Sat, Sep 16, 2023, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Toledo
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1-2 · Power #60
17
final
Final
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1-1 · Power #58
21
▲ winner
Closing spread
TOL -9
✓ SJSU W
Total
56.5
▼ Under · 38 pts
Model before kickoff
SJSU 25–35 TOL
✓ TOL (77%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseTOL -9
Total56.5
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Market

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Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseTOL -9
Total56.5
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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 TOL as a 9-point home favorite against SJSU, the favorite won 9, covered 7, and 3 went over the total.

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This game: TOL won 21–17; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 38 points stayed under 56.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 71%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
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 16.4 against an average line of 10.6; 51.4 points a game (usually 55). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
UVA vs ILL
2021 · Week 2 · very close · similar total & situation
-10.542–14 W U57
Very close
MRSH vs ECU
2021 · Week 3 · very close · similar situation & rest
-1038–42 L O58.5
Close
UTSA vs MTSU
2021 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & season form
-11.527–13 W U59.5
Close
PUR vs ILL
2021 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & team ratings
-10.513–9 L U53.25
Close
TENN vs SC
2021 · Week 6 · close · similar total & rest
-10.545–20 W O56.5
Close
HOU vs MEM
2021 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & rest
-9.531–13 W U59.25
Close
BUFF vs M-OH
2020 · Week 11 · close · similar total & rest
-7.542–10 W U56
Close
USA vs LT
2022 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & situation
-1338–14 W U59
Close
SYR vs UVA
2022 · Week 4 · close · similar spread & rest
-9.522–20 L U53.75
Close
TEX vs UTSA
2022 · Week 3 · close · similar total & rest
-1341–20 W O57
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 1 trend and market move behind it
No clear signal on the spread
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.

Small sample warning
Toledo have 2 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 135 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
SJSU−9.4 →−6.2▲ 3.2#102
TOL+0.7 →+4.6▲ 3.9#36
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2

SJSU
Longer bar = better
TOL
#92
Offense
TOL better ▶
#43
#111
Defense
TOL better ▶
#47
+1.0 #24
Turnovers
◀ SJSU better
0.0 #78
67 plays #69
Pace
TOL faster ▶
71 plays #34
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When SJSU has the ball
Advantage: TOL defense
SJSU offTOL defEdge
Points / game 30.3 #71 16.7 #37 TOL
Yards / play 5.33 #100 4.54 #31 TOL
PPA / play +0.09 #91 −0.01 #50 TOL
Success rate 39% #106 39% #70 TOL
When TOL has the ball
Advantage: TOL offense
TOL offSJSU defEdge
Points / game 40.0 #26 30.5 #107 TOL
Yards / play 6.04 #60 5.90 #105 TOL
PPA / play +0.26 #36 +0.30 #128 TOL
Success rate 46% #49 45% #104 TOL

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 80 FBS teams
SJSU scoring against the TOL defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
SJSU scored
5.7
#42
12.7
#18
18.3
#26
9.3
#15
7.0
#36
16.3
#29
TOL allowed
3.5
1.5
5.0
6.5
5.0
11.5
TOL scoring against the SJSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TOL scored
12.5
18.5
31.0
7.0
11.5
18.5
SJSU allowed
4.7
#47
10.3
#62
15.0
#61
9.3
#68
9.3
#68
18.7
#75

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
TOL +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
66° · 3 mph
gusts 10 mph · at kickoff
Rest
SJSU7d
TOL7d
Even
Tempo
Average 138 plays
slowavg 134fast
Travel
SJSU 2,045 mi
3 time zones

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