Sat, Nov 4, 2023, 10:00 PM EDTWeek 10 · at Fresno State · Conference game
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4-4 · Power #48
30
final
Final
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7-1 · Power #71
37
▲ winner
Closing spread
FRES -2.5
✓ FRES W
Total
54
▲ Over · 67 pts
Model before kickoff
BOIS 26–30 FRES
✓ FRES (59%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseFRES -2.5
Total54
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Market

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Spread
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Total
 
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 55%, covered 48% (69 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseFRES -2.5
Total54
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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 FRES as a 2.5-point home favorite against BOIS, the favorite won 5, covered 4, and 2 went over the total.

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This game: FRES won 37–30; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 67 points went over 54, as in 2 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 58%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 46%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 1.5 against an average line of 3.1; 44.7 points a game (usually 54). Of the 2 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
BOIS vs FRES
2022 · Week 14 · very close · similar total & spread
-316–28 L U54.5
Very close
BC vs FSU
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread
-323–26 L U55.5
Very close
APP vs UL
2020 · Week 14 · very close · similar spread & rest
-321–24 L U51.5
Very close
MRSH vs CCU
2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & total
-2.513–24 L U54
Very close
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & spread
-331–23 W O49.5
Very close
LIB vs ARMY
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread
-316–31 L U51.75
Very close
ORST vs WSU
2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & spread
-324–10 W U51.5
Very close
TULN vs ECU
2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & rest
-2.524–9 W U55.5
Very close
WSU vs CAL
2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & total
-428–9 W U52.5
Very close
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & spread
-3.535–32 L O59.5
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Mixed signals on the spread
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 away ATS weakness (0-3-1)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Fresno State home ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
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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
BOIS−9.9 →−0.6▲ 9.3#66
FRES+4.2 →+2.7▼ 1.5#47
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

BOIS
Longer bar = better
FRES
#44
Offense
Even
#46
#91
Defense
FRES better ▶
#32
−0.6 #118
Turnovers
FRES better ▶
+1.4 #4
68 plays #56
Pace
FRES faster ▶
71 plays #29
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When BOIS has the ball
Even matchup
BOIS offFRES defEdge
Points / game 30.0 #56 20.6 #31 FRES
Yards / play 6.28 #38 4.97 #28 Even
PPA / play +0.16 #58 +0.04 #39 Even
Success rate 47% #23 38% #31 Even
When FRES has the ball
Advantage: FRES offense
FRES offBOIS defEdge
Points / game 33.6 #28 27.9 #85 FRES
Yards / play 5.64 #71 6.21 #119 FRES
PPA / play +0.20 #40 +0.15 #92 FRES
Success rate 45% #45 42% #66 FRES

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
BOIS scoring against the FRES defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
BOIS scored
4.8
#93
10.6
#24
15.4
#56
5.6
#81
9.0
#20
14.6
#44
FRES allowed
4.3
#46
6.9
#61
11.1
#46
3.0
#12
5.6
#55
8.6
#17
FRES scoring against the BOIS defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
FRES scored
8.4
#21
7.3
#81
15.6
#53
10.8
#6
6.0
#87
16.8
#23
BOIS allowed
3.9
#31
9.6
#104
13.5
#80
4.5
#44
9.9
#124
14.4
#97

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
FRES +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
72° · 2 mph
gusts 3 mph · at kickoff
Rest
BOIS7d
FRES7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 140 plays
slowavg 134fast