Sat, Nov 9, 2024, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Oregon State
Weather at kickoff54°F2 mphDryWeather watch ›
5-3 · Power #86
24
▲ winner
Final
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4-4 · Power #98
13
final
Closing spread
ORST -2.5
✓ SJSU W
Total
56.5
▼ Under · 37 pts
Model before kickoff
SJSU 27–30 ORST
✗ ORST (58%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenORST -3
CloseORST -2.5
Total55.5 → 56.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
0.5 pts toward San José State
Total
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ORST -3 · closed ORST -2.5 · moved 0.5 toward SJSUmodel ORST -5
Opened 55.5 · closed 56.5 · moved 1 upmodel 56.5 matches the line
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 56%, covered 49% (177 games)ⓘ
Moved off 3Too few earlier games to rateⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenORST -3
CloseORST -2.5
Total55.5 → 56.5
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 ORST as a 2.5-point home favorite against SJSU, the favorite won 4, covered 2, and 3 went over the total.

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This game: SJSU won 24–13 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 37 points stayed under 56.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
2 of 922%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 48%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: underdog by 3.1 against an average line of 3.4; 49.7 points a game (usually 53.1). 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
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & season form
-310–42 L U56.5
Very close
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & season form
-320–17 P U54.5
Very close
2024 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & team ratings
-338–41 L O59.5
Close
LOU vs SYR
2021 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & total
-341–3 W U55.5
Close
FAU vs RICE
2022 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & spread
-517–14 L U54.5
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & season form
-317–20 L U62
Close
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & season form
-324–27 L U55
Close
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar total & spread
-1.517–45 L O56
Close
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form
-4.532–7 W U48.5
Close
SJSU vs USU
2021 · Week 11 · close · similar total & season form
-4.517–48 L O58
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate San José State ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (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.

Oregon State ATS struggles (2-5)
Oregon State have covered only 29% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Oregon State home ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
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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
SJSU−2.2 →−5.6▼ 3.4#94
ORST+7.8 →−3.4▼ 11.2#83
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10

SJSU
Longer bar = better
ORST
#56
Offense
Even
#68
#49
Defense
◀ SJSU better
#115
0.0 #69
Turnovers
◀ SJSU better
−0.4 #96
67 plays #64
Pace
ORST faster ▶
73 plays #14
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When SJSU has the ball
Advantage: SJSU offense
SJSU offORST defEdge
Points / game 29.4 #60 29.4 #101 SJSU
Yards / play 6.28 #42 6.43 #121 SJSU
PPA / play +0.16 #60 +0.22 #116 SJSU
Success rate 44% #62 47% #120 SJSU
When ORST has the ball
Even matchup
ORST offSJSU defEdge
Points / game 27.4 #76 25.5 #77 Even
Yards / play 5.53 #94 5.02 #34 SJSU
PPA / play +0.14 #67 +0.02 #27 SJSU
Success rate 46% #36 40% #56 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
SJSU scoring against the ORST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
SJSU scored
7.4
#37
7.4
#89
14.8
#60
5.6
#78
8.3
#36
13.9
#57
ORST allowed
5.9
#84
7.8
#74
13.6
#83
5.0
#50
9.9
#125
14.9
#110
ORST scoring against the SJSU defense
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ORST scored
4.8
#95
8.1
#72
12.9
#89
3.5
#117
9.1
#23
12.6
#79
SJSU allowed
6.0
#87
7.3
#64
13.3
#78
5.3
#59
6.0
#59
11.3
#57

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ORST +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
54° · 2 mph
gusts 5 mph · at kickoff
Rest
SJSU14d bye
ORST14d bye
Even
Tempo
Fast 140 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
ORST backup QB started
Not the usual starter