Wed, Oct 9, 2024, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Jacksonville State · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenJXST -21
0.5 → JXST
CloseJXST -21.5
0.5 pts toward Jacksonville State
Total
Open57.5
▲ 1
Close58.5
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
model JXST -19
Opened 57.5 · closed 58.5 · moved 1 upmodel 55.5
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-21.5 | 52–14 | W | O63.25 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-21 | 45–0 | W | U58 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & total |
-16.5 | 38–28 | L | O60.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & total |
-19 | 51–20 | W | O58.25 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar total & season form |
-22.5 | 17–25 | L | U58.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 8 · close · similar season form & situation |
-18.5 | 48–34 | L | O62.75 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 7 · close · similar season form & spread |
-20 | 34–21 | L | O51 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & spread |
-21 | 20–13 | L | U62.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & total |
-21.5 | 21–16 | L | U55.25 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 11 · close · similar season form & situation |
-24.5 | 45–40 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 198 earlier overs in games with totals 54.5–62.5, 35% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-6 40% | 4-6 40% | 3-7 30% | |
| 5-5 50% | 5-4-1 56% | 8-2 80% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
NMSU 1–0 JXST
NMSU leads · 1 game since 2023 · NMSU has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25 2023 | Jacksonville State 17 @ New Mexico State 20 | JXST -2.5 | NMSU W |
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
Longer bar = better
#121
Offense
JXST better ▶#45
#116
Defense
Even#105
−1.0 #120
Turnovers
JXST better ▶+1.2 #11
64 plays #93
Pace
Even65 plays #81
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| NMSU off | JXST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| JXST off | NMSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.0 #100 | 4.0 #126 | 8.0 #122 | 1.4 #132 | 10.2 #13 | 11.6 #96 | |
9.6 #127 | 12.6 #127 | 22.2 #130 | 4.0 #35 | 7.0 #88 | 11.0 #54 |
JXST scoring against the NMSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.2 #69 | 11.0 #34 | 17.2 #49 | 8.8 #30 | 9.8 #18 | 18.6 #18 | |
9.0 #125 | 9.4 #100 | 18.4 #119 | 5.8 #77 | 10.8 #127 | 16.6 #118 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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