Sat, Oct 31, 2026, 4:00 PM EDTWeek 9 · at San José State · Conference game
5-1 · Power #56
30
projected
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4-3 · Power #111
19
projected
UNM 82%
18% SJSU
Spread
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Total
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model 48.5
Model line
UNM -13
UNM 82% to win
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Model view

Power-rating model, before kickoff
Model Favorite
New Mexico 82%
Projected UNM 30 – SJSU 19 · Model Favorite won 73.7% in backtest
Model line
UNM -13
Market —
Against the spread
No lean
No market line yet
Total
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Model 48.5
How the model gets there (points from SJSU’s side; the model line rounds to the half point)
SpreadSJSU rating edge−15.9+Home field+2.5+Travel+0.6=Model marginUNM by 12.8
TotalScoring ratings48.7=Model total48.7

Signals

The data signal, and no trends and market moves behind it
No clear signal on the spread
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.

No notable trends or market moves for this game.

Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
UNM−4.8 →+3.8▲ 8.6#55
SJSU−10.3 →−10.9▼ 0.6#109
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW8

UNM
Longer bar = better
SJSU
#52
Offense
◀ UNM better
#94
#4
Defense
◀ UNM better
#67
+2.8 #1
Turnovers
◀ UNM better
0.0 #70
64 plays #93
Pace
SJSU faster ▶
67 plays #66
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When UNM has the ball
Even matchup
UNM offSJSU defEdge
Points / game 39.7 #10 21.7 #53 UNM
Yards / play 5.91 #67 5.38 #67 Even
PPA / play +0.18 #58 +0.07 #59 Even
Success rate 43% #73 42% #89 Even
When SJSU has the ball
Advantage: UNM defense
SJSU offUNM defEdge
Points / game 21.4 #110 10.5 #1 UNM
Yards / play 5.77 #79 4.51 #12 UNM
PPA / play +0.12 #83 −0.18 #1 UNM
Success rate 40% #104 32% #1 UNM

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
UNM scoring against the SJSU defense
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UNM scored
7.0
#50
11.3
#30
18.3
#39
12.2
#2
9.2
#25
21.3
#3
SJSU allowed
1.4
#3
6.1
#50
7.6
#17
7.3
#108
6.4
#77
13.7
#108
SJSU scoring against the UNM defense
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SJSU scored
1.4
#136
6.3
#107
7.7
#129
5.7
#80
8.0
#50
13.7
#62
UNM allowed
1.7
#6
2.8
#6
4.5
#2
1.2
#4
4.8
#35
6.0
#7

Game conditions

Before kickoff
Home field
SJSU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
No forecast
Venue not known yet
Rest
UNM7d
SJSU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 131 plays
slowavg 133fast

News & sentiment

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