Fri, Nov 29, 2024, 4:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at San José State
Closing spread
SJSU -2.5
✓ SJSU W
Total
54.5
▲ Over · 65 pts
Model before kickoff
STAN 25–28 SJSU
✓ SJSU (58%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenSJSU -2
CloseSJSU -2.5
Total55.5 → 54.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenSJSU -2
0.5 → SJSU
CloseSJSU -2.5
0.5 pts toward San José State
Total
Open55.5
▼ 1
Close54.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened SJSU -2 · closed SJSU -2.5 · moved 0.5 toward SJSUmodel SJSU -4
model SJSU -4
Opened 55.5 · closed 54.5 · moved 1 downmodel 53.5
model 53.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 55%, covered 48% (202 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenSJSU -2
CloseSJSU -2.5
Total55.5 → 54.5
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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 2.5-point home favorite against STAN, the favorite won 8, covered 6, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: SJSU won 34–31; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 65 points went over 54.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 49%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 9.4 against an average line of 3.3; 54.6 points a game (usually 53.2). Of the 1 over, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2024 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 52–37 | W | O56.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-3.5 | 27–24 | L | U52.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-4 | 24–0 | W | U55.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar season form & spread |
-2.5 | 41–14 | W | O49.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & spread |
-4.5 | 22–35 | L | O54 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-5.5 | 33–28 | L | O58 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-2.5 | 10–13 | L | U55.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 4 · very close · similar spread & total |
-2.5 | 42–39 | W | O55.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & season form |
-1 | 38–19 | W | O53.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & total |
-3.5 | 31–17 | W | U53.75 |
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 no trends and market moves 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.
No notable trends or market moves for this game.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 343 earlier overs in games with totals 50.5–58.5, 34% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-7 30% | 4-6 40% | 3-7 30% | |
| 5-5 50% | 3-6 33% | 3-6 33% |
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
STAN−5.0 →−6.2▼ 1.2#95
SJSU−2.2 →−4.8▼ 2.6#90
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13
Longer bar = better
#118
Offense
SJSU better ▶#64
#119
Defense
SJSU better ▶#50
−0.4 #95
Turnovers
SJSU better ▶−0.1 #77
67 plays #72
Pace
◀ STAN faster65 plays #91
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| STAN off | SJSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 22.1 #114 | 26.0 #77 | SJSU |
| Yards / play | 4.77 #127 | 5.11 #37 | SJSU |
| PPA / play | −0.03 #128 | +0.02 #25 | SJSU |
| Success rate | 40% #104 | 41% #61 | SJSU |
| SJSU off | STAN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 26.9 #79 | 33.6 #118 | SJSU |
| Yards / play | 6.25 #37 | 6.42 #119 | SJSU |
| PPA / play | +0.13 #74 | +0.23 #120 | SJSU |
| Success rate | 43% #67 | 46% #118 | SJSU |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
STAN scoring against the SJSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.4 #76 | 5.8 #118 | 11.2 #104 | 5.1 #88 | 5.8 #104 | 10.9 #106 | |
4.6 #56 | 8.1 #79 | 12.7 #71 | 6.3 #84 | 6.3 #61 | 12.5 #73 |
SJSU scoring against the STAN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.0 #60 | 8.4 #64 | 14.4 #63 | 4.7 #98 | 7.3 #61 | 12.0 #89 | |
7.9 #120 | 9.6 #105 | 17.5 #119 | 7.8 #114 | 8.3 #105 | 16.1 #114 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
55° · 3 mph
gusts 11 mph · at kickoff
Rest
STAN6d
SJSU7d
SJSU +1 day
Tempo
Average 131 plays
slowavg 134fast
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