Fri, Dec 5, 2025, 7:00 PM ESTWeek 15 · at Jacksonville State
Closing spread
KENN -3
✓ KENN W
Total
62.5
▼ Under · 34 pts
Model before kickoff
KENN 30–28 JXST
✓ KENN (56%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenJXST -1.5
CloseKENN -3
Total58.5 → 62.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenJXST -1.5
4.5 → KENN
CloseKENN -3
4.5 pts toward Kennesaw State
Total
Open58.5
▲ 4
Close62.5
Up 4 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened JXST -1.5 · closed KENN -3 · moved 4.5 toward KENNmodel JXST -1.5
model JXST -1.5
Opened 58.5 · closed 62.5 · moved 4 upmodel 57
model 57
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 2–4 since 2023: won 58%, covered 49% (195 games)ⓘ
Moved onto 3Lines that moved 3.5+ pts toward the favorite: that team covered 45% (156 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenJXST -1.5
CloseKENN -3
Total58.5 → 62.5
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-point road favorite at JXST, the favorite won 4, covered 4, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: KENN won 19–15; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 34 points stayed under 62.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 50%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 0.5 against an average line of 3.1; 60.5 points a game (usually 52.8). Of the 6 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 |
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-0.5 | 17–19 | L | U62.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 12 · close · similar season form & team ratings |
-3.5 | 26–35 | L | O56 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & situation |
-2.5 | 38–23 | W | O58.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & rest |
-2.5 | 24–38 | L | U62.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar season form |
-6.5 | 34–24 | W | O57 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 3 · close · similar spread & rest |
-3 | 22–38 | L | O56.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & team ratings |
-2.5 | 48–42 | W | O55.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & total |
-3 | 28–35 | L | U65.25 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 14 · close · similar total & situation |
-2.5 | 44–20 | W | O62 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & team ratings |
-4 | 24–26 | L | U56.5 |
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Mixed signals on the spread
Slight Over 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 4-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Market moved toward Kennesaw State
4.5 pts (JXST -1.5 → KENN -3). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved up 4
58.5 → 62.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 53 in the 4th quarter and got 24. 46% of games with totals 58.5–66.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9-1 90% | 7-3 70% | 4-6 40% | |
| 7-3 70% | 4-6 40% | 7-3 70% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15 2025 | Kennesaw State 26 @ Jacksonville State 35 | KENN -3.5 | JXST W |
| 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 →−8.1▲ 16.0#94
JXST−5.1 →−9.7▼ 4.6#101
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW14
Longer bar = better
#59
Offense
JXST better ▶#44
#72
Defense
Even#82
−0.2 #88
Turnovers
JXST better ▶+0.8 #14
69 plays #44
Pace
JXST faster ▶71 plays #19
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| KENN off | JXST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 29.1 #59 | 26.8 #81 | KENN |
| Yards / play | 5.96 #45 | 5.80 #90 | KENN |
| PPA / play | +0.15 #52 | +0.11 #76 | KENN |
| Success rate | 42% #80 | 43% #82 | Even |
| JXST off | KENN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 30.2 #46 | 25.1 #73 | JXST |
| Yards / play | 6.04 #40 | 5.79 #88 | JXST |
| PPA / play | +0.17 #46 | +0.09 #66 | Even |
| Success rate | 45% #45 | 41% #60 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10.1 #7 | 4.7 #124 | 14.8 #68 | 6.2 #60 | 7.1 #61 | 13.3 #58 | |
6.8 #101 | 5.6 #22 | 12.4 #68 | 5.7 #71 | 8.7 #119 | 14.3 #103 |
JXST scoring against the KENN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.3 #55 | 9.8 #44 | 16.1 #49 | 6.1 #64 | 8.0 #38 | 14.1 #45 | |
4.6 #49 | 6.4 #40 | 11.0 #43 | 5.7 #71 | 7.8 #100 | 13.5 #93 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
44° · 3 mph
gusts 7 mph · at kickoff
Rest
KENN6d
JXST6d
Even
Tempo
Fast 140 plays
slowavg 134fast
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