Clark desk · DallasThursday, September 24, 2026

The Saturday Slate

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Fri, Nov 6 · 11:00pm CT · CEFCU Stadium · San Jose, CA · MW+11:00pm CT
NIU
Northern Illinois Huskies · Mountain West · 0-3 · Away
FPI -17 · rank 129 · No CFBD row
SJSU
San José State Spartans · Mountain West · 2-2 · Home
FPI -13.2 · rank 119 · No CFBD row

Market vs model

Spread
SJSU
NIU
Model
SJSU -6.4
Edge
Full ratings
ESPN FPI only
ML / total
SJSU
SJSU · NIU
Total — no O/U pick
CallNo ticket

Why

CFBD enrichment is off. No API key and no ratings cache, so these numbers are ESPN FPI only.

  • SJSU rating -13.2, NIU rating -17.
  • Fuel: ESPN FPI only. CFBD enrichment is not in this number.
  • Home field adds 2.5 to SJSU.
  • Predicted margin is SJSU by 6.4.
  • There is no posted spread, so the edge is blank and there is no ATS ticket.
  • Model home 6.4. No market line yet. (Rating gap 3.9; home field +2.5).
  • Moneyline ticket is SJSU, because the predicted margin clears 2 points.
  • No totals model — we do not guess over/unders.

Recent form

NIU

FPI -17 · rank 129 · No CFBD row

  1. L@ ARIZ 42-17 · Sat, Sep 19
  2. Lvs ILST 28-24 · Sat, Sep 12
  3. L@ IOWA 40-0 · Sat, Sep 5
  4. Lvs KENT 35-31 · Fri, Nov 28
  5. Lvs WMU 35-19 · Tue, Nov 18

SJSU

FPI -13.2 · rank 119 · No CFBD row

  1. Lvs FRES 26-10 · Sat, Sep 19
  2. Wvs CP 30-20 · Sat, Sep 12
  3. W@ EMU 27-21 · Fri, Sep 4
  4. L@ USC 42-26 · Sat, Aug 29
  5. Lvs FRES 41-14 · Sat, Nov 29

Injuries

no injury feed wired yet

Lock a ticket

Same rules as the board. ATS only when the edge clears 1.5 and the rating is not a placeholder. Moneyline only when the model has a winner by 2 or more. The lock stores the line now. CLV stays empty until there is a closing number.

Model home 6.4. No market line yet. (Rating gap 3.9; home field +2.5).

Writes this moneyline into the ledger. No point line, and no fake close.