Sat, Nov 18, 2023, 10:30 PM ESTWeek 12 · at San José State · Conference game
Weather at kickoff61°F2 mphWet0.0 mmWet Over 45% of 309 games since 2023Weather watch ›
3-7 · Power #112
13
final
Final
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5-5 · Power #60
24
▲ winner
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
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseSJSU -16
Total48
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Line context
Home favorites of 14–18 since 2023: won 93%, covered 51% (75 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseSJSU -16
Total48
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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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
TOL vs BGSU
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest
-14.535–42 L O46.5
Very close
USA vs ODU
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread
-16.527–20 L P47
Very close
APP vs ODU
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & rest
-1627–14 L U50.5
Very close
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & total
-14.521–14 L U49
Very close
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & rest
-17.541–27 L O48
Very close
TROY vs ULM
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar total & rest
-1534–16 W O48.5
Very close
2023 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & spread
-16.529–27 L O46
Very close
ECU vs TEM
2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & team ratings
-15.545–3 W U52.25
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & situation
-14.531–13 W U47.25
Very close
MD vs RUTG
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & rest
-14.537–0 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%)
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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
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

SDSU
Longer bar = better
SJSU
#99
Offense
SJSU better ▶
#33
#109
Defense
SJSU better ▶
#84
+0.1 #56
Turnovers
SJSU better ▶
+1.1 #4
63 plays #111
Pace
Even
64 plays #103
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When SDSU has the ball
Even matchup
SDSU offSJSU defEdge
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
When SJSU has the ball
Advantage: SJSU offense
SJSU offSDSU defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
SDSU scored
3.7
#114
5.7
#114
9.4
#116
1.8
#131
8.1
#32
9.9
#110
SJSU allowed
2.3
#9
10.1
#115
12.4
#59
5.6
#65
8.5
#106
14.1
#95
SJSU scoring against the SDSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
SJSU scored
7.9
#31
11.0
#21
18.9
#18
8.7
#18
6.3
#83
15.0
#37
SDSU allowed
2.4
#10
11.1
#129
13.5
#76
6.9
#96
6.0
#55
12.9
#79

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
SJSU +2.5
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