Fri, Nov 22, 2024, 10:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at San José State · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenUNLV -8
0.5 → SJSU
CloseUNLV -7.5
0.5 pts toward San José State
Total
Open62.5
▼ 3
Close59.5
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
model UNLV -8.5
Opened 62.5 · closed 59.5 · moved 3 downmodel 55.5
model 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
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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
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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & rest |
-10.5 | 14–24 | L | U60 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-5.5 | 44–52 | L | O56.75 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-7.5 | 28–21 | L | U54.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-7.5 | 31–7 | W | U53.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & season form |
-6 | 42–14 | W | O53 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-5.5 | 37–32 | L | O56 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-7.5 | 32–31 | L | O62.25 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar season form & spread |
-9.5 | 14–28 | L | U58.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-7 | 27–34 | L | O56 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & season form |
-6.5 | 27–13 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 24 in the 4th quarter and got 7. 47% of games with totals 55.5–63.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-2 80% | 5-4 56% | 6-3 67% | |
| 6-4 60% | 4-5 44% | 4-5 44% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
UNLV 0–1 SJSU
SJSU leads · 1 game since 2023 · SJSU has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25 2023 | San José State 37 @ UNLV 31 | UNLV -1 | SJSU W |
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
Longer bar = better
#26
Offense
◀ UNLV better#47
#38
Defense
◀ UNLV better#58
+1.3 #4
Turnovers
◀ UNLV better−0.1 #73
66 plays #81
Pace
Even66 plays #78
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| UNLV off | SJSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| SJSU off | UNLV def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.8 #10 | 12.2 #11 | 22.0 #6 | 8.7 #21 | 8.9 #20 | 17.6 #12 | |
4.8 #54 | 8.2 #86 | 13.0 #74 | 5.9 #75 | 6.2 #61 | 12.1 #65 |
SJSU scoring against the UNLV defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.6 #48 | 7.6 #80 | 14.2 #64 | 5.2 #85 | 8.0 #44 | 13.2 #68 | |
4.8 #54 | 5.3 #20 | 10.1 #33 | 6.2 #86 | 6.5 #66 | 12.7 #73 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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