Thu, Sep 28, 2023, 8:00 PM EDTWeek 5 · at Sam Houston · Conference game
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3-1 · Power #69
35
▲ winner
Final
@
0-3 · Power #114
28
final
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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Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 
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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Loose
SDSU @ USU
2020 · Week 9 · loose · similar situation & spread
-8.7538–7 W O41.5
Loose
MRSH @ WKU
2020 · Week 6 · loose · similar situation & spread
-6.538–14 W O43
Loose
SDSU @ SJSU
2021 · Week 7 · loose · similar situation & rest
-9.7519–13 L U41
Loose
FAU @ FIU
2020 · Week 11 · loose · similar rest & situation
-9.538–19 W O42
Loose
WYO @ CSU
2022 · Week 11 · loose · similar spread & situation
-8.514–13 L U42.5
Loose
MINN @ IU
2021 · Week 12 · loose · similar spread & situation
-7.535–14 W O43.25
Loose
MINN @ NU
2021 · Week 9 · loose · similar spread & situation
-7.541–14 W O43.5
Loose
TLSA @ NAVY
2022 · Week 6 · loose · similar situation & rest
-4.521–53 L O45.75
Loose
USA @ USM
2022 · Week 12 · loose · similar spread & situation
-7.527–20 L O45
Loose
WASH @ COLO
2021 · Week 12 · loose · similar spread & situation
-6.517–20 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.
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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

JXST
Longer bar = better
SHSU
#84
Offense
◀ JXST better
#136
#8
Defense
◀ JXST better
#58
+2.3 #2
Turnovers
◀ JXST better
−1.3 #129
72 plays #30
Pace
◀ JXST faster
50 plays #134
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When JXST has the ball
Advantage: SHSU defense
JXST offSHSU defEdge
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
When SHSU has the ball
Advantage: JXST defense
SHSU offJXST defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
JXST scored
7.5
#48
6.0
#106
13.5
#78
8.8
#35
3.5
#113
12.3
#76
SHSU allowed
5.7
#91
5.7
#53
11.3
#70
2.3
#20
8.0
#99
10.3
#61
SHSU scoring against the JXST defense
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SHSU scored
2.3
#117
0.0
#132
2.3
#133
1.0
#131
0.0
#132
1.0
#133
JXST allowed
2.5
#26
2.5
#6
5.0
#4
3.3
#27
3.5
#21
6.8
#18

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
SHSU +2.5
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