Sat, Nov 8, 2025, 4:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at New Mexico State · Conference game
Closing spread
KENN -11.5
✓ NMSU W
Total
52.5
▼ Under · 45 pts
Model before kickoff
KENN 30–20 NMSU
✓ KENN (77%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenKENN -7.5
CloseKENN -11.5
Total52.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenKENN -7.5
4 → KENN
CloseKENN -11.5
4 pts toward Kennesaw State
Total
Open52.5
no move
Close52.5
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened KENN -7.5 · closed KENN -11.5 · moved 4 toward KENNmodel KENN -5
model KENN -5
Opened 52.5 · unchangedmodel 50.5
model 50.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 10.5–12.5 since 2023: won 78%, covered 46% (55 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 3.5+ pts toward the favorite: that team covered 43% (143 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenKENN -7.5
CloseKENN -11.5
Total52.5
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 an 11.5-point road favorite at NMSU, the favorite won 8, covered 5, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: KENN won 24–21; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 45 points stayed under 52.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 76%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 46%
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 9.3 against an average line of 11.1; 51.9 points a game (usually 54.1). Of the 5 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 |
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & season form |
-10 | 29–28 | L | O54.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 10 · close · similar season form & team ratings |
-7 | 27–44 | L | O55.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & situation |
-9.5 | 38–17 | W | O50 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & situation |
-9.5 | 20–10 | W | U45 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & season form |
-14.5 | 56–14 | W | O58 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar situation & total |
-9.5 | 14–21 | L | U49.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & total |
-11.5 | 41–28 | W | O54.25 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & rest |
-12 | 38–31 | L | O47.25 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar season form & total |
-15.5 | 23–13 | L | U48.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & season form |
-11.5 | 20–7 | W | U47.5 |
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
Moderate Kennesaw State ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (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.
Kennesaw State ATS trend (6-2)
Kennesaw State have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Kennesaw State 3-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Market moved toward Kennesaw State
4 pts (KENN -7.5 → KENN -11.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 22 in the 4th quarter and got 14. 52% of games with totals 48.5–56.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-3 70% | 7-3 70% | 3-7 30% | |
| 4-6 40% | 4-6 40% | 5-5 50% |
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 →−8.9▲ 15.2#100
NMSU−21.1 →−18.4▲ 2.7#131
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10
Longer bar = better
#79
Offense
◀ KENN better#121
#47
Defense
◀ KENN better#62
−0.3 #95
Turnovers
NMSU better ▶+0.5 #31
65 plays #94
Pace
◀ KENN faster64 plays #109
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| KENN off | NMSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 26.3 #78 | 25.4 #79 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.75 #66 | 5.40 #65 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.11 #74 | +0.02 #34 | NMSU |
| Success rate | 41% #97 | 42% #71 | NMSU |
| NMSU off | KENN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 21.4 #112 | 21.1 #37 | KENN |
| Yards / play | 4.74 #127 | 5.45 #69 | KENN |
| PPA / play | +0.01 #118 | +0.04 #39 | KENN |
| Success rate | 36% #127 | 39% #42 | KENN |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
KENN scoring against the NMSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.5 #10 | 4.9 #124 | 14.4 #73 | 6.4 #60 | 5.5 #96 | 11.9 #86 | |
3.8 #38 | 7.3 #73 | 11.0 #43 | 6.0 #84 | 7.5 #99 | 13.5 #97 |
NMSU scoring against the KENN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.4 #132 | 6.6 #98 | 9.0 #122 | 3.4 #125 | 9.0 #25 | 12.4 #78 | |
4.8 #52 | 4.8 #13 | 9.5 #26 | 5.5 #70 | 6.1 #65 | 11.6 #65 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
78° · 3 mph
gusts 11 mph · at kickoff
Rest
KENN11d
NMSU7d
KENN +4 days
Tempo
Slow 128 plays
slowavg 134fast
Altitude
KENN +2,986 ft
moderate climb
Quarterback
KENN backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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