Sat, Sep 27, 2025, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 5 · at Boise State
Closing spread
BOIS -17.5
✓ BOIS W
Total
59.5
▲ Over · 61 pts
Model before kickoff
APP 22–39 BOIS
✓ BOIS (89%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenBOIS -16.5
CloseBOIS -17.5
Total61.5 → 59.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenBOIS -16.5
1 → BOIS
CloseBOIS -17.5
1 pt toward Boise State
Total
Open61.5
▼ 2
Close59.5
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened BOIS -16.5 · closed BOIS -17.5 · moved 1 toward BOISmodel BOIS -16
model BOIS -16
Opened 61.5 · closed 59.5 · moved 2 downmodel 60.5
model 60.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 16.5–18.5 since 2023: won 90%, covered 50% (105 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 52% (180 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenBOIS -16.5
CloseBOIS -17.5
Total61.5 → 59.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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 17.5-point home favorite against APP, the favorite won 10, covered 7, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: BOIS won 47–14; the favorite covered, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 61 points went over 59.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 88%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 48%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 27.4 against an average line of 16.3; 63.2 points a game (usually 53.5). Of the 3 overs, 0 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 | 2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & total |
-17.5 | 42–27 | L | O59 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar team ratings & total |
-14 | 55–19 | W | O60 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & total |
-16.5 | 53–18 | W | O62 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & situation |
-17.5 | 45–27 | W | O63 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & spread |
-16 | 45–10 | W | U65.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 11 · close · similar total & team ratings |
-13.5 | 45–10 | W | U61 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar team ratings & spread |
-15.5 | 27–13 | L | U61.25 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 7 · close · similar total & situation |
-14 | 43–37 | L | O56 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & situation |
-18.5 | 55–3 | W | O51 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 8 · close · similar total & situation |
-20 | 43–15 | W | U60 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 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 2 trends and market moves behind it
No clear signal on the spread
Slight Under trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Total moved down 2
61.5 → 59.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Small sample warning
App State have 3 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 291 earlier overs in games with totals 55.5–63.5, 30% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 4-6 40% | 2-7 22% | |
| 8-2 80% | 5-5 50% | 4-6 40% |
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
APP−6.4 →−7.4▼ 1.0#91
BOIS+6.0 →+3.7▼ 2.3#52
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW4
Longer bar = better
#71
Offense
BOIS better ▶#30
#59
Defense
◀ APP better#85
−1.0 #124
Turnovers
BOIS better ▶−0.3 #94
82 plays #2
Pace
◀ APP faster71 plays #29
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| APP off | BOIS def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 25.3 #88 | 28.3 #103 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.36 #45 | 6.02 #110 | APP |
| PPA / play | +0.03 #114 | +0.15 #95 | Even |
| Success rate | 48% #38 | 36% #33 | Even |
| BOIS off | APP def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 35.7 #46 | 20.7 #58 | Even |
| Yards / play | 7.58 #13 | 4.60 #35 | BOIS |
| PPA / play | +0.32 #22 | +0.11 #86 | BOIS |
| Success rate | 48% #40 | 39% #58 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
APP scoring against the BOIS defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.0 #57 | 5.7 #110 | 12.7 #92 | 6.7 #69 | 6.0 #84 | 12.7 #80 | |
2.3 #27 | 8.0 #89 | 10.3 #55 | 8.0 #121 | 10.0 #125 | 18.0 #131 |
BOIS scoring against the APP defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13.7 #4 | 5.7 #110 | 19.3 #36 | 7.0 #54 | 9.3 #31 | 16.3 #43 | |
3.3 #47 | 5.3 #42 | 8.7 #40 | 2.3 #22 | 9.7 #123 | 12.0 #81 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
79° · 4 mph
gusts 14 mph · at kickoff
Rest
APP14d bye
BOIS7d
APP +7 days
Tempo
Fast 152 plays
slowavg 134fast
Travel
APP 1,884 mi
2 time zones
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