Fri, Nov 24, 2023, 4:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Boise State · Conference game
Closing spread
BOIS -7
✓ BOIS W
Total
44.5
▲ Over · 46 pts
Model before kickoff
AFA 22–28 BOIS
✓ BOIS (67%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseBOIS -7
Total44.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseBOIS -7
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close44.5
Line context
Home favorites of 6–8 since 2023: won 66%, covered 56% (59 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseBOIS -7
Total44.5
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Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 10 games most like
BOIS as a 7-point home favorite against AFA, the favorite won 9, covered 9, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: BOIS won 27–19; the favorite covered, as in 9 of the 10 similar games. 46 points went over 44.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 69%
Favorite covered
9 of 1090%
Above normal · usually 50%
Went over
5 of 956%
Normal range · usually 48%
Covers above normal. Splits like this often fade, so treat it as context, not a pick. Average result: favorite by 11.6 against an average line of 5.8; 49 points a game (usually 53.8). Of the 2 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar total & spread |
-6.5 | 48–41 | W | O44 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-6.5 | 28–10 | W | U43.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-6 | 34–17 | W | O47 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & total |
-6.5 | 23–14 | W | U43.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 4 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-6 | 37–30 | W | O47 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & rest |
-5 | 37–10 | W | O46 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar total & season form |
-4 | 25–10 | W | U43 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-6.5 | 27–13 | W | P40 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 4 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-6 | 31–20 | W | O47.5 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 16 · very close · similar total & rest |
-4.5 | 13–22 | L | U44.75 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found
Signals
The data signal, and 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight Boise State ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
No clear signal on the total
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Boise State 4-0-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 103 earlier overs in games with totals 40.5–48.5, 34% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-3 70% | 4-5-1 44% | 5-5 50% | |
| 6-4 60% | 5-3-2 63% | 5-4 56% |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 137 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
AFA+5.5 →+1.7▼ 3.8#56
BOIS−9.9 →+2.3▲ 12.2#52
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12
Longer bar = better
#48
Offense
BOIS better ▶#31
#20
Defense
◀ AFA better#81
−0.5 #112
Turnovers
BOIS better ▶−0.1 #80
63 plays #109
Pace
BOIS faster ▶68 plays #50
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| AFA off | BOIS def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 28.4 #64 | 25.8 #67 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.82 #62 | 6.08 #107 | AFA |
| PPA / play | +0.20 #40 | +0.13 #84 | AFA |
| Success rate | 47% #25 | 42% #67 | AFA |
| BOIS off | AFA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 32.5 #35 | 17.1 #13 | AFA |
| Yards / play | 6.43 #29 | 4.62 #10 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.21 #36 | +0.04 #31 | Even |
| Success rate | 47% #22 | 38% #25 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
AFA scoring against the BOIS defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.5 #78 | 10.1 #31 | 15.5 #50 | 6.3 #66 | 6.5 #74 | 12.8 #67 | |
5.0 #58 | 8.8 #91 | 13.8 #81 | 3.9 #28 | 8.1 #102 | 12.0 #66 |
BOIS scoring against the AFA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.1 #86 | 12.7 #8 | 17.8 #26 | 6.0 #69 | 8.6 #23 | 14.6 #43 | |
4.6 #43 | 6.4 #41 | 11.0 #39 | 2.8 #8 | 3.3 #6 | 6.1 #4 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
40° · 5 mph
gusts 12 mph · at kickoff
Rest
AFA6d
BOIS6d
Even
Tempo
Average 131 plays
slowavg 133fast
Quarterback
AFA, BOIS backup QBs started
Not the usual starter
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