Sat, Nov 1, 2025, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 10 · at Boise State · Conference game
Weather at kickoff66°F12 mphgusts 26DryWindy Over 48% of 274 games since 2023Weather watch ›
5-3 · Power #82
30
▲ winner
Final
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6-2 · Power #55
7
final
Closing spread
BOIS -17.5
✓ FRES W
Total
47.5
▼ Under · 37 pts
Model before kickoff
FRES 14–33 BOIS
✗ BOIS (90%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenBOIS -17.5
CloseBOIS -17.5
Total51.5 → 47.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
Down 4 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened BOIS -17.5 · unchangedmodel BOIS -21
Opened 51.5 · closed 47.5 · moved 4 downmodel 47
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 16.5–18.5 since 2023: won 92%, covered 51% (118 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenBOIS -17.5
CloseBOIS -17.5
Total51.5 → 47.5
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 17.5-point home favorite against FRES, the favorite won 8, covered 4, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: FRES won 30–7 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 37 points stayed under 47.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 89%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 10.8 against an average line of 16.9; 48.6 points a game (usually 53.1). Of the 3 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
CIN vs NAVY
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & situation
-18.520–10 L U43.5
Very close
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread
-18.529–26 L O48
Very close
UK vs VAN
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & situation
-1721–24 L U45.5
Very close
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & spread
-18.538–14 W O51
Very close
PUR vs NU
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & rest
-17.517–9 L U44.5
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & season form
-14.531–13 W U47.25
Very close
APP vs ODU
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest
-1627–14 L U50.5
Very close
2025 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & rest
-17.541–16 W O52.5
Very close
TOL vs BGSU
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar total & rest
-14.535–42 L O46.5
Very close
USA vs TXST
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & rest
-1638–21 W O46
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 5 trends and market moves behind it
Strong Boise State ATS trend Miss
Strong-or-stronger ATS leans went 52-45 (54%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Hit
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.

Fresno State away ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Boise State ATS trend (7-1)
Boise State have covered 88% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Boise State 4-0 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Boise State 6-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Total moved down 4
51.5 → 47.5. · 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
FRES−4.5 →−8.2▼ 3.7#100
BOIS+6.0 →+7.0▲ 1.0#42
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

FRES
Longer bar = better
BOIS
#79
Offense
BOIS better ▶
#46
#74
Defense
BOIS better ▶
#47
−0.4 #103
Turnovers
BOIS better ▶
+0.6 #29
64 plays #101
Pace
BOIS faster ▶
73 plays #20
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When FRES has the ball
Advantage: BOIS defense
FRES offBOIS defEdge
Points / game 25.6 #83 23.3 #59 BOIS
Yards / play 5.64 #71 5.58 #76 Even
PPA / play +0.06 #104 +0.03 #38 BOIS
Success rate 44% #58 36% #16 BOIS
When BOIS has the ball
Advantage: BOIS offense
BOIS offFRES defEdge
Points / game 35.3 #28 23.6 #61 BOIS
Yards / play 6.27 #34 5.23 #50 Even
PPA / play +0.18 #44 +0.13 #92 BOIS
Success rate 43% #76 43% #91 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
FRES scoring against the BOIS defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
FRES scored
4.8
#96
9.8
#48
14.5
#73
4.4
#105
6.8
#72
11.1
#91
BOIS allowed
2.4
#14
9.3
#104
11.6
#57
5.1
#64
6.5
#69
11.6
#66
BOIS scoring against the FRES defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
BOIS scored
10.3
#10
7.8
#81
18.0
#34
7.6
#33
9.6
#20
17.3
#18
FRES allowed
6.4
#90
8.6
#94
15.0
#92
3.3
#22
5.4
#48
8.6
#22

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
BOIS +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
66° · 12 mph
gusts 26 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
FRES7d
BOIS8d
BOIS +1 day
Tempo
Average 137 plays
slowavg 134fast
Altitude
FRES +2,362 ft
moderate climb
Quarterback
FRES, BOIS backup QBs started
Not the usual starter