Sat, Sep 30, 2023, 10:30 PM EDTWeek 5 · at Fresno State · Conference game
Closing spread
FRES -25.5
✓ NEV W
Total
50.5
▼ Under · 36 pts
Model before kickoff
NEV 14–40 FRES
✓ FRES (97%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseFRES -25.5
Total50.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseFRES -25.5
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close50.5
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseFRES -25.5
Total50.5
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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 25.5-point home favorite against NEV, the favorite won 9, covered 6, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: FRES won 27–9; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 36 points stayed under 50.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 92%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 56%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 22.6 against an average line of 25.3; 49.4 points a game (usually 56.6). Of the 1 over, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2023 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-27.5 | 53–10 | W | O47.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-24.5 | 27–3 | L | U55 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 11 · close · similar total & rest |
-24 | 34–7 | W | U51 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & total |
-27.5 | 37–0 | W | U48 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread |
-26.5 | 21–12 | L | U53 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread |
-23.5 | 35–27 | L | O54.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & situation |
-23 | 42–9 | W | O47.5 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & situation |
-23.5 | 42–14 | W | O55.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 13 · close · similar total & rest |
-24 | 14–49 | L | O50.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & rest |
-29 | 55–3 | W | O54.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 31 in the 4th quarter and got 16. 56% of games with totals 46.5–54.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-4 0% | 2-2 50% | 0-3 0% | |
| 4-0 100% | 3-1 75% | 2-1 67% |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
NEV−18.4 →−17.9▲ 0.5#132
FRES+4.2 →+5.7▲ 1.5#37
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW4
Longer bar = better
#115
Offense
FRES better ▶#37
#134
Defense
FRES better ▶#30
−0.3 #93
Turnovers
FRES better ▶+2.0 #2
66 plays #81
Pace
FRES faster ▶76 plays #10
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| NEV off | FRES def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 17.0 #130 | 19.0 #36 | FRES |
| Yards / play | 4.70 #124 | 4.58 #19 | FRES |
| PPA / play | +0.01 #115 | −0.01 #37 | FRES |
| Success rate | 40% #92 | 36% #27 | FRES |
| FRES off | NEV def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 38.8 #15 | 41.3 #133 | FRES |
| Yards / play | 5.62 #74 | 8.72 #136 | FRES |
| PPA / play | +0.28 #23 | +0.35 #134 | FRES |
| Success rate | 47% #37 | 53% #134 | FRES |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
NEV scoring against the FRES defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.0 #84 | 5.0 #119 | 10.0 #116 | 1.8 #131 | 5.3 #94 | 7.0 #126 | |
4.3 #57 | 4.3 #29 | 8.5 #33 | 5.3 #63 | 3.5 #20 | 8.8 #31 |
FRES scoring against the NEV defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11.5 #13 | 9.3 #62 | 20.8 #17 | 9.8 #24 | 5.8 #85 | 15.5 #45 | |
10.5 #126 | 5.0 #39 | 15.5 #99 | 13.0 #133 | 12.8 #132 | 25.8 #133 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
67° · 5 mph
gusts 7 mph · at kickoff
Rest
NEV7d
FRES7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 142 plays
slowavg 134fast
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