Sat, Nov 16, 2024, 7:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at San José State · Conference game
Closing spread
BOIS -14.5
✓ BOIS W
Total
61.5
▲ Over · 63 pts
Model before kickoff
BOIS 38–24 SJSU
✓ BOIS (84%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenBOIS -14.5
CloseBOIS -14.5
Total60.5 → 61.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenBOIS -14.5
no move
CloseBOIS -14.5
No change since the open
Total
Open60.5
▲ 1
Close61.5
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened BOIS -14.5 · unchangedmodel BOIS -13
model BOIS -13
Opened 60.5 · closed 61.5 · moved 1 upmodel 62
model 62
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 12.5–16.5 since 2023: won 86%, covered 48% (64 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenBOIS -14.5
CloseBOIS -14.5
Total60.5 → 61.5
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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 14.5-point road favorite at SJSU, the favorite won 8, covered 5, and 7 went over the total.
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This game: BOIS won 42–21; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 63 points went over 61.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 83%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 48%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 10.9 against an average line of 14; 66.5 points a game (usually 53.9). Of the 2 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 |
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-12.5 | 36–31 | L | O59 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-12.25 | 31–14 | W | U58.25 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-12 | 42–46 | L | O65 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & total |
-11.5 | 35–28 | L | O62.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form |
-16.75 | 42–24 | W | O56.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & spread |
-13.5 | 38–45 | L | O56 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & rest |
-14.5 | 35–13 | W | U56.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & rest |
-15 | 27–21 | L | U55 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & situation |
-14.5 | 49–28 | W | O62 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar season form & situation |
-17 | 52–28 | W | O59.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 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 2 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 (6-2)
Boise State have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Boise State 3-1 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 150 earlier overs in games with totals 57.5–65.5, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-2 80% | 6-3 67% | 6-3 67% | |
| 6-4 60% | 4-5 44% | 3-6 33% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
BOIS 1–0 SJSU
BOIS leads · 1 game since 2023 · BOIS has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7 2023 | San José State 27 @ Boise State 35 | BOIS -8 | P |
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+2.2 →+10.5▲ 8.3#21
SJSU−2.2 →−4.2▼ 2.0#84
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11
Longer bar = better
#5
Offense
◀ BOIS better#49
#61
Defense
SJSU better ▶#44
+0.4 #35
Turnovers
◀ BOIS better+0.2 #55
69 plays #36
Pace
◀ BOIS faster66 plays #83
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| BOIS off | SJSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 43.8 #3 | 24.1 #65 | BOIS |
| Yards / play | 7.17 #3 | 5.11 #37 | BOIS |
| PPA / play | +0.39 #3 | 0.00 #19 | Even |
| Success rate | 49% #9 | 40% #53 | BOIS |
| SJSU off | BOIS def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 28.8 #60 | 25.1 #70 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.50 #25 | 5.56 #67 | SJSU |
| PPA / play | +0.17 #50 | +0.10 #69 | Even |
| Success rate | 44% #61 | 39% #39 | BOIS |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
BOIS scoring against the SJSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10.3 #7 | 14.6 #1 | 24.9 #1 | 5.8 #76 | 13.1 #2 | 18.9 #6 | |
5.3 #70 | 7.6 #71 | 12.9 #71 | 5.0 #53 | 5.3 #42 | 10.3 #35 |
SJSU scoring against the BOIS defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.6 #52 | 7.7 #81 | 14.2 #66 | 5.0 #90 | 8.9 #21 | 13.9 #61 | |
4.6 #54 | 7.1 #57 | 11.7 #59 | 5.3 #62 | 8.1 #106 | 13.4 #87 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
56° · 4 mph
gusts 15 mph · at kickoff
Rest
BOIS7d
SJSU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 135 plays
slowavg 134fast
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