Sat, Sep 30, 2023, 10:30 PM EDTWeek 5 · at Fresno State · Conference game
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0-4 · Power #132
9
final
Final
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4-0 · Power #71
27
▲ winner
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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Total
 
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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-27.553–10 W O47.5
Very close
APP vs GASO
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread
-24.527–3 L U55
Close
FRES vs UNM
2021 · Week 11 · close · similar total & rest
-2434–7 W U51
Close
BSU vs UNM
2021 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & total
-27.537–0 W U48
Close
LIB vs AKR
2022 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread
-26.521–12 L U53
Close
BYU vs USF
2021 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread
-23.535–27 L O54.5
Close
ORST vs COLO
2022 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & situation
-2342–9 W O47.5
Close
MRSH vs MTSU
2020 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & situation
-23.542–14 W O55.5
Close
LIB vs NMSU
2022 · Week 13 · close · similar total & rest
-2414–49 L O50.5
Close
OKST vs KU
2021 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & rest
-2955–3 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%)
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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

NEV
Longer bar = better
FRES
#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
When NEV has the ball
Advantage: FRES defense
NEV offFRES defEdge
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
When FRES has the ball
Advantage: FRES offense
FRES offNEV defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
NEV scored
5.0
#84
5.0
#119
10.0
#116
1.8
#131
5.3
#94
7.0
#126
FRES allowed
4.3
#57
4.3
#29
8.5
#33
5.3
#63
3.5
#20
8.8
#31
FRES scoring against the NEV defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
FRES scored
11.5
#13
9.3
#62
20.8
#17
9.8
#24
5.8
#85
15.5
#45
NEV allowed
10.5
#126
5.0
#39
15.5
#99
13.0
#133
12.8
#132
25.8
#133

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
FRES +2.5
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