San Jose State Spartans Odds

2025 San Jose State Spartans Football

The San Jose State Spartans enter the 2025 college football season at a crossroads. Last year marked the start of a new era under head coach Ken Niumatalolo, the longtime Navy leader known for his disciplined, option-heavy offenses. In 2024, Niumatalolo and offensive coordinator Craig Stutzmann began modernizing the Spartans’ attack, but the transition came with growing pains.

After finishing 5–7 in 2024, San Jose State fell just short of bowl eligibility. Still, they were competitive in many close games and showed flashes of what this new regime is building. Quarterback Emmett Brown emerged as the starter late in the season and is expected to lead the offense in 2025, while wide receiver Nick Nash remains the go-to playmaker and one of the most explosive players in the Mountain West. 

Defensively, longtime coordinator Derrick Odum continues to lead a group that has consistently ranked among the better units in the conference. Despite key losses up front, Soane Toia returns to anchor the defensive line, and SJSU's secondary has developed into a strength.

Oddsmakers have San Jose State’s win total pegged at 5.5, reflecting cautious optimism that the Spartans can turn a corner in 2025 and get back to postseason play. 

How to Bet on the San José State Spartans

Although California sports betting hasn't been legalized, state residents and visitors may have access to legal daily fantasy sports.

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Californians can play PrizePicks DFS, a legal sports betting alternative. PrizePicks is an easy DFS option that prompts users to pick over/under props using their favorite Spartan players like Nick Nash. Download the PrizePicks app and enter the promo code 'ACTION' to qualify for a deposit match of up to $100.

San Jose State Spartans Point Spreads

Betting on the Spartans against the spread was one of the most profitable ventures a college football bettor could take on last season. The Spartans finished 8-4 ATS last season. For new bettors who aren't sure what that means, let's break it down:

A SJSU spread might look like this:

• SJSU +11 (-110)
• Boise State -11 (-110)

With SJSU losing 35–27 — a margin of only eight points — the Spartans covered the spread while losing the game. Of course, if it had won, that would also have been covered. The favored Broncos would need to win by at least 12 to cover the spread and win.

San Jose State Spartans Over/Unders

Totals bets, also called an over/under, involve betting on how many points will be scored in a game. You can bet on either team or the game as a whole.

Say the total for the SJSU game against Boise State was 52 points. The final score last year ended up 35-27, a remarkably comfortable win for the over. For unders to win, both teams must combine for 51 or fewer points. Whether you bet on team totals or the game total, which team wins doesn't matter — just the amount of scoring.

San Jose State Spartans Moneylines

You might think betting on Spartans' moneylines would be a surefire way to burn through your hard-earned cash, given that moneylines are just bets on who wins a game, but it's more complex. Since San Jose State was an underdog in a number of games last year, books are willing to tag a lower, more appealing price on the SJSU moneyline.

For example, SJSU was a +360 underdog against UNLV, but it won the game, so a $100 bet profited $360. If it had been a -360 favorite, that $100 bet would profit about $28.

San Jose State Spartans Futures

If you want to take the +5000 odds on the Spartans winning the Mountain West in 2024, that's called a futures bet (but I'm not sure we'd recommend that!!). Futures are just what we call any bet on full season outcomes.

Other than conference champion odds, you could bet over or under on the Spartans' number of wins for the season.