Sat, Dec 2, 2023, 3:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at UNLV
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7-5 · Power #48
44
▲ winner
Final
@
9-3 · Power #68
20
final
Closing spread
BOIS -2
✓ BOIS W
Total
61.5
▲ Over · 64 pts
Model before kickoff
BOIS 31–30 UNLV
✓ BOIS (54%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseBOIS -2
Total61.5
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Total
 
Line context
Road favorites of 1–3 since 2023: won 47%, covered 44% (59 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseBOIS -2
Total61.5
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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 2-point road favorite at UNLV, the favorite won 7, covered 6, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: BOIS won 44–20; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 64 points went over 61.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 58%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 47%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 12.2 against an average line of 2.9; 61.2 points a game (usually 54.2). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & rest
-2.536–10 W U58.5
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & rest
-2.53–45 L U64
Very close
BALL @ CMU
2020 · Week 14 · very close · similar spread & total
-2.545–20 W O63
Very close
MIA @ FSU
2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & spread
-2.528–31 L U61.25
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & total
-545–10 W U63.5
Very close
WASH @ WSU
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & rest
-2.551–33 W O60
Very close
SMU @ TLSA
2020 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread
-124–28 L U64.5
Very close
NEV @ CSU
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread
-352–10 W O57.75
Very close
TCU @ TTU
2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & total
-2.552–31 W O60.5
Very close
GT @ DUKE
2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar total & rest
-4.531–27 L U60.5
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate UNLV ATS trend Miss
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 away ATS weakness (1-4-1)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
UNLV ATS trend (10-2)
UNLV have covered 83% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
UNLV 5-0 ATS as an underdog
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
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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−9.9 →+2.7▲ 12.6#50
UNLV−2.6 →+0.3▲ 2.9#62
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13

BOIS
Longer bar = better
UNLV
#30
Offense
Even
#34
#75
Defense
Even
#75
−0.2 #91
Turnovers
UNLV better ▶
+0.7 #21
67 plays #61
Pace
Even
68 plays #53
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When BOIS has the ball
Advantage: BOIS offense
BOIS offUNLV defEdge
Points / game 32.0 #37 25.6 #65 BOIS
Yards / play 6.50 #25 5.91 #94 BOIS
PPA / play +0.20 #41 +0.14 #85 BOIS
Success rate 48% #18 41% #54 BOIS
When UNLV has the ball
Advantage: UNLV offense
UNLV offBOIS defEdge
Points / game 35.5 #19 25.3 #62 UNLV
Yards / play 6.24 #40 6.02 #102 UNLV
PPA / play +0.24 #20 +0.12 #79 UNLV
Success rate 43% #55 41% #57 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
BOIS scoring against the UNLV defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
BOIS scored
4.9
#90
12.8
#7
17.8
#26
6.1
#67
8.2
#34
14.3
#45
UNLV allowed
5.2
#59
7.3
#59
12.5
#57
6.6
#95
6.5
#66
13.1
#79
UNLV scoring against the BOIS defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UNLV scored
9.0
#14
9.3
#46
18.3
#19
8.3
#23
8.9
#20
17.2
#16
BOIS allowed
4.6
#42
8.6
#87
13.2
#72
4.7
#41
7.4
#93
12.1
#64

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
UNLV +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
BOIS8d
UNLV7d
BOIS +1 day
Tempo
Average 135 plays
slowavg 133fast

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