Thu, Aug 29, 2024, 10:00 PM EDTWeek 1 · at San José State
Closing spread
SJSU -2.5
✓ SJSU W
Total
62.5
▲ Over · 66 pts
Model before kickoff
SAC 24–29 SJSU
✓ SJSU (63%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenSJSU -4
CloseSJSU -2.5
Total60.5 → 62.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenSJSU -4
1.5 → SAC
CloseSJSU -2.5
1.5 pts toward Sacramento State
Total
Open60.5
▲ 2
Close62.5
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened SJSU -4 · closed SJSU -2.5 · moved 1.5 toward SACmodel SJSU -13
model SJSU -13
Opened 60.5 · closed 62.5 · moved 2 upmodel 53.5
model 53.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 60%, covered 50% (102 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3Too few earlier games to rateⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenSJSU -4
CloseSJSU -2.5
Total60.5 → 62.5
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
SJSU as a 2.5-point home favorite against SAC, the favorite won 5, covered 5, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: SJSU won 42–24; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 66 points went over 62.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 47%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 5.3 against an average line of 4.4; 58.1 points a game (usually 53.3). Of the 2 overs, 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 |
2023 · Week 2 · very close · similar total & situation |
-3.5 | 10–17 | L | U61.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 2 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-3 | 35–14 | W | U54.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 3 · close · similar total & situation |
-2 | 21–41 | L | O59.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 11 · close · similar total |
-6 | 26–34 | L | U61.75 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 9 · close · similar spread |
-4 | 51–31 | W | O66 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar spread |
-3 | 48–26 | W | O55 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 7 · close · similar total |
-7 | 52–31 | W | O62.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & total |
-2.5 | 41–33 | W | O66.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar team ratings |
-7.5 | 16–17 | L | U63.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar total |
-5.5 | 17–20 | L | U61.5 |
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Sacramento State ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Market moved toward Sacramento State
1.5 pts (SJSU -4 → SJSU -2.5), through the key number 3. · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved up 2
60.5 → 62.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Small sample warning
Sacramento State have 0 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 78 earlier overs in games with totals 58.5–66.5, 24% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-0 100% | 1-0 100% | 0-1 0% | |
| 6-4 60% | 6-3-1 67% | 4-5 44% |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
71° · 11 mph
gusts 20 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
SAC1st game
SJSU1st game
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