Sat, Nov 9, 2024, 8:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Boise State · Conference game
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3-7 · Power #102
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7-1 · Power #29
28
▲ winner
Closing spread
BOIS -23.5
✓ NEV W
Total
60.5
▼ Under · 49 pts
Model before kickoff
NEV 18–42 BOIS
✓ BOIS (96%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenBOIS -26.5
CloseBOIS -23.5
Total60.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
3 pts toward Nevada
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened BOIS -26.5 · closed BOIS -23.5 · moved 3 toward NEVmodel BOIS -26
Opened 60.5 · unchangedmodel 59
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 22.5–24.5 since 2023: won 96%, covered 45% (45 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 46% (74 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenBOIS -26.5
CloseBOIS -23.5
Total60.5
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 23.5-point home favorite against NEV, the favorite won 10, covered 2, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: BOIS won 28–21; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 8 of the 10 similar games. 49 points stayed under 60.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 92%
Favorite covered
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 49%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 18.8 against an average line of 23.9; 56 points a game (usually 54.6). Of the 4 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

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MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
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2023 · Week 9 · close · similar season form & total
-2433–7 W U63
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APP vs GASO
2021 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & rest
-24.527–3 L U55
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USC vs ASU
2022 · Week 5 · close · similar total & rest
-24.542–25 L O61
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2024 · Week 10 · close · similar season form & rest
-24.556–24 W O55.5
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CIN vs USF
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & total
-2728–24 L U58.5
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2024 · Week 8 · close · similar situation
-21.524–10 L U53
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2023 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & total
-26.549–25 L O63.5
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2024 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & total
-2048–31 L O57.5
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CIN vs TLSA
2021 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & rest
-22.528–20 L U56
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2023 · Week 6 · close · similar season form & situation
-2439–17 L O52.5
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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Boise State ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (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.

Boise State ATS trend (6-1)
Boise State have covered 86% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Boise State 3-0 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Boise State 5-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Market moved toward Nevada
3 pts (BOIS -26.5 → BOIS -23.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (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
NEV−15.0 →−8.7▲ 6.3#103
BOIS+2.2 →+12.0▲ 9.8#20
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10

NEV
Longer bar = better
BOIS
#63
Offense
BOIS better ▶
#4
#103
Defense
BOIS better ▶
#65
−0.1 #76
Turnovers
BOIS better ▶
+0.5 #38
65 plays #92
Pace
BOIS faster ▶
70 plays #37
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When NEV has the ball
Even matchup
NEV offBOIS defEdge
Points / game 24.6 #100 25.6 #76 BOIS
Yards / play 5.97 #59 5.55 #68 Even
PPA / play +0.16 #56 +0.12 #76 Even
Success rate 46% #37 39% #40 Even
When BOIS has the ball
Advantage: BOIS offense
BOIS offNEV defEdge
Points / game 45.8 #1 28.6 #95 BOIS
Yards / play 7.33 #3 6.00 #97 BOIS
PPA / play +0.43 #2 +0.20 #108 BOIS
Success rate 49% #9 45% #112 BOIS

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
NEV scoring against the BOIS defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
NEV scored
5.6
#77
5.8
#119
11.4
#104
6.7
#53
6.5
#81
13.2
#69
BOIS allowed
4.3
#48
7.1
#59
11.4
#59
6.0
#77
8.3
#105
14.3
#102
BOIS scoring against the NEV defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
BOIS scored
9.9
#10
16.4
#1
26.3
#1
5.6
#78
13.9
#1
19.5
#5
NEV allowed
6.5
#98
8.8
#94
15.3
#97
5.5
#65
7.8
#99
13.3
#85

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
BOIS +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
43° · 6 mph
gusts 6 mph · at kickoff
Rest
NEV7d
BOIS8d
BOIS +1 day
Tempo
Average 134 plays
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