Fri, Sep 22, 2023, 10:30 PM EDTWeek 4 · at San Diego State · Conference game
Closing spread
BOIS -5
✓ SDSU W
Total
47.5
▲ Over · 65 pts
Model before kickoff
BOIS 27–23 SDSU
✓ BOIS (62%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseBOIS -5
Total47.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseBOIS -5
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close47.5
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseBOIS -5
Total47.5
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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 5-point road favorite at SDSU, the favorite won 5, covered 4, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: BOIS won 34–31; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 65 points went over 47.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 61%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
6 of 1060%
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 3.4 against an average line of 4.1; 53.4 points a game (usually 54). When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-3 | 14–17 | L | U44.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-4.5 | 21–53 | L | O45.75 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & rest |
-3.5 | 28–54 | L | O49 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-4 | 55–24 | W | O49.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-3 | 14–13 | L | U50.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-5 | 41–13 | W | O44 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 3 · very close · similar total & rest |
-3.75 | 29–0 | W | U48 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar total & rest |
-3.5 | 38–24 | W | O47.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-7 | 13–17 | L | U45 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-4 | 31–35 | L | O52.5 |
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
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.
Small sample warning
Boise State have 3 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 42 earlier overs in games with totals 43.5–51.5, 29% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-2 33% | 2-1 67% | 1-1 50% | |
| 2-2 50% | 2-2 50% | 1-2 33% |
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 →−4.7▲ 5.2#87
SDSU+1.0 →−9.3▼ 10.3#114
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW3
Longer bar = better
#80
Offense
◀ BOIS better#97
#112
Defense
Even#104
−0.7 #109
Turnovers
SDSU better ▶+0.5 #47
70 plays #46
Pace
◀ BOIS faster66 plays #76
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| BOIS off | SDSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 25.7 #86 | 25.5 #87 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.65 #79 | 6.02 #110 | BOIS |
| PPA / play | +0.08 #90 | +0.14 #100 | Even |
| Success rate | 43% #65 | 47% #119 | BOIS |
| SDSU off | BOIS def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 18.8 #117 | 30.7 #109 | Even |
| Yards / play | 4.91 #108 | 6.71 #126 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.06 #99 | +0.15 #103 | Even |
| Success rate | 43% #64 | 46% #111 | SDSU |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 130 FBS teams
BOIS scoring against the SDSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.7 #60 | 7.7 #87 | 14.3 #78 | 4.7 #93 | 6.7 #69 | 11.3 #87 | |
4.0 #63 | 10.8 #110 | 14.8 #99 | 3.5 #52 | 7.3 #88 | 10.8 #72 |
SDSU scoring against the BOIS defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.0 #78 | 5.8 #105 | 10.8 #105 | 2.3 #123 | 5.8 #78 | 8.0 #110 | |
1.0 #12 | 13.3 #123 | 14.3 #97 | 6.3 #86 | 10.0 #117 | 16.3 #111 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
69° · 5 mph
gusts 10 mph · at kickoff
Rest
BOIS6d
SDSU6d
Even
Tempo
Average 135 plays
slowavg 134fast
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