Sat, Oct 19, 2024, 4:00 PM EDTWeek 8 · at San José State · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenSJSU -11.5
no move
CloseSJSU -11.5
No change since the open
Total
Open49.5
▲ 3
Close52.5
Up 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened SJSU -11.5 · unchangedmodel SJSU -13
model SJSU -13
Opened 49.5 · closed 52.5 · moved 3 upmodel 51
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-12.5 | 52–21 | W | O53.25 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-12.5 | 20–45 | L | O57.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-10.5 | 34–20 | W | O48.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar situation & total |
-11 | 35–17 | W | U55.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-10.5 | 58–21 | W | O52 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & spread |
-11.25 | 21–49 | L | O58.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & situation |
-11 | 28–23 | L | U52.25 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 11 · close · similar total |
-13.5 | 28–21 | L | U53.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & spread |
-10 | 24–7 | W | U50 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & season form |
-9 | 38–28 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 29 in the 4th quarter and got 14. 52% of games with totals 48.5–56.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-6 40% | 3-6 33% | 6-3 67% | |
| 7-3 70% | 5-4 56% | 5-4 56% |
Recent meetings
The series
WYO 9–7 SJSU
WYO leads · 16 games since 1959 · WYO has won the last 2 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
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
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW7
Longer bar = better
#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
| WYO off | SJSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| SJSU off | WYO def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.5 #94 | 4.7 #124 | 9.2 #119 | 2.8 #125 | 5.7 #95 | 8.5 #124 | |
7.5 #112 | 6.8 #55 | 14.3 #92 | 4.7 #51 | 5.8 #58 | 10.5 #44 |
SJSU scoring against the WYO defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.5 #35 | 8.7 #63 | 16.2 #50 | 7.0 #56 | 9.3 #22 | 16.3 #31 | |
8.0 #119 | 11.7 #128 | 19.7 #126 | 8.7 #121 | 3.2 #10 | 11.8 #64 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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