Sat, Oct 14, 2023, 10:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Colorado State · Conference game
Closing spread
BOIS -7.5
✓ CSU W
Total
59.5
▲ Over · 61 pts
Model before kickoff
BOIS 33–27 CSU
✗ BOIS (68%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
Opennot available
CloseBOIS -7.5
Total59.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseBOIS -7.5
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close59.5
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
Opennot available
CloseBOIS -7.5
Total59.5
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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 7.5-point road favorite at CSU, the favorite won 9, covered 5, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: CSU won 31–30 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 61 points went over 59.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 70%
Favorite covered
5 of 956%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 49%
Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 11.2 against an average line of 6.2; 58.8 points a game (usually 54.3). Of the 1 over, 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 | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & total |
-7 | 42–21 | W | O58.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar team ratings & spread |
-8.5 | 37–30 | L | O62 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar total & rest |
-6.5 | 52–32 | W | O59 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar total & situation |
-6 | 35–28 | W | O59 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-6.5 | 35–26 | W | O57.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar total & rest |
-7 | 24–17 | P | U59.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & total |
-6 | 40–3 | W | U61 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & total |
-4.5 | 31–27 | L | U60.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-5 | 30–27 | L | U57.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-5 | 24–27 | L | U56.5 |
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
No clear signal on the spread
Slight Over trend Hit
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.
Both teams trending Over (7-2 combined)
Their games this season have mostly gone over the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 66-66 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 57 earlier overs in games with totals 55.5–63.5, 25% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-3 50% | 2-2-2 50% | 3-1 75% | |
| 2-3 40% | 2-3 40% | 4-1 80% |
Recent meetings
The series
BOIS 13–1 CSU
BOIS leads · 14 games since 2011 · BOIS has won the last meeting
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
BOIS−9.9 →−2.0▲ 7.9#75
CSU−7.1 →−7.9▼ 0.8#104
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6
Longer bar = better
#47
Offense
◀ BOIS better#71
#116
Defense
CSU better ▶#94
−0.3 #95
Turnovers
◀ BOIS better−0.8 #119
68 plays #64
Pace
CSU faster ▶72 plays #28
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| BOIS off | CSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 29.7 #66 | 36.0 #129 | BOIS |
| Yards / play | 6.36 #37 | 6.06 #103 | BOIS |
| PPA / play | +0.16 #55 | +0.09 #70 | Even |
| Success rate | 47% #31 | 42% #73 | BOIS |
| CSU off | BOIS def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 31.0 #54 | 30.8 #107 | CSU |
| Yards / play | 5.94 #59 | 6.82 #132 | CSU |
| PPA / play | +0.05 #102 | +0.19 #111 | Even |
| Success rate | 42% #68 | 45% #112 | CSU |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
BOIS scoring against the CSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.8 #108 | 11.3 #24 | 15.2 #64 | 5.2 #87 | 9.3 #21 | 14.5 #52 | |
7.4 #110 | 9.0 #94 | 16.4 #104 | 5.8 #75 | 10.8 #127 | 16.6 #118 |
CSU scoring against the BOIS defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11.6 #7 | 2.8 #131 | 14.4 #72 | 2.6 #126 | 12.6 #2 | 15.2 #42 | |
4.0 #44 | 12.8 #128 | 16.8 #107 | 4.3 #41 | 9.7 #120 | 14.0 #92 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
46° · 4 mph
gusts 10 mph · at kickoff
Rest
BOIS7d
CSU7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 140 plays
slowavg 134fast
Altitude
BOIS +2,330 ft
moderate climb
Quarterback
BOIS backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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