Sat, Sep 2, 2023, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 1 · at Washington
Weather at kickoff73°F6 mphgusts 14DryWeather watch ›
0-0 · Power #48
19
final
Final
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0-0 · Power #13
56
▲ winner
Closing spread
WASH -15
✓ WASH W
Total
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Model before kickoff
BOIS 20–33 WASH
✓ WASH (82%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseWASH -15
Total—
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Market

Open → close
Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseWASH -15
Total—
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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 WASH as a 15-point home favorite against BOIS, the favorite won 9, covered 9, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: WASH won 56–19; the favorite covered, as in 9 of the 10 similar games.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 82%
Favorite covered
9 of 1090%
Above normal · usually 45%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 49%

Covers above normal. Splits like this often fade, so treat it as context, not a pick. Average result: favorite by 24.5 against an average line of 13.8; 52.1 points a game (usually 56.2).

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
JMU vs CCU
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread
-15.547–7 W O53
Very close
NEB vs BUFF
2021 · Week 2 · very close · similar situation & spread
-13.528–3 W U54.5
Close
NW vs MD
2020 · Week 8 · close · similar spread
-1343–3 W U52.5
Close
LOU vs WKU
2020 · Week 2 · close · similar situation & spread
-1335–21 W O55
Close
ECU vs ODU
2022 · Week 2 · close · similar situation & spread
-1339–21 W O49.75
Close
ISU vs UL
2020 · Week 2 · close · similar situation & spread
-1314–31 L U56.5
Close
AFA vs COLO
2022 · Week 2 · close · similar situation
-17.541–10 W O50
Close
VT vs BC
2020 · Week 7 · close · similar spread
-1340–14 W U61.75
Close
SC vs GAST
2022 · Week 1 · close · similar situation
-12.535–14 W U54.75
Close
RUTG vs TEM
2021 · Week 1 · close · similar situation & spread
-1461–14 W O52
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 1 trend and market move behind it
No clear signal on the spread
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.

Small sample warning
Boise State have 0 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 92 FBS teams
BOIS
Longer bar = better
WASH
#67
Offense
WASH better ▶
#15
#87
Defense
WASH better ▶
#47
−2.0 #85
Turnovers
WASH better ▶
+2.0 #14
75 plays #16
Pace
◀ BOIS faster
61 plays #67
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When BOIS has the ball
Advantage: WASH defense
BOIS offWASH defEdge
Points / game 19.0 #71 19.0 #46 WASH
Yards / play 5.36 #57 5.36 #58 Even
PPA / play +0.12 #55 +0.12 #60 Even
Success rate 32% #84 32% #22 WASH
When WASH has the ball
Advantage: WASH offense
WASH offBOIS defEdge
Points / game 56.0 #11 56.0 #89 WASH
Yards / play 9.31 #4 9.31 #91 WASH
PPA / play +0.50 #12 +0.50 #87 WASH
Success rate 50% #31 50% #79 WASH

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
WASH +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
73° · 6 mph
gusts 14 mph · at kickoff
Rest
BOIS1st game
WASH1st game
Even
Tempo
Average 136 plays
slowavg 134fast