Sat, Nov 23, 2024, 10:30 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Fresno State · Conference game
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7-3 · Power #100
22
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Final
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5-5 · Power #84
28
▲ winner
Closing spread
FRES -3.5
✓ FRES W
Total
42.5
▲ Over · 50 pts
Model before kickoff
CSU 22–26 FRES
✓ FRES (61%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenFRES -2.5
CloseFRES -3.5
Total47.5 → 42.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Fresno State
Total
Down 5 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened FRES -2.5 · closed FRES -3.5 · moved 1 toward FRESmodel FRES -6
Opened 47.5 · closed 42.5 · moved 5 downmodel 48
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 2.5–4.5 since 2023: won 57%, covered 48% (192 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3The team the line moved toward covered 46% (46 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenFRES -2.5
CloseFRES -3.5
Total47.5 → 42.5
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 FRES as a 3.5-point home favorite against CSU, the favorite won 4, covered 4, and 8 went over the total.

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This game: FRES won 28–22; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 50 points went over 42.5, as in 8 of 10.
Favorite won
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 59%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
8 of 1080%
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 3.8 against an average line of 3.2; 54.8 points a game (usually 53.1). Of the 5 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & spread
-510–30 L U42.5
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & team ratings
-36–13 L U42.5
Very close
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-2.524–27 L O47
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & total
-2.528–35 L O41
Close
USM vs GAST
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & season form
-214–42 L O48
Close
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & team ratings
-445–37 W O51.5
Close
TROY vs USA
2021 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & situation
-3.531–24 W O47.5
Close
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & season form
-331–23 W O49.5
Close
CSU vs SJSU
2021 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & team ratings
-3.532–14 W O44.5
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & season form
-334–48 L O48.5
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Colorado State ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Colorado State ATS trend (7-3)
Colorado State have covered 70% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Colorado State 3-1 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Total moved down 5
47.5 → 42.5. · 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
CSU−8.3 →−6.8▲ 1.5#98
FRES−2.4 →−4.4▼ 2.0#84
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12

CSU
Longer bar = better
FRES
#79
Offense
◀ CSU better
#98
#65
Defense
FRES better ▶
#46
+0.1 #56
Turnovers
FRES better ▶
+0.4 #42
62 plays #117
Pace
FRES faster ▶
64 plays #102
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CSU has the ball
Advantage: FRES defense
CSU offFRES defEdge
Points / game 23.6 #102 25.3 #73 FRES
Yards / play 5.97 #56 4.90 #24 FRES
PPA / play +0.11 #85 0.00 #18 FRES
Success rate 43% #71 42% #69 Even
When FRES has the ball
Advantage: CSU defense
FRES offCSU defEdge
Points / game 27.8 #72 22.7 #50 CSU
Yards / play 5.45 #96 5.69 #81 Even
PPA / play +0.05 #111 +0.05 #46 CSU
Success rate 39% #112 42% #82 CSU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
CSU scoring against the FRES defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CSU scored
6.2
#55
6.8
#102
13.0
#83
4.9
#98
5.0
#121
9.9
#116
FRES allowed
6.8
#104
4.8
#14
11.6
#53
3.2
#12
10.5
#128
13.7
#90
FRES scoring against the CSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
FRES scored
6.7
#49
9.5
#47
16.2
#39
6.9
#51
4.7
#124
11.6
#99
CSU allowed
2.1
#9
6.8
#52
8.9
#16
5.2
#56
7.1
#82
12.3
#69

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
FRES +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
56° · 4 mph
gusts 7 mph · at kickoff
Rest
CSU8d
FRES14d bye
FRES +6 days
Tempo
Slow 126 plays
slowavg 134fast