Sat, Sep 20, 2025, 11:59 PM EDTWeek 4 · at Hawai'i · Conference game
Weather at kickoff77°F7 mphgusts 22Wet0.0 mmWet Over 45% of 309 games since 2023Weather watch ›
3-1 · Power #82
23
▲ winner
Final
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3-1 · Power #90
21
final
Closing spread
FRES -2.5
✓ HAW W
Total
47.5
▼ Under · 44 pts
Model before kickoff
FRES 24–21 HAW
✓ FRES (56%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenFRES -3.5
CloseFRES -2.5
Total47.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Hawai'i
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened FRES -3.5 · closed FRES -2.5 · moved 1 toward HAWmodel FRES -1.5
Opened 47.5 · unchangedmodel 45
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 54%, covered 46% (177 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3The team the line moved toward covered 44% (77 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenFRES -3.5
CloseFRES -2.5
Total47.5
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 2.5-point road favorite at HAW, the favorite won 6, covered 4, and 3 went over the total.

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This game: FRES won 23–21; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 44 points stayed under 47.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 56%
Favorite covered
4 of 944%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 51%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 6 against an average line of 3; 44.8 points a game (usually 52.9). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & spread
-337–42 L O47
Very close
UL @ USM
2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar team ratings & situation
-2.524–39 L O42.75
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar team ratings & rest
-324–21 P U50
Very close
FAU @ UTEP
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & total
-321–24 L U50.75
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & total
-328–7 W U49
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & total
-128–7 W U46.5
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & total
-510–7 L U47
Close
MRSH @ TROY
2022 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread
-3.257–16 L U51.5
Close
TROY @ UL
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & team ratings
-3.523–17 W U42.5
Close
WSU @ STAN
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar total & spread
-352–14 W O48.5
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 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight Fresno State ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (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.

Fresno State ATS trend (3-1)
Fresno State have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
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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 →−3.8▲ 0.7#79
HAW−11.4 →−9.0▲ 2.4#105
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW3

FRES
Longer bar = better
HAW
#39
Offense
◀ FRES better
#112
#97
Defense
HAW better ▶
#40
−1.3 #125
Turnovers
Even
−1.3 #123
62 plays #116
Pace
HAW faster ▶
73 plays #18
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When FRES has the ball
Even matchup
FRES offHAW defEdge
Points / game 35.3 #48 20.8 #60 Even
Yards / play 6.35 #47 4.45 #29 Even
PPA / play +0.28 #28 0.00 #43 Even
Success rate 49% #33 35% #27 Even
When HAW has the ball
Even matchup
HAW offFRES defEdge
Points / game 22.3 #99 19.8 #53 FRES
Yards / play 4.71 #127 5.51 #84 FRES
PPA / play 0.00 #121 +0.29 #126 Even
Success rate 40% #100 47% #123 HAW

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
FRES scoring against the HAW defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
FRES scored
9.5
#23
9.3
#65
18.8
#45
5.5
#82
11.0
#19
16.5
#40
HAW allowed
5.0
#79
4.0
#25
9.0
#46
6.0
#85
5.8
#70
11.8
#79
HAW scoring against the FRES defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
HAW scored
4.3
#101
8.5
#74
12.8
#93
2.3
#127
7.3
#64
9.5
#106
FRES allowed
6.8
#96
8.3
#92
15.0
#100
3.3
#36
1.5
#6
4.8
#12

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
HAW +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
77° · 7 mph
gusts 22 mph · 0.004 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
FRES7d
HAW7d
Even
Tempo
Average 135 plays
slowavg 134fast
Travel
FRES 2,515 mi
3 time zones
Quarterback
HAW backup QB started
Not the usual starter

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