Sat, Nov 15, 2025, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Nevada · Conference game
Closing spread
SJSU -9.5
✓ NEV W
Total
49.5
▲ Over · 65 pts
Model before kickoff
SJSU 31–21 NEV
✗ SJSU (74%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenSJSU -8.5
CloseSJSU -9.5
Total52.5 → 49.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenSJSU -8.5
1 → SJSU
CloseSJSU -9.5
1 pt toward San José State
Total
Open52.5
▼ 3
Close49.5
Down 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened SJSU -8.5 · closed SJSU -9.5 · moved 1 toward SJSUmodel SJSU -7.5
model SJSU -7.5
Opened 52.5 · closed 49.5 · moved 3 downmodel 52
model 52
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 8.5–10.5 since 2023: won 72%, covered 48% (83 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 48% (244 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenSJSU -8.5
CloseSJSU -9.5
Total52.5 → 49.5
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 9.5-point road favorite at NEV, the favorite won 5, covered 4, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: NEV won 55–10 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 65 points went over 49.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 74%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 51%
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 9.4; 55.7 points a game (usually 53.8). Of the 3 overs, 2 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 |
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-9.5 | 45–46 | L | O52.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-8.5 | 14–20 | L | U50.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-11 | 25–31 | L | U56.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-11.5 | 41–28 | W | O54.25 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-7 | 13–17 | L | U45 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-10 | 35–0 | W | U57 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-9.5 | 14–21 | L | U49.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & rest |
-6.5 | 27–15 | W | U53.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & spread |
-9.5 | 50–40 | W | O54 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & rest |
-10.5 | 41–34 | L | O55 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 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 Nevada ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Green signals have beaten the market in our backtest; yellow ones only describe the data.
Nevada home ATS weakness (0-4)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Total moved down 3
52.5 → 49.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Nevada at altitude (+1.4 km)
San José State climb about 4,528 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 574 earlier overs in games with totals 45.5–53.5, 34% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-7 30% | 4-6 40% | 6-4 60% | |
| 1-9 10% | 3-7 30% | 3-7 30% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
SJSU 8–21 NEV
NEV leads · 29 games since 1948 · NEV has won the last meeting
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 2024 | Nevada 31 @ San José State 35 | SJSU -7.5 | NEV 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
SJSU−6.2 →−6.1▲ 0.1#93
NEV−9.7 →−17.8▼ 8.1#129
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11
Longer bar = better
#43
Offense
◀ SJSU better#132
#104
Defense
Even#101
−0.4 #111
Turnovers
◀ SJSU better−1.8 #137
68 plays #46
Pace
◀ SJSU faster60 plays #133
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| SJSU off | NEV def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 25.6 #81 | 30.1 #110 | SJSU |
| Yards / play | 6.60 #23 | 5.67 #82 | SJSU |
| PPA / play | +0.19 #38 | +0.16 #102 | SJSU |
| Success rate | 46% #31 | 45% #110 | SJSU |
| NEV off | SJSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 14.0 #135 | 29.9 #106 | SJSU |
| Yards / play | 4.83 #124 | 6.10 #115 | Even |
| PPA / play | −0.13 #136 | +0.18 #110 | SJSU |
| Success rate | 34% #133 | 42% #83 | SJSU |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
SJSU scoring against the NEV defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.9 #94 | 10.7 #29 | 15.6 #60 | 5.3 #81 | 4.7 #118 | 10.0 #111 | |
7.6 #112 | 11.0 #126 | 18.6 #128 | 5.8 #80 | 5.8 #52 | 11.6 #62 |
NEV scoring against the SJSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.3 #134 | 5.0 #120 | 6.3 #134 | 2.7 #132 | 5.0 #109 | 7.7 #127 | |
6.6 #97 | 9.0 #101 | 15.6 #104 | 5.0 #54 | 9.3 #127 | 14.3 #108 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
60° · 8 mph
gusts 20 mph · at kickoff
Rest
SJSU7d
NEV7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 128 plays
slowavg 134fast
Altitude
SJSU +4,528 ft
thin air for the visitors
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