Week 1 slate
Week 1Sat, Aug 29 · 5:30 PM ETFargodome, FargoFinal
Jacksonville State
JXST · 0-0
7
Final
North Dakota State
NDSU · 0-0
33
Final
Model called it
Spread
NDSU -6.5
Moneyline
JXST +215 / NDSU -265
Total
O/U 46.5
Weather
Dome · controlled
Venue
Fargodome · Fargo
Kickoff
Sat, Aug 29 · 5:30 PM ET
Final
JXST 7 / NDSU 33
From the booth
The model favored NDSU to win, and the call landed.
North Dakota State's looking like the clear favorite here at 77 percent to win this one, and it's not hard to see why. The Bison have been rolling lately, outscoring opponents over their last five games and showing some real defensive teeth, which has the betting market buying in as well. Jacksonville State's got their work cut out for them as the road team, sitting at just 23 percent, so NDSU's gonna need to protect home field and lean on that momentum they've built.
Why the model leans NDSU
- Favors North Dakota State: NDSU+0.03Point differential, last 5 games
- Favors North Dakota State: NDSU+0.02Betting-market win probability
- Favors North Dakota State: NDSUPoint in the season