Sat, Nov 11, 2023, 2:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at James Madison
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
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CloseJMU -25.5
Total48
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Spread
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CloseJMU -25.5
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Total
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Close48
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
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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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar total & rest |
-27.5 | 37–0 | W | U48 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-24 | 34–7 | W | U51 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 4 · very close · similar total & rest |
-27.5 | 53–10 | W | O47.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-24 | 14–49 | L | O50.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-24.5 | 27–9 | L | U51.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-24 | 28–16 | L | U44.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-24.5 | 35–28 | L | O44.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-25 | 49–10 | W | O42.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-24.5 | 27–3 | L | U55 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-23.75 | 24–30 | 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.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 125 earlier overs in games with totals 44–52, 30% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-8 11% | 4-5 44% | 3-4 43% | |
| 9-0 100% | 6-3 67% | 5-4 56% |
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
Longer bar = better
#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
| CONN off | JMU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| JMU off | CONN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.0 #119 | 4.9 #124 | 7.9 #128 | 2.4 #128 | 7.6 #46 | 10.0 #113 | |
1.9 #4 | 6.0 #35 | 7.9 #10 | 6.8 #94 | 4.9 #33 | 11.7 #58 |
JMU scoring against the CONN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.1 #15 | 8.7 #54 | 17.8 #27 | 8.7 #20 | 6.8 #70 | 15.4 #35 | |
7.8 #113 | 10.2 #113 | 18.0 #119 | 9.7 #128 | 4.9 #33 | 14.6 #101 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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