Sat, Oct 14, 2023, 10:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Colorado State · Conference game
Weather at kickoff46°F4 mphgusts 10DryWeather watch ›
3-3 · Power #48
30
final
Final
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2-3 · Power #109
31
▲ winner
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
Opening line not available
Total
 
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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
WMU @ NIU
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & total
-742–21 W O58.5
Very close
FRES @ UNLV
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar team ratings & spread
-8.537–30 L O62
Very close
TOL @ NIU
2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar total & rest
-6.552–32 W O59
Very close
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar total & situation
-635–28 W O59
Very close
BYU @ STAN
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread
-6.535–26 W O57.5
Very close
WMU @ BUFF
2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar total & rest
-724–17 P U59.5
Very close
2023 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & total
-640–3 W U61
Very close
GT @ DUKE
2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & total
-4.531–27 L U60.5
Very close
CMU @ OHIO
2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar situation & rest
-530–27 L U57.5
Very close
KENT @ M-OH
2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & situation
-524–27 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%)
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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

BOIS
Longer bar = better
CSU
#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
When BOIS has the ball
Advantage: BOIS offense
BOIS offCSU defEdge
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
When CSU has the ball
Advantage: CSU offense
CSU offBOIS defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
BOIS scored
3.8
#108
11.3
#24
15.2
#64
5.2
#87
9.3
#21
14.5
#52
CSU allowed
7.4
#110
9.0
#94
16.4
#104
5.8
#75
10.8
#127
16.6
#118
CSU scoring against the BOIS defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CSU scored
11.6
#7
2.8
#131
14.4
#72
2.6
#126
12.6
#2
15.2
#42
BOIS allowed
4.0
#44
12.8
#128
16.8
#107
4.3
#41
9.7
#120
14.0
#92

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
CSU +2.5
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