Fri, Oct 25, 2024, 10:30 PM EDTWeek 9 · at UNLV · Conference game
Closing spread
BOIS -3.5
✓ BOIS W
Total
62.5
▼ Under · 53 pts
Model before kickoff
BOIS 34–31 UNLV
✓ BOIS (58%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenBOIS -2.5
CloseBOIS -3.5
Total65.5 → 62.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenBOIS -2.5
1 → BOIS
CloseBOIS -3.5
1 pt toward Boise State
Total
Open65.5
▼ 3
Close62.5
Down 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened BOIS -2.5 · closed BOIS -3.5 · moved 1 toward BOISmodel BOIS -0.5
model BOIS -0.5
Opened 65.5 · closed 62.5 · moved 3 downmodel 64
model 64
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 2.5–4.5 since 2023: won 55%, covered 44% (98 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3The team the line moved toward covered 50% (28 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenBOIS -2.5
CloseBOIS -3.5
Total65.5 → 62.5
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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 3.5-point road favorite at UNLV, the favorite won 3, covered 3, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: BOIS won 29–24; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 53 points stayed under 62.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 59%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 49%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 7 against an average line of 3.6; 62.4 points a game (usually 53.2). Of the 1 over, 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 | 2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar season form & situation |
-1 | 37–44 | L | O61.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & total |
-5.5 | 13–34 | L | U63 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & rest |
-4.5 | 52–45 | W | O61 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 2 · close · similar season form & team ratings |
-6 | 21–40 | L | O57.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & situation |
-4 | 32–27 | W | U65.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 11 · close · similar rest |
-4 | 14–27 | L | U63 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & total |
-2.5 | 34–24 | W | U62.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & spread |
-2.5 | 32–40 | L | O65 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 12 · close · similar spread |
-3 | 10–24 | L | U59 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & situation |
-3 | 32–42 | L | O64.5 |
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 4 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.
Mixed signals 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 (4-1)
Boise State have covered 80% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Boise State 3-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Both teams trending Over (8-3 combined)
Their games this season have mostly gone over the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 66-66 (50%)
Total moved down 3
65.5 → 62.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 16 in the 4th quarter and got 6. 45% of games with totals 58.5–66.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-2 80% | 7-2 78% | 7-2 78% | |
| 6-4 60% | 4-5 44% | 7-2 78% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
BOIS 1–0 UNLV
BOIS leads · 1 game since 2023 · BOIS has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2 2023 | Boise State 44 @ UNLV 20 | BOIS -2 | BOIS W |
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#22
UNLV−2.0 →+7.1▲ 9.1#33
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW8
Longer bar = better
#5
Offense
◀ BOIS better#20
#74
Defense
UNLV better ▶#40
+0.2 #63
Turnovers
UNLV better ▶+1.7 #3
67 plays #60
Pace
◀ BOIS faster64 plays #96
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| BOIS off | UNLV def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 46.8 #3 | 22.6 #58 | BOIS |
| Yards / play | 7.79 #2 | 5.18 #48 | BOIS |
| PPA / play | +0.45 #4 | 0.00 #22 | Even |
| Success rate | 50% #11 | 38% #30 | Even |
| UNLV off | BOIS def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 43.6 #5 | 26.2 #82 | UNLV |
| Yards / play | 6.71 #21 | 5.58 #78 | UNLV |
| PPA / play | +0.27 #15 | +0.12 #87 | UNLV |
| Success rate | 46% #40 | 40% #49 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
BOIS scoring against the UNLV defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.2 #18 | 16.7 #1 | 25.8 #3 | 5.8 #74 | 15.2 #1 | 21.0 #5 | |
5.4 #74 | 3.9 #10 | 9.3 #32 | 6.0 #79 | 6.4 #74 | 12.4 #78 |
UNLV scoring against the BOIS defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.9 #15 | 14.4 #3 | 24.3 #7 | 7.6 #38 | 11.3 #7 | 18.9 #11 | |
4.0 #47 | 7.8 #75 | 11.8 #66 | 5.7 #70 | 8.7 #111 | 14.3 #104 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
BOIS13d bye
UNLV6d
BOIS +7 days
Tempo
Average 131 plays
slowavg 133fast
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