Post-game analysisNCAA FootballSaturday, September 19, 2026Final

James Madison Dukes at San Diego State Aztecs

Post-game analysis · Saturday, September 19, 2026

Model projection — no official pick

JMU 24 – SDSU 25

This is a model projection only. No side was published for this game and nothing here is counted in our graded record.

The betting line

SDSU -2.5

Sportsbooks make San Diego State Aztecs the favorite by 2.5. Expected combined score: 46.5

DraftKings · updated Sat, 9:49 PM EDT

Our projected score

James Madison Dukes logo James Madison Dukes24

San Diego State Aztecs logo San Diego State Aztecs25

Final score

James Madison Dukes logo James Madison Dukes26

San Diego State Aztecs logo San Diego State Aztecs13

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Matchup preview · Sep 19, 2026

Preview: James Madison Dukes at San Diego State Aztecs projection

James Madison Dukes visit San Diego State Aztecs in NCAA Football on Saturday, September 19, 2026. Our model projects JMU 24 – SDSU 25, a 1-point edge to San Diego State Aztecs. DraftKings currently has SDSU -2.5 with a total of 46.5.

The only inputs are final scores and schedule dates from the current and prior season, opponent-adjusted, plus the live DraftKings spread and total. 15 completed home-side and 14 completed away-side games are on file, worth 1.66 weighted games on the thinner side after recency decay and a discount on prior-season results. Because that history is graded insufficient, the projected score is blended 85% toward the DraftKings number of -2.5 / 46.5, which sat 14.75 points from what the completed scores alone implied.

This is a model projection, not an official tracked recommendation. The model rates it unrated, so no side is published and it is not eligible for a tracked pick or a Covered Select. Reasons on file: 1.66 weighted games is below the 3-game minimum for a rated projection; score anchored 85% to the DraftKings number (-2.5 / 46.5); unrated: the history behind this projection is insufficient, so the score is a market-anchored projection rather than a recommendation.

Full-game total

DraftKings last quoted 46.5 — Over -110 / Under -110.

Medium

Our projected combined score is 57 · Over win probability 65.5%.

This is a model projection for context, not a recommendation. Only a high-rated total becomes a tracked pick.

No full-game total recommendation was published on this game. no explicit pregame data-quality verdict was recorded.

Our recommendations on this game

The team recommendation, the full-game total and the player recommendations for this matchup, side by side. The full-game total is its own market, shown in its own panel above. Only high-rated recommendations taken at a locked DraftKings price are used on a parlay card, and a card never takes two legs from the same game.

Team

No high-rated team recommendation on this matchup. We only show one here when DraftKings posted the number and price and we locked a high-rated recommendation before kickoff.

Players

No high-rated player recommendation on this matchup. We only show one when DraftKings posted the number and price before kickoff.

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Player prop angles

Our model projects individual stat lines from each player's recent games and the matchup in front of them, then compares that projection to the live sportsbook number. Where a book has not posted a prop yet, the line shown is our own.

Miles Halbert — Anytime touchdown: Yes
JMU
We project 1Recent average 1 over 1 gamesConfidence mediumLine DraftKings +950
Miles Halbert scored in 1 of 1 game this season (1 touchdowns per game after the matchup), and the matchup is roughly neutral. Our model gives him a 95% chance to score, against 10% in the DraftKings price (+950), so the play is Anytime touchdown: Yes.
KD Mosley — Anytime touchdown: Yes
JMU
We project 1Recent average 1 over 1 gamesConfidence mediumLine DraftKings +950
KD Mosley scored in 1 of 1 game this season (1 touchdowns per game after the matchup), and the matchup is roughly neutral. Our model gives him a 95% chance to score, against 10% in the DraftKings price (+950), so the play is Anytime touchdown: Yes.
Jackson Ford — Anytime touchdown: Yes
SDSU
We project 1Recent average 1 over 1 gamesConfidence mediumLine DraftKings +650
Jackson Ford scored in 1 of 1 game this season (1 touchdowns per game after the matchup), and the matchup is roughly neutral. Our model gives him a 95% chance to score, against 13% in the DraftKings price (+650), so the play is Anytime touchdown: Yes.
Justius Lowe — Anytime touchdown: Yes
SDSU
We project 1Recent average 1 over 1 gamesConfidence mediumLine DraftKings +425
Justius Lowe scored in 1 of 1 game this season (1 touchdowns per game after the matchup), and the matchup is roughly neutral. Our model gives him a 95% chance to score, against 19% in the DraftKings price (+425), so the play is Anytime touchdown: Yes.
Braeden Wisloski — Anytime touchdown: Yes
JMU
We project 0.5Recent average 0.5 over 3 gamesConfidence mediumLine DraftKings +700
Braeden Wisloski scored in 0 of 2 games this season and in 1 of 1 games last season (0.5 touchdowns per game after the matchup), and the matchup is roughly neutral. Our model gives him a 50% chance to score, against 13% in the DraftKings price (+700), so the play is Anytime touchdown: Yes.
MissedFinal: Braeden Wisloski did not score a touchdown
Jordin Thomas — Anytime touchdown: Yes
SDSU
We project 0.5Recent average 0.5 over 2 gamesConfidence mediumLine DraftKings +425
Jordin Thomas scored in 1 of 2 games this season (0.5 touchdowns per game after the matchup), and the matchup is roughly neutral. Our model gives him a 50% chance to score, against 19% in the DraftKings price (+425), so the play is Anytime touchdown: Yes.
MissedFinal: Jordin Thomas did not score a touchdown