Sat, Sep 30, 2023, 4:00 PM EDTWeek 5 · at Memphis
Weather at kickoff89°F6 mphgusts 13DryWeather watch ›
2-2 · Power #48
32
final
Final
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3-1 · Power #50
35
▲ winner
Closing spread
MEM -3
Push
Total
58
▲ Over · 67 pts
Model before kickoff
BOIS 26–31 MEM
✓ MEM (64%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseMEM -3
Total58
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Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseMEM -3
Total58
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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 MEM as a 3-point home favorite against BOIS, the favorite won 3, covered 2, and 3 went over the total.

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This game: MEM won 35–32; the favorite pushed, as in 0 of the 10 similar games. 67 points went over 58, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 59%
Favorite covered
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 47%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 4.2 against an average line of 3.8; 48.4 points a game (usually 54.2). 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
BOIS vs FRES
2022 · Week 14 · very close · similar spread & rest
-316–28 L U54.5
Very close
2023 · Week 4 · very close · similar total & spread
-3.516–30 L U58.5
Very close
BSU vs NEV
2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & total
-3.531–41 L O59
Very close
FLA vs FSU
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & rest
-424–21 L U58.5
Close
WAKE vs FSU
2021 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & spread
-4.535–14 W U62.5
Close
MRSH vs CCU
2022 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & situation
-2.513–24 L U54
Close
NCST vs LOU
2021 · Week 9 · close · similar total & rest
-628–13 W U57
Close
2023 · Week 2 · close · similar spread & rest
-3.510–17 L U61.5
Close
WKU vs TROY
2022 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & rest
-527–34 L O55
Close
2023 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & total
-221–41 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 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight Boise State ATS trend Push
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.

Memphis ATS struggles (1-3)
Memphis have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
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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 →−3.6▲ 6.3#80
MEM+6.5 →+6.1▼ 0.4#34
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW4

BOIS
Longer bar = better
MEM
#66
Offense
MEM better ▶
#51
#116
Defense
MEM better ▶
#31
0.0 #73
Turnovers
Even
+0.3 #61
68 plays #57
Pace
MEM faster ▶
73 plays #21
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When BOIS has the ball
Advantage: MEM defense
BOIS offMEM defEdge
Points / game 27.8 #79 18.8 #40 MEM
Yards / play 5.82 #63 5.18 #52 Even
PPA / play +0.15 #63 −0.10 #10 MEM
Success rate 43% #58 34% #22 MEM
When MEM has the ball
Advantage: MEM offense
MEM offBOIS defEdge
Points / game 37.0 #31 30.8 #108 MEM
Yards / play 5.96 #60 6.77 #130 MEM
PPA / play +0.14 #68 +0.17 #106 MEM
Success rate 45% #46 47% #120 MEM

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
BOIS scoring against the MEM defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
BOIS scored
5.0
#85
10.0
#49
15.0
#71
6.0
#73
6.8
#73
12.8
#75
MEM allowed
7.0
#107
3.3
#9
10.3
#54
3.5
#38
5.0
#48
8.5
#31
MEM scoring against the BOIS defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MEM scored
7.5
#49
11.5
#31
19.0
#30
10.5
#15
7.5
#59
18.0
#26
BOIS allowed
2.5
#22
12.5
#124
15.0
#92
4.8
#61
11.0
#127
15.8
#112

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
MEM +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
89° · 6 mph
gusts 13 mph · at kickoff
Rest
BOIS8d
MEM7d
BOIS +1 day
Tempo
Fast 141 plays
slowavg 134fast
Travel
BOIS 1,510 mi
1 time zone