Sat, Sep 12, 2026, 6:00 PM EDTWeek 2 · at Boise State
Closing spread
BOIS -9.5
✓ BOIS W
Total
54.5
▲ Over · 58 pts
Model before kickoff
MEM 23–32 BOIS
✓ BOIS (75%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenBOIS -6.5
CloseBOIS -9.5
Total52.5 → 54.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenBOIS -6.5
3 → BOIS
CloseBOIS -9.5
3 pts toward Boise State
Total
Open52.5
▲ 2
Close54.5
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened BOIS -6.5 · closed BOIS -9.5 · moved 3 toward BOISmodel BOIS -8.5
model BOIS -8.5
Opened 52.5 · closed 54.5 · moved 2 upmodel 54.5 matches the line
model 54.5 = line ✓
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 8.5–10.5 since 2023: won 78%, covered 46% (157 games)ⓘ
Crossed 7The team the line moved toward covered 56% (103 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenBOIS -6.5
CloseBOIS -9.5
Total52.5 → 54.5
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 9.5-point home favorite against MEM, the favorite won 8, covered 8, and 2 went over the total.
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This game: BOIS won 38–20; the favorite covered, as in 8 of the 10 similar games. 58 points went over 54.5, as in 2 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 73%
Favorite covered
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
2 of 825%
Normal range · usually 51%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 16 against an average line of 8.5; 47.6 points a game (usually 53). Of the 2 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest |
-6 | 34–23 | W | P57 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & total |
-13 | 44–7 | W | P51 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & spread |
-11 | 21–6 | W | U52 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & spread |
-10.5 | 25–33 | L | O57.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & total |
-6.5 | 33–10 | W | U55 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-7 | 31–13 | W | U51.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 6 · loose · similar spread |
-9.5 | 40–7 | W | U59 |
| Loose |
2025 · Week 15 · loose · similar rest |
-6 | 38–21 | W | U59.5 |
| Loose |
2025 · Week 2 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-8 | 45–21 | W | O57 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 10 · loose · similar rest |
-7.5 | 7–17 | L | U48 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2023 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
Slight Boise State ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over 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.
Market moved toward Boise State
3 pts (BOIS -6.5 → BOIS -9.5), through the key number 7. · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved up 2
52.5 → 54.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Small sample warning
Boise State has 1 game with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 641 earlier overs in games with totals 50.5–58.5, 33% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% | |
| 6-4 60% | 6-4 60% | 4-6 40% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
MEM 1–0 BOIS
MEM leads · 1 game since 2023 · MEM has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2023 | Boise State 32 @ Memphis 35 | MEM -3 | P |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
MEM+1.4 →+0.8▼ 0.6#63
BOIS+2.1 →+4.4▲ 2.3#50
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW1
Longer bar = better
#53
Offense
◀ MEM better#103
#93
Defense
◀ MEM better#114
+0.5 #62
Turnovers
BOIS better ▶+1.0 #44
62 plays #96
Pace
Even65 plays #89
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| MEM off | BOIS def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 34.5 #63 | 34.0 #112 | MEM |
| Yards / play | 7.65 #34 | 7.89 #126 | MEM |
| PPA / play | +0.33 #52 | +0.17 #107 | MEM |
| Success rate | 48% #63 | 45% #109 | MEM |
| BOIS off | MEM def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 27.0 #82 | 22.5 #93 | Even |
| Yards / play | 4.22 #122 | 6.48 #113 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.05 #97 | +0.05 #79 | Even |
| Success rate | 36% #110 | 40% #86 | MEM |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
88° · 2 mph
gusts 14 mph · at kickoff
Rest
MEM7d
BOIS7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 127 plays
slowavg 135fast
Altitude
MEM +2,395 ft
moderate climb
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