Northern Illinois
0–7 · Ours #138Our rank on the rankings page. The board's line comes from the betting model, which sees more than this one number.
19–32Our projected score
San José State
4–5 · Ours #113Our rank on the rankings page. The board's line comes from the betting model, which sees more than this one number.
Win chanceHow often each team wins the game outright when we play it out thousands of times from our line.SJSU 78%
SJSU 78%SpreadThe betting line right now: the middle of the sportsbooks we track, updated through the day.—oursOur computer's point spread for this game, built from team stats, not from the betting odds. Read it like a betting line: −7 means we have that team winning by 7. SJSU −12.6
TotalThe betting line right now: the middle of the sportsbooks we track, updated through the day.—oursOur computer's projected combined score for both teams, built from team stats, not from the betting odds. 50.5
Our call · No priceNeither DraftKings nor FanDuel is offering our side at our number right now, so there is no price to judge.—
Quarterbackslast game's starter · most dropbacks in each team's last game
Taron DickensJunior · 7 starts this year
- EPA / dropbackExpected points added per dropback: passes, sacks (college play-by-play logs scrambles as runs). The rank is among the 128 FBS passers with 15+ dropbacks per team game.
- +0.0970th
- Comp %
- 65.7
- TD
- 7
- Turnovers
- 55 INT · 0 fum
- Sacked
- 20
Robert McDanielFreshman · 1 start this year
- EPA / dropbackExpected points added per dropback: passes, sacks (college play-by-play logs scrambles as runs). The rank is among the 128 FBS passers with 15+ dropbacks per team game.
- −0.75
- Comp %
- 46.2
- TD
- 0
- Turnovers
- 00 INT · 0 fum
- Sacked
- 3
Took over mid-game last game
The matchupeach offense against the defense it faces · FBS rank in the colored cell
| San José Stateoffense | Offense edge · 3 of 5 | defenseNorthern Illinois | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 134th | −0.08 | Overall efficiencyEfficiencyExpected points added per play. FBS average: +0.08. | +0.23 | 132nd |
| 125th | 37.8% | Success rateSuccessShare of plays that keep the offense on schedule. FBS average: 43.3%. | 52.6% | 137th |
| 110th | −0.03 | PassingPassingExpected points added per dropback. FBS average: +0.09. | +0.30 | 130th |
| 132nd | −0.13 | RushingRushingExpected points added per run. FBS average: +0.07. | +0.18 | 125th |
| 103rd | 11.0% | Big playsBig playsShare of plays gaining 20+ yards passing or 10+ rushing. FBS average: 12.7%. | 14.5% | 121st |
| Northern Illinoisoffense | Defense edge · 4 of 5 | defenseSan José State | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78th | +0.06 | Overall efficiencyEfficiencyExpected points added per play. FBS average: +0.08. | +0.01 | 56th |
| 120th | 38.4% | Success rateSuccessShare of plays that keep the offense on schedule. FBS average: 43.3%. | 43.0% | 90th |
| 92nd | +0.02 | PassingPassingExpected points added per dropback. FBS average: +0.09. | −0.07 | 33rd |
| 44th | +0.12 | RushingRushingExpected points added per run. FBS average: +0.07. | +0.09 | 93rd |
| 85th | 11.8% | Big playsBig playsShare of plays gaining 20+ yards passing or 10+ rushing. FBS average: 12.7%. | 11.3% | 66th |
Team stats
| San José StateSJSU | Northern IllinoisNIU | |
|---|---|---|
| Special teams & field position | ||
| Special teamsSpecial teams expected points added per game. | +0.467th | −2.2120th |
| Field positionAverage starting field position against the opponent's, in yards. | −0.991st | −2.1104th |
| Drives & pace | ||
| Scoring chancesShare of drives that reach the opponent's 40. | 45%105th | 44%107th |
| Points per chancePoints scored per drive that reaches the opponent's 40. | 3.04127th | 2.54137th |
| Time of possession | 26:24116th | 25:30123rd |
| Plays per game | 6483rd | 60123rd |
| Turnovers & havoc | ||
| Turnover margin | +2 | −6 |
| Giveaways – takeaways | 14 – 16 | 15 – 9 |
| Havoc rateShare of defensive plays with a sack, tackle for loss, interception or forced fumble. | 15.6%34th | 8.9%138th |
Season so far
Northern Illinois0–7 · 68th-hardest schedule
L
at Iowa0–40missed +31QB change mid-game
at Iowa0–40missed +31QB change mid-gameLvs Illinois State24–28missed +2.5QB change mid-game
L
at Arizona17–42covered +34.5
at Arizona17–42covered +34.5L
at Georgia State14–35missed +10
at Georgia State14–35missed +10L
vs Air Force7–28missed +7
vs Air Force7–28missed +7L
at Wyoming23–41missed +7
at Wyoming23–41missed +7L
vs Hawai'i21–56missed +3
vs Hawai'i21–56missed +3San José State4–5 · 99th-hardest schedule
L
at USC26–42covered +38.5
at USC26–42covered +38.5W
at Eastern Michigan27–21covered +1.5
at Eastern Michigan27–21covered +1.5Wvs Cal Poly30–20missed −21.5
L
vs Fresno State10–26missed +4.5
vs Fresno State10–26missed +4.5Wat Hawai'i20–16covered +3
at Hawai'i20–16covered +3Lvs Wyoming13–16missed −4
vs Wyoming13–16missed −4W
at UTEP24–11covered −7
at UTEP24–11covered −7L
at Nevada13–28missed +5.5QB change mid-game
at Nevada13–28missed +5.5QB change mid-gameL
vs New Mexico16–21covered +14.5
vs New Mexico16–21covered +14.5Model cfb_scratch · uncertainty ±15.5 · run Oct 31, 6:20 PM EDT · freezes at kickoff and grades as-is