Sat, Nov 9, 2024, 8:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Boise State · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenBOIS -26.5
3 → NEV
CloseBOIS -23.5
3 pts toward Nevada
Total
Open60.5
no move
Close60.5
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
model BOIS -26
Opened 60.5 · unchangedmodel 59
model 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 ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar season form & total |
-24 | 33–7 | W | U63 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & rest |
-24.5 | 27–3 | L | U55 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar total & rest |
-24.5 | 42–25 | L | O61 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar season form & rest |
-24.5 | 56–24 | W | O55.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & total |
-27 | 28–24 | L | U58.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar situation |
-21.5 | 24–10 | L | U53 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & total |
-26.5 | 49–25 | L | O63.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & total |
-20 | 48–31 | L | O57.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & rest |
-22.5 | 28–20 | L | U56 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar season form & situation |
-24 | 39–17 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 26 in the 4th quarter and got 14. 44% of games with totals 56.5–64.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-7 30% | 5-5 50% | 6-4 60% | |
| 8-2 80% | 7-2 78% | 7-2 78% |
Recent meetings
The series
NEV 6–20 BOIS
BOIS leads · 26 games since 1993 · BOIS has won the last 3 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
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
Longer bar = better
#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
| NEV off | BOIS def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| BOIS off | NEV def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.6 #77 | 5.8 #119 | 11.4 #104 | 6.7 #53 | 6.5 #81 | 13.2 #69 | |
4.3 #48 | 7.1 #59 | 11.4 #59 | 6.0 #77 | 8.3 #105 | 14.3 #102 |
BOIS scoring against the NEV defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.9 #10 | 16.4 #1 | 26.3 #1 | 5.6 #78 | 13.9 #1 | 19.5 #5 | |
6.5 #98 | 8.8 #94 | 15.3 #97 | 5.5 #65 | 7.8 #99 | 13.3 #85 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
slowavg 134fast
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