Sat, Dec 16, 2023, 2:15 PM ESTR+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl · Neutral site
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8-4 · Power #69
34
▲ winner
Final
vs
6-6 · Power #87
31
final
Closing spread
JXST -3
Push
Total
59
▲ Over · 65 pts
Model before kickoff
JXST 29–26 UL
✓ JXST (59%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseJXST -3
Total59
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Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseJXST -3
Total59
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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 3-point neutral-site favorite against UL, the favorite won 5, covered 5, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: JXST won 34–31; the favorite pushed, as in 0 of the 10 similar games. 65 points went over 59, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 58%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 0.4 against an average line of 3.5; 52.6 points a game (usually 53.9). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
USA vs WKU
2022 · Postseason · very close · similar situation & rest
-3.7523–44 L O58
Very close
UL vs MRSH
2021 · Postseason · very close · similar situation & rest
-436–21 W O55.5
Very close
M-OH vs UNT
2021 · Postseason · very close · similar rest & spread
-227–14 W U56.5
Very close
SJSU vs EMU
2022 · Postseason · very close · similar rest & spread
-3.527–41 L O54
Very close
WYO vs KENT
2021 · Postseason · very close · similar spread & rest
-352–38 W O60.5
Very close
TULN vs NEV
2020 · Postseason · very close · similar season form & total
-1.2527–38 L O56.5
Very close
UTSA vs TROY
2022 · Postseason · very close · similar spread & rest
-312–18 L U56.5
Very close
TOL vs OHIO
2022 · Week 14 · very close · similar spread & team ratings
-3.517–7 W U54.5
Close
HOU vs UL
2022 · Postseason · close · similar rest & total
-5.2523–16 W U56.5
Close
WSU vs CMU
2021 · Postseason · close · similar season form & situation
-5.521–24 L U56
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 3 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 (8-3-1)
Jacksonville State have covered 73% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Jacksonville State 4-1-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Louisiana 3-1 ATS as an underdog
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
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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 →−1.5▲ 3.6#69
UL+1.8 →−4.4▼ 6.2#87
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW15

JXST
Longer bar = better
UL
#75
Offense
UL better ▶
#38
#18
Defense
◀ JXST better
#85
+0.8 #13
Turnovers
◀ JXST better
−0.1 #85
74 plays #9
Pace
◀ JXST faster
65 plays #95
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When JXST has the ball
Even matchup
JXST offUL defEdge
Points / game 29.8 #53 28.2 #90 JXST
Yards / play 5.38 #89 5.26 #42 UL
PPA / play +0.06 #99 +0.14 #88 Even
Success rate 42% #60 46% #121 JXST
When UL has the ball
Even matchup
UL offJXST defEdge
Points / game 32.3 #35 20.3 #26 Even
Yards / play 6.28 #35 4.88 #16 Even
PPA / play +0.17 #52 −0.03 #13 JXST
Success rate 46% #29 36% #16 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
JXST scoring against the UL defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
JXST scored
7.8
#29
6.5
#92
14.3
#70
7.8
#32
7.3
#55
15.0
#38
UL allowed
4.0
#27
7.8
#74
11.8
#46
6.3
#83
9.5
#121
15.8
#115
UL scoring against the JXST defense
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UL scored
5.5
#79
10.5
#25
16.0
#44
8.3
#23
7.8
#42
16.0
#31
JXST allowed
6.0
#83
5.8
#32
11.8
#46
3.9
#23
4.6
#20
8.5
#13

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
Neutral site
No home edge
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
JXST21d bye
UL21d bye
Even
Tempo
Fast 139 plays
slowavg 133fast