Sat, Oct 19, 2024, 4:00 PM EDTWeek 8 · at San José State · Conference game
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1-5 · Power #114
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Final
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4-2 · Power #86
24
▲ winner
Closing spread
SJSU -11.5
✓ WYO W
Total
52.5
▼ Under · 38 pts
Model before kickoff
WYO 20–31 SJSU
✓ SJSU (80%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenSJSU -11.5
CloseSJSU -11.5
Total49.5 → 52.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
Up 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened SJSU -11.5 · unchangedmodel SJSU -13
Opened 49.5 · closed 52.5 · moved 3 upmodel 51
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 10.5–12.5 since 2023: won 73%, covered 36% (56 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenSJSU -11.5
CloseSJSU -11.5
Total49.5 → 52.5
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 SJSU as an 11.5-point home favorite against WYO, the favorite won 8, covered 6, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: SJSU won 24–14; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 38 points stayed under 52.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 77%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 51%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 8.6 against an average line of 11.2; 59 points a game (usually 55.4). Of the 2 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread
-12.552–21 W O53.25
Very close
WMU vs BALL
2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & situation
-12.520–45 L O57.5
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & situation
-10.534–20 W O48.5
Very close
MEM vs NAVY
2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar situation & total
-1135–17 W U55.5
Very close
FAU vs FIU
2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & spread
-10.558–21 W O52
Close
CCU vs ODU
2022 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & spread
-11.2521–49 L O58.5
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & situation
-1128–23 L U52.25
Close
TOL vs BALL
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar total
-13.528–21 L U53.5
Close
DUKE vs VT
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & spread
-1024–7 W U50
Close
UTEP vs RICE
2021 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & season form
-938–28 W O47
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Slight San José State ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Moderate Over trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger total leans went 21-19 (53%) in our 2024–26 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.

Wyoming ATS struggles (1-4)
Wyoming have covered only 20% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Both teams trending Over (7-3 combined)
Their games this season have mostly gone over the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 66-66 (50%)
Total moved up 3
49.5 → 52.5. · 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
WYO−4.9 →−14.2▼ 9.3#121
SJSU−2.2 →−5.0▼ 2.8#90
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WYO
Longer bar = better
SJSU
#132
Offense
SJSU better ▶
#47
#110
Defense
SJSU better ▶
#63
−0.8 #118
Turnovers
SJSU better ▶
+0.7 #27
63 plays #103
Pace
SJSU faster ▶
68 plays #60
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When WYO has the ball
Advantage: SJSU defense
WYO offSJSU defEdge
Points / game 17.7 #128 26.2 #83 SJSU
Yards / play 4.19 #136 5.06 #40 SJSU
PPA / play −0.06 #129 +0.02 #34 SJSU
Success rate 32% #136 43% #95 SJSU
When SJSU has the ball
Advantage: SJSU offense
SJSU offWYO defEdge
Points / game 33.5 #36 31.5 #111 SJSU
Yards / play 6.16 #50 6.07 #106 SJSU
PPA / play +0.19 #48 +0.20 #112 SJSU
Success rate 45% #53 45% #112 SJSU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
WYO scoring against the SJSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
WYO scored
4.5
#94
4.7
#124
9.2
#119
2.8
#125
5.7
#95
8.5
#124
SJSU allowed
7.5
#112
6.8
#55
14.3
#92
4.7
#51
5.8
#58
10.5
#44
SJSU scoring against the WYO defense
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SJSU scored
7.5
#35
8.7
#63
16.2
#50
7.0
#56
9.3
#22
16.3
#31
WYO allowed
8.0
#119
11.7
#128
19.7
#126
8.7
#121
3.2
#10
11.8
#64

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
SJSU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
74° · 3 mph
gusts 10 mph · at kickoff
Rest
WYO7d
SJSU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 131 plays
slowavg 133fast
Quarterback
SJSU backup QB started
Not the usual starter