Sat, Nov 22, 2025, 10:30 PM ESTWeek 13 · at San Diego State · Conference game
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3-7 · Power #106
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8-2 · Power #68
25
▲ winner
Closing spread
SDSU -9.5
✓ SDSU W
Total
51.5
▼ Under · 28 pts
Model before kickoff
SJSU 21–31 SDSU
✓ SDSU (77%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenSDSU -11.5
CloseSDSU -9.5
Total49.5 → 51.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2 pts toward San José State
Total
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened SDSU -11.5 · closed SDSU -9.5 · moved 2 toward SJSUmodel SDSU -13
Opened 49.5 · closed 51.5 · moved 2 upmodel 51.5 matches the line
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Line context
Home favorites of 8.5–10.5 since 2023: won 77%, covered 45% (142 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 49% (207 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenSDSU -11.5
CloseSDSU -9.5
Total49.5 → 51.5
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 SDSU as a 9.5-point home favorite against SJSU, the favorite won 6, covered 5, and 3 went over the total.

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This game: SDSU won 25–3; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 28 points stayed under 51.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 74%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
3 of 1030%
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 6.5 against an average line of 10.4; 45.3 points a game (usually 53.8). Of the 3 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread
-10.546–7 W O48.5
Close
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & rest
-7.531–19 W U57
Close
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & situation
-9.531–13 W U57.5
Close
2025 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & season form
-1535–10 W U54.5
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & spread
-10.7523–26 L U56.25
Close
TROY vs ARMY
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & spread
-8.510–9 L U45.5
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & rest
-10.534–20 W O48.5
Close
2025 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & situation
-1335–45 L O48.5
Close
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & situation
-11.57–12 L U52.5
Close
2023 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & total
-77–33 L U49.25
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 5 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate San Diego State ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

San Diego State ATS trend (7-2)
San Diego State have covered 78% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
San Diego State 4-0 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
San Diego State 6-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Market moved toward San José State
2 pts (SDSU -11.5 → SDSU -9.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved up 2
49.5 → 51.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (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−6.2 →−9.2▼ 3.0#102
SDSU−12.0 →+0.1▲ 12.1#67
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12

SJSU
Longer bar = better
SDSU
#53
Offense
◀ SJSU better
#81
#110
Defense
SDSU better ▶
#4
−0.9 #128
Turnovers
SDSU better ▶
+0.3 #40
67 plays #61
Pace
◀ SJSU faster
63 plays #114
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When SJSU has the ball
Advantage: SDSU defense
SJSU offSDSU defEdge
Points / game 24.0 #94 12.5 #4 SDSU
Yards / play 6.44 #25 4.08 #4 SDSU
PPA / play +0.16 #48 −0.13 #4 SDSU
Success rate 45% #44 32% #4 SDSU
When SDSU has the ball
Advantage: SDSU offense
SDSU offSJSU defEdge
Points / game 25.4 #82 32.4 #122 SDSU
Yards / play 5.53 #79 6.16 #117 SDSU
PPA / play +0.09 #83 +0.20 #120 SDSU
Success rate 42% #80 43% #82 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
SJSU scoring against the SDSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
SJSU scored
4.4
#108
9.6
#50
14.0
#76
5.1
#89
4.9
#117
10.0
#112
SDSU allowed
3.1
#26
3.9
#6
7.0
#8
2.4
#8
3.1
#5
5.5
#4
SDSU scoring against the SJSU defense
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SDSU scored
5.9
#71
9.7
#47
15.6
#56
4.7
#99
5.1
#111
9.8
#115
SJSU allowed
7.3
#108
9.8
#113
17.1
#118
5.2
#58
10.1
#133
15.3
#121

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
SDSU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
57° · 1 mph
gusts 2 mph · at kickoff
Rest
SJSU7d
SDSU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 131 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
SJSU backup QB started
Not the usual starter