Sat, Nov 16, 2024, 7:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at San José State · Conference game
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8-1 · Power #29
42
▲ winner
Final
@
6-3 · Power #86
21
final
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened BOIS -14.5 · unchangedmodel BOIS -13
Opened 60.5 · closed 61.5 · moved 1 upmodel 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
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 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & situation
-12.536–31 L O59
Very close
PITT @ SYR
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & season form
-12.2531–14 W U58.25
Very close
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & situation
-1242–46 L O65
Very close
UCLA @ CAL
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & total
-11.535–28 L O62.5
Close
ORE @ CAL
2022 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form
-16.7542–24 W O56.5
Close
WASH @ ASU
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & spread
-13.538–45 L O56
Close
CIN @ ECU
2021 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & rest
-14.535–13 W U56.5
Close
CCU @ USA
2021 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & rest
-1527–21 L U55
Close
MRSH @ CLT
2021 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & situation
-14.549–28 W O62
Close
MISS @ VAN
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar season form & situation
-1752–28 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%)
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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+2.2 →+10.5▲ 8.3#21
SJSU−2.2 →−4.2▼ 2.0#84
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11

BOIS
Longer bar = better
SJSU
#5
Offense
◀ BOIS better
#49
#61
Defense
SJSU better ▶
#44
+0.4 #35
Turnovers
◀ BOIS better
+0.2 #55
69 plays #36
Pace
◀ BOIS faster
66 plays #83
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When BOIS has the ball
Advantage: BOIS offense
BOIS offSJSU defEdge
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
When SJSU has the ball
Even matchup
SJSU offBOIS defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
BOIS scored
10.3
#7
14.6
#1
24.9
#1
5.8
#76
13.1
#2
18.9
#6
SJSU allowed
5.3
#70
7.6
#71
12.9
#71
5.0
#53
5.3
#42
10.3
#35
SJSU scoring against the BOIS defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
SJSU scored
6.6
#52
7.7
#81
14.2
#66
5.0
#90
8.9
#21
13.9
#61
BOIS allowed
4.6
#54
7.1
#57
11.7
#59
5.3
#62
8.1
#106
13.4
#87

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
SJSU +2.5
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