Sat, Sep 16, 2023, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Toledo
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
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseTOL -9
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close56.5
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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 2 · very close · similar total & situation |
-10.5 | 42–14 | W | U57 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 3 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-10 | 38–42 | L | O58.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & season form |
-11.5 | 27–13 | W | U59.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & team ratings |
-10.5 | 13–9 | L | U53.25 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 6 · close · similar total & rest |
-10.5 | 45–20 | W | O56.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & rest |
-9.5 | 31–13 | W | U59.25 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 11 · close · similar total & rest |
-7.5 | 42–10 | W | U56 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & situation |
-13 | 38–14 | W | U59 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 4 · close · similar spread & rest |
-9.5 | 22–20 | L | U53.75 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 3 · close · similar total & rest |
-13 | 41–20 | 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.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 19 in the 4th quarter and got 0. 47% of games with totals 52.5–60.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-2 33% | 2-1 67% | 2-0 100% | |
| 1-1 50% | 2-0 100% | 1-0 100% |
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
Longer bar = better
#92
Offense
TOL better ▶#43
#111
Defense
TOL better ▶#47
+1.0 #24
Turnovers
◀ SJSU better0.0 #78
67 plays #69
Pace
TOL faster ▶71 plays #34
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| SJSU off | TOL def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| TOL off | SJSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.7 #42 | 12.7 #18 | 18.3 #26 | 9.3 #15 | 7.0 #36 | 16.3 #29 | |
3.5 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 11.5 |
TOL scoring against the SJSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12.5 | 18.5 | 31.0 | 7.0 | 11.5 | 18.5 | |
4.7 #47 | 10.3 #62 | 15.0 #61 | 9.3 #68 | 9.3 #68 | 18.7 #75 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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