Fri, Oct 24, 2025, 10:00 PM EDTWeek 9 · at Nevada · Conference game
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5-2 · Power #55
24
▲ winner
Final
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1-6 · Power #121
3
final
Closing spread
BOIS -20.5
✓ BOIS W
Total
51.5
▼ Under · 27 pts
Model before kickoff
BOIS 36–15 NEV
✓ BOIS (93%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenBOIS -21.5
CloseBOIS -20.5
Total52.5 → 51.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Nevada
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened BOIS -21.5 · closed BOIS -20.5 · moved 1 toward NEVmodel BOIS -22
Opened 52.5 · closed 51.5 · moved 1 downmodel 50.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 48% (244 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenBOIS -21.5
CloseBOIS -20.5
Total52.5 → 51.5
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 20.5-point road favorite at NEV, the favorite won 7, covered 4, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: BOIS won 24–3; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 27 points stayed under 51.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 89%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 44%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 52%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 11.8 against an average line of 19.6; 47.2 points a game (usually 54.7). Of the 3 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & season form
-2217–13 L U54
Close
BOIS @ NEV
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar season form & situation
-2141–3 W U47.5
Close
APP @ TXST
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & total
-19.524–36 L O54.5
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & season form
-1742–7 W U52
Close
2025 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & rest
-17.513–20 L U55.5
Close
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar season form & situation
-21.545–14 W O46.75
Close
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & spread
-1941–24 L O55.5
Close
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar season form & rest
-20.513–27 L U47.5
Close
2025 · Week 3 · close · similar spread & rest
-2124–16 L U55.5
Close
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar season form & rest
-1735–17 W O48.5
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Boise State ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (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.

Boise State ATS trend (6-1)
Boise State have covered 86% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Boise State 5-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Nevada home ATS weakness (0-3)
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+6.0 →+7.4▲ 1.4#38
NEV−9.7 →−16.6▼ 6.9#128
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW8

BOIS
Longer bar = better
NEV
#36
Offense
◀ BOIS better
#131
#59
Defense
◀ BOIS better
#103
+0.1 #63
Turnovers
◀ BOIS better
−1.3 #134
73 plays #23
Pace
◀ BOIS faster
61 plays #128
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When BOIS has the ball
Advantage: BOIS offense
BOIS offNEV defEdge
Points / game 36.9 #21 28.0 #98 BOIS
Yards / play 6.59 #27 5.72 #91 BOIS
PPA / play +0.23 #31 +0.17 #104 BOIS
Success rate 44% #64 46% #119 BOIS
When NEV has the ball
Advantage: BOIS defense
NEV offBOIS defEdge
Points / game 15.6 #134 26.1 #84 BOIS
Yards / play 4.93 #121 5.71 #88 BOIS
PPA / play −0.10 #136 +0.06 #46 BOIS
Success rate 36% #131 37% #19 BOIS

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
BOIS scoring against the NEV defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
BOIS scored
11.3
#7
7.9
#82
19.1
#27
7.7
#39
10.0
#18
17.7
#20
NEV allowed
5.9
#79
10.7
#119
16.6
#114
5.4
#75
6.0
#59
11.4
#65
NEV scoring against the BOIS defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
NEV scored
1.3
#136
6.4
#105
7.7
#128
2.4
#133
5.4
#94
7.9
#126
BOIS allowed
2.3
#16
10.6
#118
12.9
#74
5.9
#85
7.4
#89
13.3
#94

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
NEV +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
59° · 3 mph
gusts 8 mph · at kickoff
Rest
BOIS6d
NEV6d
Even
Tempo
Average 134 plays
slowavg 134fast
Altitude
BOIS +1,903 ft
moderate climb