Fri, Nov 28, 2025, 4:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Utah State · Conference game
Closing spread
BOIS -1.5
✓ USU W
Total
55.5
▼ Under · 49 pts
Model before kickoff
BOIS 30–28 USU
✓ BOIS (57%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenBOIS -3
CloseBOIS -1.5
Total56.5 → 55.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenBOIS -3
1.5 → USU
CloseBOIS -1.5
1.5 pts toward Utah State
Total
Open56.5
▼ 1
Close55.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened BOIS -3 · closed BOIS -1.5 · moved 1.5 toward USUmodel BOIS -6
model BOIS -6
Opened 56.5 · closed 55.5 · moved 1 downmodel 58.5
model 58.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 0.5–2.5 since 2023: won 53%, covered 50% (158 games)ⓘ
Moved off 3The team the line moved toward covered 58% (33 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenBOIS -3
CloseBOIS -1.5
Total56.5 → 55.5
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 1.5-point road favorite at USU, the favorite won 5, covered 5, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: BOIS won 25–24; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 49 points stayed under 55.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 51%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 3.6 against an average line of 3.6; 62.6 points a game (usually 53). Of the 6 overs, 3 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 |
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & situation |
-3.5 | 31–38 | L | O53.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & total |
-5.5 | 44–52 | L | O56.75 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-1.75 | 55–17 | W | O53 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 17–24 | L | U52.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 14–27 | L | U50 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-2 | 24–58 | L | O62.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & total |
-3.5 | 23–17 | W | U53 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 4 · very close · similar season form & total |
-5 | 45–38 | W | O52.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & total |
-2.5 | 36–10 | W | U58.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar season form & situation |
-6 | 42–14 | W | O53 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 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 6 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Utah 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 (8-3)
Boise State have covered 73% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Boise State 7-2 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Utah State ATS trend (9-2)
Utah State have covered 82% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Utah State 5-0 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Utah State 5-1 ATS as an underdog
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Market moved toward Utah State
1.5 pts (BOIS -3 → BOIS -1.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 13 in the 4th quarter and got 6. 50% of games with totals 51.5–59.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-3 70% | 8-2 80% | 6-4 60% | |
| 5-5 50% | 8-2 80% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
BOIS 2–0 USU
BOIS leads · 2 games since 2023 · BOIS has won the last 2 meetings
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 2024 | Utah State 30 @ Boise State 62 | BOIS -27.5 | BOIS W |
| Nov 18 2023 | Boise State 45 @ Utah State 10 | BOIS -4 | 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+6.0 →+4.5▼ 1.5#49
USU−10.4 →−4.3▲ 6.1#82
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13
Longer bar = better
#54
Offense
Even#42
#38
Defense
◀ BOIS better#98
+0.5 #35
Turnovers
Even+0.4 #42
72 plays #17
Pace
◀ BOIS faster67 plays #70
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| BOIS off | USU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 31.4 #44 | 28.5 #96 | BOIS |
| Yards / play | 5.88 #58 | 5.84 #97 | BOIS |
| PPA / play | +0.15 #51 | +0.16 #105 | BOIS |
| Success rate | 43% #64 | 44% #93 | BOIS |
| USU off | BOIS def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 32.5 #38 | 23.1 #59 | USU |
| Yards / play | 6.37 #26 | 5.29 #51 | USU |
| PPA / play | +0.20 #33 | +0.02 #31 | Even |
| Success rate | 43% #70 | 36% #12 | BOIS |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
BOIS scoring against the USU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.1 #23 | 8.7 #67 | 16.8 #42 | 6.2 #58 | 8.4 #33 | 14.5 #42 | |
4.9 #58 | 10.9 #128 | 15.8 #103 | 5.2 #59 | 7.0 #86 | 12.2 #69 |
USU scoring against the BOIS defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.2 #22 | 9.4 #53 | 17.5 #33 | 8.0 #24 | 6.6 #70 | 14.6 #40 | |
3.0 #19 | 8.3 #89 | 11.3 #47 | 5.0 #54 | 6.8 #76 | 11.8 #61 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
46° · 2 mph
gusts 9 mph · 0.004 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
BOIS6d
USU6d
Even
Tempo
Average 139 plays
slowavg 134fast
Altitude
BOIS +2,001 ft
moderate climb
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