Sat, Nov 15, 2025, 8:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Jacksonville State · Conference game
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7-2 · Power #97
26
final
Final
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6-3 · Power #101
35
▲ winner
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2 pts toward Kennesaw State
Total
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
Opened 51.5 · closed 55.5 · moved 4 upmodel 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
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 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
OHIO @ M-OH
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & spread
-2.537–21 W O52
Very close
OHIO @ BALL
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & situation
-3.532–18 W U57.5
Close
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & season form
-0.517–19 L U62.5
Close
2025 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & situation
-4.522–10 W U54.5
Close
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & rest
-4.528–7 W U58.5
Close
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & situation
-6.534–24 W O57
Close
BUFF @ OHIO
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & season form
-2.524–45 L O61
Close
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & spread
-345–21 W O49.5
Close
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & situation
-5.528–35 L O54
Close
2023 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & season form
-2.544–20 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%)
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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
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

KENN
Longer bar = better
JXST
#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
When KENN has the ball
Even matchup
KENN offJXST defEdge
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
When JXST has the ball
Even matchup
JXST offKENN defEdge
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
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KENN scored
10.3
#8
5.1
#119
15.4
#63
5.7
#75
4.9
#114
10.6
#103
JXST allowed
6.0
#87
5.6
#31
11.6
#52
5.8
#83
8.7
#124
14.4
#111
JXST scoring against the KENN defense
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JXST scored
6.1
#68
8.7
#68
14.8
#70
6.2
#60
8.9
#30
15.1
#38
KENN allowed
4.2
#46
5.0
#17
9.2
#23
4.9
#51
7.0
#85
11.9
#67

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
JXST +2.5
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