Sat, Nov 8, 2025, 4:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at New Mexico State · Conference game
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6-2 · Power #97
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▲ winner
Final
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3-5 · Power #129
21
final
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
4 pts toward Kennesaw State
Total
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
Opened 52.5 · unchangedmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & season form
-1029–28 L O54.5
Close
2025 · Week 10 · close · similar season form & team ratings
-727–44 L O55.5
Close
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & situation
-9.538–17 W O50
Close
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & situation
-9.520–10 W U45
Close
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & season form
-14.556–14 W O58
Close
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar situation & total
-9.514–21 L U49.5
Close
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & total
-11.541–28 W O54.25
Close
DUKE @ BC
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & rest
-1238–31 L O47.25
Close
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar season form & total
-15.523–13 L U48.5
Close
2025 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & season form
-11.520–7 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%)
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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 →−8.9▲ 15.2#100
NMSU−21.1 →−18.4▲ 2.7#131
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10

KENN
Longer bar = better
NMSU
#79
Offense
◀ KENN better
#121
#47
Defense
◀ KENN better
#62
−0.3 #95
Turnovers
NMSU better ▶
+0.5 #31
65 plays #94
Pace
◀ KENN faster
64 plays #109
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When KENN has the ball
Even matchup
KENN offNMSU defEdge
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
When NMSU has the ball
Advantage: KENN defense
NMSU offKENN defEdge
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
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KENN scored
9.5
#10
4.9
#124
14.4
#73
6.4
#60
5.5
#96
11.9
#86
NMSU allowed
3.8
#38
7.3
#73
11.0
#43
6.0
#84
7.5
#99
13.5
#97
NMSU scoring against the KENN defense
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NMSU scored
2.4
#132
6.6
#98
9.0
#122
3.4
#125
9.0
#25
12.4
#78
KENN allowed
4.8
#52
4.8
#13
9.5
#26
5.5
#70
6.1
#65
11.6
#65

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
NMSU +2.5
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