a game (usually 54.1). When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loose | 2020 · Week 9 · loose · similar situation & spread |
-8.75 | 38–7 | W | O41.5 |
| Loose | 2020 · Week 6 · loose · similar situation & spread |
-6.5 | 38–14 | W | O43 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 7 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-9.75 | 19–13 | L | U41 |
| Loose | 2020 · Week 11 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-9.5 | 38–19 | W | O42 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 11 · loose · similar spread & situation |
-8.5 | 14–13 | L | U42.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 12 · loose · similar spread & situation |
-7.5 | 35–14 | W | O43.25 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 9 · loose · similar spread & situation |
-7.5 | 41–14 | W | O43.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 6 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-4.5 | 21–53 | L | O45.75 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 12 · loose · similar spread & situation |
-7.5 | 27–20 | L | O45 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 12 · loose · similar spread & situation |
-6.5 | 17–20 | L | U43 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Jacksonville State ATS trend Push
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 trend (3-1)
Jacksonville State have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Small sample warning
Sam Houston have 3 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-1 75% | 3-1 75% | 0-4 0% | |
| 0-3 0% | 2-1 67% | 1-1 50% |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
JXST−5.1 →−5.7▼ 0.6#91
SHSU−3.3 →−10.9▼ 7.6#118
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW4
Longer bar = better
#84
Offense
◀ JXST better#136
#8
Defense
◀ JXST better#58
+2.3 #2
Turnovers
◀ JXST better−1.3 #129
72 plays #30
Pace
◀ JXST faster50 plays #134
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| JXST off | SHSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 25.8 #86 | 21.7 #55 | SHSU |
| Yards / play | 4.97 #113 | 5.06 #47 | SHSU |
| PPA / play | +0.10 #83 | +0.06 #60 | SHSU |
| Success rate | 44% #55 | 41% #70 | Even |
| SHSU off | JXST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 3.3 #136 | 11.8 #11 | JXST |
| Yards / play | 2.97 #136 | 4.21 #7 | JXST |
| PPA / play | −0.28 #136 | −0.12 #7 | JXST |
| Success rate | 26% #135 | 32% #8 | JXST |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
JXST scoring against the SHSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.5 #48 | 6.0 #106 | 13.5 #78 | 8.8 #35 | 3.5 #113 | 12.3 #76 | |
5.7 #91 | 5.7 #53 | 11.3 #70 | 2.3 #20 | 8.0 #99 | 10.3 #61 |
SHSU scoring against the JXST defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.3 #117 | 0.0 #132 | 2.3 #133 | 1.0 #131 | 0.0 #132 | 1.0 #133 | |
2.5 #26 | 2.5 #6 | 5.0 #4 | 3.3 #27 | 3.5 #21 | 6.8 #18 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
87° · 6 mph
gusts 12 mph · at kickoff
Rest
JXST5d short
SHSU5d short
Even
Tempo
Slow 121 plays
slowavg 134fast
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