Fri, Oct 25, 2024, 10:30 PM EDTWeek 9 · at UNLV · Conference game
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5-1 · Power #29
29
▲ winner
Final
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6-1 · Power #42
24
final
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Boise State
Total
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
Opened 65.5 · closed 62.5 · moved 3 downmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
SMU @ HOU
2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar season form & situation
-137–44 L O61.5
Close
UCF @ ECU
2022 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & total
-5.513–34 L U63
Close
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & rest
-4.552–45 W O61
Close
TEX @ ARK
2021 · Week 2 · close · similar season form & team ratings
-621–40 L O57.5
Close
TEX @ TCU
2021 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & situation
-432–27 W U65.5
Close
OU @ BAY
2021 · Week 11 · close · similar rest
-414–27 L U63
Close
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & total
-2.534–24 W U62.5
Close
WASH @ UCLA
2022 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & spread
-2.532–40 L O65
Close
ASU @ ORST
2021 · Week 12 · close · similar spread
-310–24 L U59
Close
UTAH @ UCLA
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & situation
-332–42 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%)
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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#22
UNLV−2.0 →+7.1▲ 9.1#33
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BOIS
Longer bar = better
UNLV
#5
Offense
◀ BOIS better
#20
#74
Defense
UNLV better ▶
#40
+0.2 #63
Turnovers
UNLV better ▶
+1.7 #3
67 plays #60
Pace
◀ BOIS faster
64 plays #96
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When BOIS has the ball
Advantage: BOIS offense
BOIS offUNLV defEdge
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
When UNLV has the ball
Advantage: UNLV offense
UNLV offBOIS defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
BOIS scored
9.2
#18
16.7
#1
25.8
#3
5.8
#74
15.2
#1
21.0
#5
UNLV allowed
5.4
#74
3.9
#10
9.3
#32
6.0
#79
6.4
#74
12.4
#78
UNLV scoring against the BOIS defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UNLV scored
9.9
#15
14.4
#3
24.3
#7
7.6
#38
11.3
#7
18.9
#11
BOIS allowed
4.0
#47
7.8
#75
11.8
#66
5.7
#70
8.7
#111
14.3
#104

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
UNLV +2.5
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