Fri, Nov 22, 2024, 10:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at San José State · Conference game
Weather at kickoff61°F12 mphgusts 27Wet0.1 mmWindy Over 48% of 274 games since 2023Weather watch ›
8-2 · Power #42
27
▲ winner
Final
@
6-4 · Power #86
16
final
Closing spread
UNLV -7.5
✓ UNLV W
Total
59.5
▼ Under · 43 pts
Model before kickoff
UNLV 32–24 SJSU
✓ UNLV (71%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUNLV -8
CloseUNLV -7.5
Total62.5 → 59.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
0.5 pts toward San José State
Total
Down 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened UNLV -8 · closed UNLV -7.5 · moved 0.5 toward SJSUmodel UNLV -8.5
Opened 62.5 · closed 59.5 · moved 3 downmodel 55.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 6.5–8.5 since 2023: won 70%, covered 56% (89 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUNLV -8
CloseUNLV -7.5
Total62.5 → 59.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like UNLV as a 7.5-point road favorite at SJSU, the favorite won 6, covered 3, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: UNLV won 27–16; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 43 points stayed under 59.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 70%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 50%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 4 against an average line of 7.3; 55.2 points a game (usually 53.8). Of the 3 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & rest
-10.514–24 L U60
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & season form
-5.544–52 L O56.75
Very close
WASH @ CAL
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & rest
-7.528–21 L U54.5
Very close
ORST @ ASU
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest
-7.531–7 W U53.5
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & season form
-642–14 W O53
Very close
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & season form
-5.537–32 L O56
Very close
WKU @ FAU
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & season form
-7.532–31 L O62.25
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar season form & spread
-9.514–28 L U58.5
Very close
TOL @ BUFF
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & rest
-727–34 L O56
Very close
TULN @ TLSA
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & season form
-6.527–13 W U56
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 1 trend and market move behind it
No clear signal on the spread
Slight Under trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Total moved down 3
62.5 → 59.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
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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
UNLV−2.0 →+5.5▲ 7.5#43
SJSU−2.2 →−4.5▼ 2.3#86
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12

UNLV
Longer bar = better
SJSU
#26
Offense
◀ UNLV better
#47
#38
Defense
◀ UNLV better
#58
+1.3 #4
Turnovers
◀ UNLV better
−0.1 #73
66 plays #81
Pace
Even
66 plays #78
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When UNLV has the ball
Advantage: UNLV offense
UNLV offSJSU defEdge
Points / game 39.9 #7 25.9 #77 UNLV
Yards / play 6.58 #20 5.23 #44 UNLV
PPA / play +0.22 #26 +0.03 #33 Even
Success rate 44% #51 42% #76 UNLV
When SJSU has the ball
Even matchup
SJSU offUNLV defEdge
Points / game 28.0 #64 23.4 #59 Even
Yards / play 6.52 #22 5.20 #43 SJSU
PPA / play +0.16 #60 +0.03 #30 UNLV
Success rate 45% #43 37% #18 UNLV

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
UNLV scoring against the SJSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UNLV scored
9.8
#10
12.2
#11
22.0
#6
8.7
#21
8.9
#20
17.6
#12
SJSU allowed
4.8
#54
8.2
#86
13.0
#74
5.9
#75
6.2
#61
12.1
#65
SJSU scoring against the UNLV defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
SJSU scored
6.6
#48
7.6
#80
14.2
#64
5.2
#85
8.0
#44
13.2
#68
UNLV allowed
4.8
#54
5.3
#20
10.1
#33
6.2
#86
6.5
#66
12.7
#73

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
SJSU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
61° · 12 mph
gusts 27 mph · 0.079 in rain · wind lowers scoring
Rest
UNLV6d
SJSU6d
Even
Tempo
Average 132 plays
slowavg 134fast