Sat, Oct 14, 2023, 6:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at New Mexico · Conference game
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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Spread
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CloseSJSU -6.5
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Total
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Close53.5
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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-6 | 21–14 | W | U55 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & total |
-4 | 20–23 | L | U52.25 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & spread |
-5 | 24–27 | L | U56.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & total |
-5.5 | 21–49 | L | O51 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 14 · close · similar total & season form |
-4 | 29–0 | W | U54 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & situation |
-6.5 | 38–9 | W | U58 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & rest |
-7 | 32–31 | L | O55.75 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & situation |
-6.5 | 3–19 | L | U55.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & season form |
-6.25 | 10–21 | L | U48.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & total |
-7 | 33–35 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 89 earlier overs in games with totals 49.5–57.5, 37% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-5 17% | 3-2-1 60% | 3-1 75% | |
| 2-3 40% | 3-2 60% | 4-1 80% |
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
Longer bar = better
#77
Offense
UNM better ▶#40
#121
Defense
Even#124
+0.8 #17
Turnovers
◀ SJSU better−0.8 #117
64 plays #96
Pace
◀ SJSU faster62 plays #118
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| SJSU off | UNM def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| UNM off | SJSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.2 #62 | 12.5 #14 | 18.7 #29 | 5.8 #77 | 3.5 #122 | 9.3 #116 | |
4.6 #62 | 13.0 #129 | 17.6 #113 | 6.0 #78 | 6.8 #73 | 12.8 #79 |
UNM scoring against the SJSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.0 #66 | 10.4 #35 | 16.4 #53 | 5.4 #85 | 5.6 #93 | 11.0 #100 | |
2.8 #24 | 11.0 #118 | 13.8 #84 | 9.3 #122 | 10.5 #124 | 19.8 #131 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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