Sat, Nov 15, 2025, 8:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Jacksonville State · Conference game
Closing spread
KENN -3.5
✓ JXST W
Total
55.5
▲ Over · 61 pts
Model before kickoff
KENN 28–25 JXST
✗ KENN (57%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenKENN -1.5
CloseKENN -3.5
Total51.5 → 55.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenKENN -1.5
2 → KENN
CloseKENN -3.5
2 pts toward Kennesaw State
Total
Open51.5
▲ 4
Close55.5
Up 4 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened KENN -1.5 · closed KENN -3.5 · moved 2 toward KENNmodel JXST -2.5
model JXST -2.5
Opened 51.5 · closed 55.5 · moved 4 upmodel 53.5
model 53.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 2.5–4.5 since 2023: won 59%, covered 49% (206 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3The team the line moved toward covered 47% (105 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenKENN -1.5
CloseKENN -3.5
Total51.5 → 55.5
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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
KENN as a 3.5-point road favorite at JXST, the favorite won 7, covered 7, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: JXST won 35–26 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 61 points went over 55.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 59%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 51%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 9.1 against an average line of 3.6; 53.1 points a game (usually 52.9). Of the 4 overs, 0 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 | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-2.5 | 37–21 | W | O52 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-3.5 | 32–18 | W | U57.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & season form |
-0.5 | 17–19 | L | U62.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & situation |
-4.5 | 22–10 | W | U54.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & rest |
-4.5 | 28–7 | W | U58.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & situation |
-6.5 | 34–24 | W | O57 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & season form |
-2.5 | 24–45 | L | O61 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 45–21 | W | O49.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & situation |
-5.5 | 28–35 | L | O54 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & season form |
-2.5 | 44–20 | W | O62 |
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Kennesaw State ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over trend Hit
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.
Market moved toward Kennesaw State
2 pts (KENN -1.5 → KENN -3.5), through the key number 3. · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved up 4
51.5 → 55.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 528 earlier overs in games with totals 51.5–59.5, 34% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-3 70% | 6-4 60% | 2-8 20% | |
| 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% | 7-3 70% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
KENN 4–4 JXST
Series tied · 8 games since 2017 · JXST has won the last meeting
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 2024 | Jacksonville State 63 @ Kennesaw State 24 | JXST -17.5 | 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
KENN−24.1 →−8.8▲ 15.3#101
JXST−5.1 →−9.5▼ 4.4#102
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11
Longer bar = better
#78
Offense
JXST better ▶#54
#40
Defense
◀ KENN better#80
−0.1 #88
Turnovers
JXST better ▶+0.3 #37
66 plays #79
Pace
JXST faster ▶72 plays #19
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| KENN off | JXST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 26.0 #78 | 26.0 #83 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.76 #64 | 5.66 #81 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.10 #75 | +0.12 #82 | Even |
| Success rate | 41% #93 | 42% #75 | Even |
| JXST off | KENN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 29.9 #58 | 21.1 #36 | KENN |
| Yards / play | 5.74 #66 | 5.25 #51 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.16 #51 | +0.02 #33 | Even |
| Success rate | 45% #41 | 39% #40 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
KENN scoring against the JXST defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10.3 #8 | 5.1 #119 | 15.4 #63 | 5.7 #75 | 4.9 #114 | 10.6 #103 | |
6.0 #87 | 5.6 #31 | 11.6 #52 | 5.8 #83 | 8.7 #124 | 14.4 #111 |
JXST scoring against the KENN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.1 #68 | 8.7 #68 | 14.8 #70 | 6.2 #60 | 8.9 #30 | 15.1 #38 | |
4.2 #46 | 5.0 #17 | 9.2 #23 | 4.9 #51 | 7.0 #85 | 11.9 #67 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
63° · 9 mph
gusts 18 mph · at kickoff
Rest
KENN7d
JXST7d
Even
Tempo
Average 138 plays
slowavg 134fast
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