Sat, Nov 11, 2023, 2:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at James Madison
Weather at kickoff57°F3 mphgusts 11DryWeather watch ›
1-8 · Power #125
6
final
Final
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9-0 · Power #28
44
▲ winner
Closing spread
JMU -25.5
✓ JMU W
Total
48
▲ Over · 50 pts
Model before kickoff
CONN 11–37 JMU
✓ JMU (97%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseJMU -25.5
Total48
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Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseJMU -25.5
Total48
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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 JMU as a 25.5-point home favorite against CONN, the favorite won 8, covered 4, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: JMU won 44–6; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 50 points went over 48, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 92%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 56%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 16.6 against an average line of 24.9; 49 points a game (usually 56.3). Of the 1 over, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
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BSU vs UNM
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar total & rest
-27.537–0 W U48
Very close
FRES vs UNM
2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & season form
-2434–7 W U51
Very close
2023 · Week 4 · very close · similar total & rest
-27.553–10 W O47.5
Very close
LIB vs NMSU
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest
-2414–49 L O50.5
Very close
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & spread
-24.527–9 L U51.5
Very close
SJSU vs CSU
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & season form
-2428–16 L U44.5
Very close
SJSU vs NEV
2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread
-24.535–28 L O44.5
Very close
BOIS vs CSU
2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread
-2549–10 W O42.5
Very close
APP vs GASO
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & season form
-24.527–3 L U55
Very close
UAB vs RICE
2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-23.7524–30 L O44.5
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 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.
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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
CONN−5.0 →−13.3▼ 8.3#122
JMU+5.1 →+7.0▲ 1.9#30
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10

CONN
Longer bar = better
JMU
#121
Offense
JMU better ▶
#40
#121
Defense
JMU better ▶
#15
−0.4 #104
Turnovers
JMU better ▶
+0.3 #45
63 plays #110
Pace
JMU faster ▶
68 plays #55
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CONN has the ball
Advantage: JMU defense
CONN offJMU defEdge
Points / game 17.9 #127 19.6 #26 JMU
Yards / play 4.92 #117 4.77 #18 JMU
PPA / play −0.01 #121 −0.04 #13 JMU
Success rate 38% #120 32% #2 JMU
When JMU has the ball
Advantage: JMU offense
JMU offCONN defEdge
Points / game 33.2 #29 32.6 #119 JMU
Yards / play 6.24 #39 6.20 #119 JMU
PPA / play +0.16 #57 +0.20 #116 JMU
Success rate 45% #35 48% #130 JMU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
CONN scoring against the JMU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CONN scored
3.0
#119
4.9
#124
7.9
#128
2.4
#128
7.6
#46
10.0
#113
JMU allowed
1.9
#4
6.0
#35
7.9
#10
6.8
#94
4.9
#33
11.7
#58
JMU scoring against the CONN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
JMU scored
9.1
#15
8.7
#54
17.8
#27
8.7
#20
6.8
#70
15.4
#35
CONN allowed
7.8
#113
10.2
#113
18.0
#119
9.7
#128
4.9
#33
14.6
#101

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
JMU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
57° · 3 mph
gusts 11 mph · at kickoff
Rest
CONN7d
JMU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 131 plays
slowavg 134fast

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