Fri, Oct 10, 2025, 9:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Colorado State · Conference game
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5-1 · Power #82
21
final
Final
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1-4 · Power #116
49
▲ winner
Closing spread
FRES -5.5
✓ CSU W
Total
48.5
▲ Over · 70 pts
Model before kickoff
FRES 26–21 CSU
✗ FRES (63%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenFRES -6.5
CloseFRES -5.5
Total45.5 → 48.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Colorado State
Total
Up 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened FRES -6.5 · closed FRES -5.5 · moved 1 toward CSUmodel FRES -0.5
Opened 45.5 · closed 48.5 · moved 3 upmodel 46.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 4.5–6.5 since 2023: won 58%, covered 48% (118 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 50% (222 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenFRES -6.5
CloseFRES -5.5
Total45.5 → 48.5
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 5.5-point road favorite at CSU, the favorite won 5, covered 2, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: CSU won 49–21 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 8 of the 10 similar games. 70 points went over 48.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 63%
Favorite covered
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 50%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 1.3 against an average line of 4.6; 50.9 points a game (usually 52.9). Of the 6 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar situation & rest
-3.538–16 W O45
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & rest
-5.518–33 L O47.25
Close
2025 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & team ratings
-2.523–21 L U47.5
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & spread
-510–7 L U47
Close
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar total & situation
-4.7531–37 L O48
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & situation
-328–7 W U49
Close
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & spread
-3.520–23 L U50
Close
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & situation
-5.528–35 L O54
Close
2023 · Week 2 · close · similar spread & rest
-631–38 L O51
Close
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread
-6.534–31 L O46.5
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Colorado State ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

Green signals have beaten the market in our backtest; yellow ones only describe the data.

Total moved up 3
45.5 → 48.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Colorado State at altitude (+1.4 km)
Fresno State climb about 4,692 ft to play here; visitors have covered less often than the line expects at altitude. · Backtest 2023–26: 64-41 (61%)
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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 →−3.9▲ 0.6#81
CSU−6.9 →−9.8▼ 2.9#105
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6

FRES
Longer bar = better
CSU
#52
Offense
◀ FRES better
#101
#57
Defense
◀ FRES better
#105
+0.2 #65
Turnovers
◀ FRES better
−0.4 #105
62 plays #119
Pace
CSU faster ▶
67 plays #54
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When FRES has the ball
Advantage: FRES offense
FRES offCSU defEdge
Points / game 30.7 #58 27.4 #96 FRES
Yards / play 5.98 #57 6.06 #112 FRES
PPA / play +0.19 #49 +0.18 #105 FRES
Success rate 46% #43 44% #105 FRES
When CSU has the ball
Advantage: FRES defense
CSU offFRES defEdge
Points / game 17.0 #126 19.5 #36 FRES
Yards / play 5.14 #111 5.08 #46 FRES
PPA / play +0.09 #92 +0.11 #76 Even
Success rate 43% #73 41% #70 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
FRES scoring against the CSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
FRES scored
6.3
#65
10.7
#42
17.0
#56
4.7
#95
9.0
#33
13.7
#65
CSU allowed
6.2
#92
10.2
#115
16.4
#108
6.2
#96
4.8
#39
11.0
#63
CSU scoring against the FRES defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CSU scored
2.0
#129
4.0
#128
6.0
#131
4.2
#100
6.8
#71
11.0
#91
FRES allowed
5.0
#75
7.0
#67
12.0
#71
4.3
#55
3.2
#15
7.5
#19

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
CSU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
59° · 2 mph
gusts 7 mph · at kickoff
Rest
FRES6d
CSU7d
CSU +1 day
Tempo
Average 129 plays
slowavg 134fast
Altitude
FRES +4,692 ft
thin air for the visitors