Sat, Oct 12, 2024, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Colorado State · Conference game
Closing spread
CSU -2.5
✓ CSU W
Total
54.5
▲ Over · 55 pts
Model before kickoff
SJSU 25–27 CSU
✓ CSU (56%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenSJSU -2
CloseCSU -2.5
Total55.5 → 54.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenSJSU -2
4.5 → CSU
CloseCSU -2.5
4.5 pts toward Colorado State
Total
Open55.5
▼ 1
Close54.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened SJSU -2 · closed CSU -2.5 · moved 4.5 toward CSUmodel CSU -1
model CSU -1
Opened 55.5 · closed 54.5 · moved 1 downmodel 51
model 51
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 58%, covered 50% (146 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 3.5+ pts toward the favorite: that team covered 45% (38 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenSJSU -2
CloseCSU -2.5
Total55.5 → 54.5
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
CSU as a 2.5-point home favorite against SJSU, the favorite won 7, covered 7, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: CSU won 31–24; the favorite covered, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 55 points went over 54.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
5 of 1050%
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 2.6 against an average line of 1.9; 54.8 points a game (usually 53.1). 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 11 · very close · similar total & rest |
-2.75 | 31–27 | W | O54 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-1 | 35–31 | W | O51 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-1 | 28–45 | L | O49.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & total |
-0.5 | 20–17 | W | U55 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & rest |
-3 | 24–20 | W | U50.25 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & rest |
-1.5 | 30–13 | W | U48.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 13 · close · similar total & situation |
-1 | 38–19 | W | O53.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & situation |
-5.5 | 24–27 | L | U52 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread |
-1.25 | 23–31 | L | U60.75 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & rest |
-1 | 34–31 | W | O53 |
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
Moderate Colorado State ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
No clear signal on the total
Green signals have beaten the market in our backtest; yellow ones only describe the data.
San José State ATS trend (3-1)
San José State have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Market moved toward Colorado State
4.5 pts (SJSU -2 → CSU -2.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Colorado State at altitude (+1.5 km)
San José State climb about 4,922 ft to play here; visitors have covered less often than the line expects at altitude. · Backtest 2023–26: 64-41 (61%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 249 earlier overs in games with totals 50.5–58.5, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-2 80% | 6-3 67% | 4-5 44% | |
| 4-6 40% | 2-8 20% | 3-7 30% |
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
SJSU−2.2 →−4.7▼ 2.5#87
CSU−8.3 →−9.3▼ 1.0#106
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6
Longer bar = better
#51
Offense
◀ SJSU better#102
#50
Defense
◀ SJSU better#92
+0.6 #35
Turnovers
◀ SJSU better−0.8 #114
68 plays #51
Pace
◀ SJSU faster65 plays #81
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| SJSU off | CSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 35.4 #28 | 30.6 #102 | SJSU |
| Yards / play | 6.01 #60 | 5.75 #92 | SJSU |
| PPA / play | +0.18 #60 | +0.09 #71 | Even |
| Success rate | 45% #56 | 44% #101 | SJSU |
| CSU off | SJSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 21.0 #115 | 25.2 #79 | SJSU |
| Yards / play | 5.38 #104 | 4.78 #24 | SJSU |
| PPA / play | +0.02 #112 | 0.00 #27 | SJSU |
| Success rate | 43% #78 | 40% #69 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
SJSU scoring against the CSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.6 #41 | 9.0 #57 | 16.6 #53 | 8.4 #32 | 9.2 #28 | 17.6 #22 | |
2.8 #21 | 11.0 #117 | 13.8 #85 | 7.0 #92 | 6.8 #80 | 13.8 #97 |
CSU scoring against the SJSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.4 #85 | 4.8 #121 | 10.2 #108 | 3.4 #118 | 6.0 #85 | 9.4 #120 | |
7.6 #108 | 6.8 #56 | 14.4 #90 | 4.2 #43 | 5.0 #48 | 9.2 #33 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
79° · 12 mph
gusts 24 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
SJSU7d
CSU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 133 plays
slowavg 133fast
Altitude
SJSU +4,922 ft
thin air for the visitors
Quarterback
SJSU backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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