Tue, Oct 10, 2023, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Jacksonville State · Conference game
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5-0 · Power #32
31
▲ winner
Final
@
5-1 · Power #69
13
final
Closing spread
LIB -7
✓ LIB W
Total
59.5
▼ Under · 44 pts
Model before kickoff
LIB 32–25 JXST
✓ LIB (68%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseLIB -7
Total59.5
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Spread
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Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseLIB -7
Total59.5
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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 LIB as a 7-point road favorite at JXST, the favorite won 7, covered 2, and 8 went over the total.

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This game: LIB won 31–13; the favorite covered, as in 2 of the 10 similar games. 44 points stayed under 59.5, as in 2 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 69%
Favorite covered
2 of 922%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
8 of 1080%
Above normal · usually 48%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 4.2 against an average line of 6.8; 68.6 points a game (usually 54.3). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
TOL @ BUFF
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & situation
-727–34 L O56
Very close
WAKE @ SYR
2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar total & spread
-640–37 L O58.5
Very close
WKU @ FAU
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & situation
-7.532–31 L O62.25
Very close
WMU @ BUFF
2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & total
-724–17 P U59.5
Very close
UCF @ FAU
2022 · Week 3 · very close · similar spread & total
-7.540–14 W U61.5
Very close
UTSA @ LT
2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & situation
-5.545–16 W O59.5
Very close
UTSA @ UNT
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & spread
-8.523–45 L O59.5
Very close
MEM @ ARST
2021 · Week 2 · very close · similar spread & rest
-5.555–50 L O64.5
Very close
TEX @ TTU
2022 · Week 4 · very close · similar spread & total
-734–37 L O60.25
Very close
ORE @ WSU
2022 · Week 4 · very close · similar spread & total
-6.544–41 L O57.25
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 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
Moderate Jacksonville 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.

Jacksonville State ATS trend (4-1-1)
Jacksonville State have covered 80% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Jacksonville State 3-0 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
LIB+3.0 →+2.5▼ 0.5#49
JXST−5.1 →−4.7▲ 0.4#89
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6

LIB
Longer bar = better
JXST
#25
Offense
◀ LIB better
#84
#26
Defense
Even
#16
+1.4 #4
Turnovers
Even
+1.7 #3
68 plays #62
Pace
JXST faster ▶
72 plays #26
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When LIB has the ball
Even matchup
LIB offJXST defEdge
Points / game 36.2 #23 17.5 #21 Even
Yards / play 7.25 #9 4.78 #22 Even
PPA / play +0.24 #32 −0.06 #13 Even
Success rate 46% #35 32% #8 JXST
When JXST has the ball
Advantage: LIB defense
JXST offLIB defEdge
Points / game 30.5 #64 18.0 #24 LIB
Yards / play 5.16 #105 4.99 #30 LIB
PPA / play +0.08 #85 −0.05 #17 LIB
Success rate 41% #82 37% #32 LIB

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
LIB scoring against the JXST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
LIB scored
9.0
#24
14.2
#8
23.2
#7
9.6
#22
3.4
#124
13.0
#79
JXST allowed
4.5
#57
6.2
#46
10.7
#49
2.2
#11
4.7
#41
6.8
#13
JXST scoring against the LIB defense
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JXST scored
6.2
#63
5.2
#120
11.3
#109
9.8
#17
8.2
#43
18.0
#19
LIB allowed
4.6
#63
7.6
#75
12.2
#68
4.6
#47
1.2
#1
5.8
#9

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
JXST +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
71° · 8 mph
gusts 9 mph · at kickoff
Rest
LIB5d short
JXST6d
JXST +1 day
Tempo
Average 139 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
JXST backup QB started
Not the usual starter