Sat, Nov 8, 2025, 3:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at UTEP · Conference game
Weather at kickoff77°F6 mphgusts 17DryWeather watch ›
5-3 · Power #101
30
▲ winner
Final
@
2-6 · Power #131
27
final
Closing spread
JXST -1.5
✓ JXST W
Total
46.5
▲ Over · 57 pts
Model before kickoff
JXST 26–24 UTEP
✓ JXST (54%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenJXST -2.5
CloseJXST -1.5
Total49.5 → 46.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward UTEP
Total
Down 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened JXST -2.5 · closed JXST -1.5 · moved 1 toward UTEPmodel JXST -1.5 matches the line
Opened 49.5 · closed 46.5 · moved 3 downmodel 49.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 0.5–2.5 since 2023: won 53%, covered 50% (149 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 48% (271 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenJXST -2.5
CloseJXST -1.5
Total49.5 → 46.5
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 1.5-point road favorite at UTEP, the favorite won 6, covered 6, and 2 went over the total.

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This game: JXST won 30–27; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 57 points went over 46.5, as in 2 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
2 of 1020%
Below normal · usually 52%

Overs below normal. Splits like this often fade, so treat it as context, not a pick. Average result: favorite by 8.2 against an average line of 2.4; 43 points a game (usually 53.1). Of the 2 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & spread
-128–7 W U46.5
Very close
NIU @ WMU
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & total
-0.524–21 W U49
Very close
2024 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & total
-210–17 L U49
Very close
2025 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & rest
-1.519–8 W U46.5
Very close
FAU @ UTEP
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar season form & spread
-321–24 L U50.75
Very close
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & season form
-424–38 L O51.5
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & season form
-2.534–10 W U51.5
Very close
USM @ ULM
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & situation
-320–10 W U50
Very close
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar team ratings & total
-455–14 W O42.5
Very close
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & situation
-2.521–25 L U50.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 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
Mixed signals on the spread
Slight Under 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.

Jacksonville State away ATS weakness (1-4)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Jacksonville State 0-3 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
UTEP home ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
UTEP 1-4 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Total moved down 3
49.5 → 46.5. · 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−5.1 →−9.8▼ 4.7#106
UTEP−15.9 →−15.5▲ 0.4#125
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10

JXST
Longer bar = better
UTEP
#61
Offense
◀ JXST better
#126
#85
Defense
UTEP better ▶
#34
+0.4 #42
Turnovers
◀ JXST better
−1.0 #128
73 plays #18
Pace
◀ JXST faster
65 plays #90
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When JXST has the ball
Advantage: UTEP defense
JXST offUTEP defEdge
Points / game 29.9 #58 25.3 #77 Even
Yards / play 5.64 #74 4.90 #26 UTEP
PPA / play +0.16 #57 −0.04 #18 UTEP
Success rate 44% #55 37% #16 UTEP
When UTEP has the ball
Advantage: JXST defense
UTEP offJXST defEdge
Points / game 20.9 #114 25.9 #83 JXST
Yards / play 5.00 #117 5.70 #83 JXST
PPA / play −0.16 #137 +0.13 #89 JXST
Success rate 32% #136 43% #85 JXST

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
JXST scoring against the UTEP defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
JXST scored
5.6
#79
8.5
#72
14.1
#76
7.0
#43
8.8
#29
15.8
#32
UTEP allowed
8.3
#121
5.6
#31
13.9
#80
5.9
#79
5.5
#48
11.4
#60
UTEP scoring against the JXST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UTEP scored
3.5
#122
5.5
#116
9.0
#121
4.3
#105
7.6
#52
11.9
#84
JXST allowed
5.9
#83
5.5
#29
11.4
#49
5.6
#72
8.9
#123
14.5
#111

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
UTEP +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
77° · 6 mph
gusts 17 mph · at kickoff
Rest
JXST10d
UTEP11d
UTEP +1 day
Tempo
Average 138 plays
slowavg 134fast
Altitude
JXST +3,248 ft
moderate climb