Fri, Sep 22, 2023, 10:30 PM EDTWeek 4 · at San Diego State · Conference game
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1-2 · Power #48
34
▲ winner
Final
@
2-2 · Power #112
31
final
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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Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 
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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
TOL @ SDSU
2022 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-314–17 L U44.5
Very close
TLSA @ NAVY
2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & rest
-4.521–53 L O45.75
Very close
USF @ TEM
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & rest
-3.528–54 L O49
Very close
EMU @ BGSU
2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & rest
-455–24 W O49.5
Very close
NEB @ RUTG
2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & situation
-314–13 L U50.5
Very close
UL @ TXST
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & rest
-541–13 W O44
Very close
2023 · Week 3 · very close · similar total & rest
-3.7529–0 W U48
Very close
LIB @ ODU
2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar total & rest
-3.538–24 W O47.5
Very close
M-OH @ BGSU
2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & season form
-713–17 L U45
Very close
LT @ RICE
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & rest
-431–35 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.
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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 →−4.7▲ 5.2#87
SDSU+1.0 →−9.3▼ 10.3#114
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW3

BOIS
Longer bar = better
SDSU
#80
Offense
◀ BOIS better
#97
#112
Defense
Even
#104
−0.7 #109
Turnovers
SDSU better ▶
+0.5 #47
70 plays #46
Pace
◀ BOIS faster
66 plays #76
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When BOIS has the ball
Advantage: BOIS offense
BOIS offSDSU defEdge
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
When SDSU has the ball
Even matchup
SDSU offBOIS defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
BOIS scored
6.7
#60
7.7
#87
14.3
#78
4.7
#93
6.7
#69
11.3
#87
SDSU allowed
4.0
#63
10.8
#110
14.8
#99
3.5
#52
7.3
#88
10.8
#72
SDSU scoring against the BOIS defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
SDSU scored
5.0
#78
5.8
#105
10.8
#105
2.3
#123
5.8
#78
8.0
#110
BOIS allowed
1.0
#12
13.3
#123
14.3
#97
6.3
#86
10.0
#117
16.3
#111

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
SDSU +2.5
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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