Sat, Nov 18, 2023, 10:30 PM ESTWeek 12 · at San José State · Conference game
Closing spread
SJSU -16
✓ SDSU W
Total
48
▼ Under · 37 pts
Model before kickoff
SDSU 18–34 SJSU
✓ SJSU (87%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
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Line context
Home favorites of 14–18 since 2023: won 93%, covered 51% (75 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
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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
SJSU as a 16-point home favorite against SDSU, the favorite won 9, covered 4, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: SJSU won 24–13; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 37 points stayed under 48, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 85%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
4 of 944%
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 15.1 against an average line of 15.5; 50.3 points a game (usually 55.3). Of the 2 overs, 1 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 12 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-14.5 | 35–42 | L | O46.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-16.5 | 27–20 | L | P47 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-16 | 27–14 | L | U50.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & total |
-14.5 | 21–14 | L | U49 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & rest |
-17.5 | 41–27 | L | O48 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar total & rest |
-15 | 34–16 | W | O48.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-16.5 | 29–27 | L | O46 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & team ratings |
-15.5 | 45–3 | W | U52.25 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & situation |
-14.5 | 31–13 | W | U47.25 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & rest |
-14.5 | 37–0 | W | U48.5 |
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Slight San José State ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (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.
San Diego State 3-1 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
San José State ATS trend (7-2-1)
San José State have covered 78% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
San José State 5-0 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 22 in the 4th quarter and got 10. 56% of games with totals 44–52 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-7 30% | 5-5 50% | 4-4-1 50% | |
| 5-5 50% | 7-2-1 78% | 5-3 63% |
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
SDSU+1.0 →−11.6▼ 12.6#118
SJSU−9.4 →+0.9▲ 10.3#56
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11
Longer bar = better
#99
Offense
SJSU better ▶#33
#109
Defense
SJSU better ▶#84
+0.1 #56
Turnovers
SJSU better ▶+1.1 #4
63 plays #111
Pace
Even64 plays #103
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| SDSU off | SJSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 20.0 #117 | 26.5 #70 | SJSU |
| Yards / play | 5.08 #108 | 5.49 #66 | SJSU |
| PPA / play | +0.06 #98 | +0.18 #105 | Even |
| Success rate | 42% #71 | 44% #94 | SDSU |
| SJSU off | SDSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 33.9 #25 | 27.9 #88 | SJSU |
| Yards / play | 6.35 #32 | 6.08 #107 | SJSU |
| PPA / play | +0.20 #37 | +0.19 #115 | SJSU |
| Success rate | 45% #39 | 47% #125 | SJSU |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
SDSU scoring against the SJSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.7 #114 | 5.7 #114 | 9.4 #116 | 1.8 #131 | 8.1 #32 | 9.9 #110 | |
2.3 #9 | 10.1 #115 | 12.4 #59 | 5.6 #65 | 8.5 #106 | 14.1 #95 |
SJSU scoring against the SDSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.9 #31 | 11.0 #21 | 18.9 #18 | 8.7 #18 | 6.3 #83 | 15.0 #37 | |
2.4 #10 | 11.1 #129 | 13.5 #76 | 6.9 #96 | 6.0 #55 | 12.9 #79 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
61° · 2 mph
gusts 5 mph · 0.012 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
SDSU7d
SJSU7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 126 plays
slowavg 133fast
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