Fri, Oct 24, 2025, 10:00 PM EDTWeek 9 · at Nevada · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenBOIS -21.5
1 → NEV
CloseBOIS -20.5
1 pt toward Nevada
Total
Open52.5
▼ 1
Close51.5
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
model BOIS -22
Opened 52.5 · closed 51.5 · moved 1 downmodel 50.5
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-22 | 17–13 | L | U54 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 11 · close · similar season form & situation |
-21 | 41–3 | W | U47.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & total |
-19.5 | 24–36 | L | O54.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & season form |
-17 | 42–7 | W | U52 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & rest |
-17.5 | 13–20 | L | U55.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar season form & situation |
-21.5 | 45–14 | W | O46.75 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & spread |
-19 | 41–24 | L | O55.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar season form & rest |
-20.5 | 13–27 | L | U47.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 3 · close · similar spread & rest |
-21 | 24–16 | L | U55.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar season form & rest |
-17 | 35–17 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 32 in the 4th quarter and got 7. 54% of games with totals 47.5–55.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-3 70% | 7-3 70% | 5-5 50% | |
| 1-9 10% | 4-6 40% | 2-8 20% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
BOIS 20–6 NEV
BOIS leads · 26 games since 1993 · BOIS has won the last 3 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9 2024 | Nevada 21 @ Boise State 28 | BOIS -23.5 | NEV W |
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
Longer bar = better
#36
Offense
◀ BOIS better#131
#59
Defense
◀ BOIS better#103
+0.1 #63
Turnovers
◀ BOIS better−1.3 #134
73 plays #23
Pace
◀ BOIS faster61 plays #128
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| BOIS off | NEV def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| NEV off | BOIS def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11.3 #7 | 7.9 #82 | 19.1 #27 | 7.7 #39 | 10.0 #18 | 17.7 #20 | |
5.9 #79 | 10.7 #119 | 16.6 #114 | 5.4 #75 | 6.0 #59 | 11.4 #65 |
NEV scoring against the BOIS defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.3 #136 | 6.4 #105 | 7.7 #128 | 2.4 #133 | 5.4 #94 | 7.9 #126 | |
2.3 #16 | 10.6 #118 | 12.9 #74 | 5.9 #85 | 7.4 #89 | 13.3 #94 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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