Sat, Nov 8, 2025, 3:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at UTEP · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenJXST -2.5
1 → UTEP
CloseJXST -1.5
1 pt toward UTEP
Total
Open49.5
▼ 3
Close46.5
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
model JXST -1.5 = line ✓
Opened 49.5 · closed 46.5 · moved 3 downmodel 49.5
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-1 | 28–7 | W | U46.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & total |
-0.5 | 24–21 | W | U49 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & total |
-2 | 10–17 | L | U49 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-1.5 | 19–8 | W | U46.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar season form & spread |
-3 | 21–24 | L | U50.75 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & season form |
-4 | 24–38 | L | O51.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & season form |
-2.5 | 34–10 | W | U51.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-3 | 20–10 | W | U50 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar team ratings & total |
-4 | 55–14 | W | O42.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-2.5 | 21–25 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 454 earlier overs in games with totals 42.5–50.5, 35% 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% | 5-5 50% | 7-3 70% | |
| 3-7 30% | 4-6 40% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
JXST 1–0 UTEP
JXST leads · 1 game since 2023 · JXST has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 2023 | UTEP 14 @ Jacksonville State 17 | UTEP -1.5 | 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−5.1 →−9.8▼ 4.7#106
UTEP−15.9 →−15.5▲ 0.4#125
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10
Longer bar = better
#61
Offense
◀ JXST better#126
#85
Defense
UTEP better ▶#34
+0.4 #42
Turnovers
◀ JXST better−1.0 #128
73 plays #18
Pace
◀ JXST faster65 plays #90
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| JXST off | UTEP def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| UTEP off | JXST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.6 #79 | 8.5 #72 | 14.1 #76 | 7.0 #43 | 8.8 #29 | 15.8 #32 | |
8.3 #121 | 5.6 #31 | 13.9 #80 | 5.9 #79 | 5.5 #48 | 11.4 #60 |
UTEP scoring against the JXST defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.5 #122 | 5.5 #116 | 9.0 #121 | 4.3 #105 | 7.6 #52 | 11.9 #84 | |
5.9 #83 | 5.5 #29 | 11.4 #49 | 5.6 #72 | 8.9 #123 | 14.5 #111 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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