Wed, Oct 9, 2024, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Jacksonville State · Conference game
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1-4 · Power #130
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Final
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2-3 · Power #81
54
▲ winner
Closing spread
JXST -21.5
✓ JXST W
Total
58.5
▲ Over · 67 pts
Model before kickoff
NMSU 17–38 JXST
✓ JXST (93%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenJXST -21
CloseJXST -21.5
Total57.5 → 58.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
0.5 pts toward Jacksonville State
Total
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened JXST -21 · closed JXST -21.5 · moved 0.5 toward JXSTmodel JXST -19
Opened 57.5 · closed 58.5 · moved 1 upmodel 55.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 20.5–22.5 since 2023: won 95%, covered 45% (42 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenJXST -21
CloseJXST -21.5
Total57.5 → 58.5
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 JXST as a 21.5-point home favorite against NMSU, the favorite won 9, covered 3, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: JXST won 54–13; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 67 points went over 58.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 91%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 48%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 16 against an average line of 20.6; 58.2 points a game (usually 54.9). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
UNT vs FIU
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & season form
-21.552–14 W O63.25
Very close
UL vs TXST
2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar situation & spread
-2145–0 W U58
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & total
-16.538–28 L O60.5
Close
NEV vs UNLV
2021 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & total
-1951–20 W O58.25
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar total & season form
-22.517–25 L U58.5
Close
HAW vs NMSU
2021 · Week 8 · close · similar season form & situation
-18.548–34 L O62.75
Close
M-OH vs AKR
2021 · Week 7 · close · similar season form & spread
-2034–21 L O51
Close
MRSH vs ODU
2021 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & spread
-2120–13 L U62.5
Close
UL vs ULM
2021 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & total
-21.521–16 L U55.25
Close
WMU vs AKR
2021 · Week 11 · close · similar season form & situation
-24.545–40 L O62
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 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 Hit
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.

New Mexico State ATS struggles (1-4)
New Mexico State have covered only 20% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
New Mexico State 1-3 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
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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
NMSU−7.8 →−20.5▼ 12.7#132
JXST−4.5 →−5.9▼ 1.4#93
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6

NMSU
Longer bar = better
JXST
#121
Offense
JXST better ▶
#45
#116
Defense
Even
#105
−1.0 #120
Turnovers
JXST better ▶
+1.2 #11
64 plays #93
Pace
Even
65 plays #81
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When NMSU has the ball
Even matchup
NMSU offJXST defEdge
Points / game 19.6 #119 34.4 #121 Even
Yards / play 4.13 #133 5.90 #100 JXST
PPA / play +0.01 #114 +0.10 #76 JXST
Success rate 37% #119 47% #121 Even
When JXST has the ball
Advantage: JXST offense
JXST offNMSU defEdge
Points / game 36.4 #25 35.0 #122 JXST
Yards / play 6.61 #31 6.49 #123 JXST
PPA / play +0.15 #70 +0.29 #128 JXST
Success rate 45% #54 42% #89 JXST

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
NMSU scoring against the JXST defense
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NMSU scored
4.0
#100
4.0
#126
8.0
#122
1.4
#132
10.2
#13
11.6
#96
JXST allowed
9.6
#127
12.6
#127
22.2
#130
4.0
#35
7.0
#88
11.0
#54
JXST scoring against the NMSU defense
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JXST scored
6.2
#69
11.0
#34
17.2
#49
8.8
#30
9.8
#18
18.6
#18
NMSU allowed
9.0
#125
9.4
#100
18.4
#119
5.8
#77
10.8
#127
16.6
#118

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
JXST +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
69° · 7 mph
gusts 12 mph · at kickoff
Rest
NMSU11d
JXST5d short
NMSU +6 days
Tempo
Average 129 plays
slowavg 133fast
Quarterback
NMSU backup QB started
Not the usual starter