Fri, Nov 28, 2025, 4:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Utah State · Conference game
Weather at kickoff46°F2 mphgusts 9Wet0.0 mmWet Over 45% of 309 games since 2023Weather watch ›
7-4 · Power #55
25
▲ winner
Final
@
6-5 · Power #86
24
final
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
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Loading the recap…

Market

Open → close
Spread
1.5 pts toward Utah State
Total
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
Opened 56.5 · closed 55.5 · moved 1 downmodel 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.

Compare by
Customize filters
Only include
Show up to
games
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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & situation
-3.531–38 L O53.5
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & total
-5.544–52 L O56.75
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & spread
-1.7555–17 W O53
Very close
2025 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & spread
-317–24 L U52.5
Very close
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread
-314–27 L U50
Very close
2025 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & rest
-224–58 L O62.5
Very close
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & total
-3.523–17 W U53
Very close
2023 · Week 4 · very close · similar season form & total
-545–38 W O52.5
Very close
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & total
-2.536–10 W U58.5
Close
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar season form & situation
-642–14 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%)
Loading play-by-play…

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

BOIS
Longer bar = better
USU
#54
Offense
Even
#42
#38
Defense
◀ BOIS better
#98
+0.5 #35
Turnovers
Even
+0.4 #42
72 plays #17
Pace
◀ BOIS faster
67 plays #70
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When BOIS has the ball
Advantage: BOIS offense
BOIS offUSU defEdge
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
When USU has the ball
Even matchup
USU offBOIS defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
BOIS scored
8.1
#23
8.7
#67
16.8
#42
6.2
#58
8.4
#33
14.5
#42
USU allowed
4.9
#58
10.9
#128
15.8
#103
5.2
#59
7.0
#86
12.2
#69
USU scoring against the BOIS defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
USU scored
8.2
#22
9.4
#53
17.5
#33
8.0
#24
6.6
#70
14.6
#40
BOIS allowed
3.0
#19
8.3
#89
11.3
#47
5.0
#54
6.8
#76
11.8
#61

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
USU +2.5
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