Sat, Oct 14, 2023, 6:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at New Mexico · Conference game
Weather at kickoff74°F5 mphgusts 13DryWeather watch ›
1-5 · Power #60
52
▲ winner
Final
@
2-3 · Power #117
24
final
Closing spread
SJSU -6.5
✓ SJSU W
Total
53.5
▲ Over · 76 pts
Model before kickoff
SJSU 30–25 UNM
✓ SJSU (64%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
Opennot available
CloseSJSU -6.5
Total53.5
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Line context
Road favorites of 4.5–8.5 since 2023: won 71%, covered 55% (42 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
Opennot available
CloseSJSU -6.5
Total53.5
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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 6.5-point road favorite at UNM, the favorite won 4, covered 3, and 3 went over the total.

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This game: SJSU won 52–24; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 76 points went over 53.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 67%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
3 of 1030%
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 0.3 against an average line of 5.8; 45.9 points a game (usually 54.6). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
GAST @ GASO
2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread
-621–14 W U55
Very close
LT @ ODU
2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & total
-420–23 L U52.25
Close
KENT @ M-OH
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & spread
-524–27 L U56.5
Close
FAU @ MTSU
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & total
-5.521–49 L O51
Close
TROY @ USA
2020 · Week 14 · close · similar total & season form
-429–0 W U54
Close
FAU @ CLT
2021 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & situation
-6.538–9 W U58
Close
TLSA @ USF
2021 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & rest
-732–31 L O55.75
Close
LT @ UTEP
2021 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & situation
-6.53–19 L U55.5
Close
OHIO @ BGSU
2021 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & season form
-6.2510–21 L U48.5
Close
M-OH @ OHIO
2021 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & total
-733–35 L O54.5
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate New Mexico ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over trend Hit
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.

Both teams trending Over (7-2 combined)
Their games this season have mostly gone over the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 66-66 (50%)
New Mexico at altitude (+1.5 km)
San José State climb about 5,020 ft to play here; visitors have covered less often than the line expects at altitude. · Backtest 2023–26: 64-41 (61%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
SJSU−9.4 →−5.7▲ 3.7#94
UNM−11.8 →−11.1▲ 0.7#117
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6

SJSU
Longer bar = better
UNM
#77
Offense
UNM better ▶
#40
#121
Defense
Even
#124
+0.8 #17
Turnovers
◀ SJSU better
−0.8 #117
64 plays #96
Pace
◀ SJSU faster
62 plays #118
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When SJSU has the ball
Advantage: SJSU offense
SJSU offUNM defEdge
Points / game 28.0 #80 31.0 #107 SJSU
Yards / play 5.76 #70 6.61 #128 SJSU
PPA / play +0.10 #78 +0.29 #127 SJSU
Success rate 41% #78 50% #132 SJSU
When UNM has the ball
Advantage: UNM offense
UNM offSJSU defEdge
Points / game 28.6 #76 33.7 #117 UNM
Yards / play 6.33 #40 6.13 #108 UNM
PPA / play +0.30 #17 +0.30 #129 UNM
Success rate 48% #27 48% #130 UNM

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
SJSU scoring against the UNM defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
SJSU scored
6.2
#62
12.5
#14
18.7
#29
5.8
#77
3.5
#122
9.3
#116
UNM allowed
4.6
#62
13.0
#129
17.6
#113
6.0
#78
6.8
#73
12.8
#79
UNM scoring against the SJSU defense
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UNM scored
6.0
#66
10.4
#35
16.4
#53
5.4
#85
5.6
#93
11.0
#100
SJSU allowed
2.8
#24
11.0
#118
13.8
#84
9.3
#122
10.5
#124
19.8
#131

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
UNM +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
74° · 5 mph
gusts 13 mph · at kickoff
Rest
SJSU7d
UNM14d bye
UNM +7 days
Tempo
Slow 126 plays
slowavg 134fast
Altitude
SJSU +5,020 ft
thin air for the visitors