Sat, Oct 4, 2025, 10:30 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Fresno State · Conference game
Closing spread
FRES -13.5
✓ NEV W
Total
46.5
▼ Under · 37 pts
Model before kickoff
NEV 16–30 FRES
✓ FRES (83%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenFRES -13.5
CloseFRES -13.5
Total44.5 → 46.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenFRES -13.5
no move
CloseFRES -13.5
No change since the open
Total
Open44.5
▲ 2
Close46.5
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened FRES -13.5 · unchangedmodel FRES -13.5 matches the line
model FRES -13.5 = line ✓
Opened 44.5 · closed 46.5 · moved 2 upmodel 46
model 46
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 12.5–14.5 since 2023: won 84%, covered 49% (108 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenFRES -13.5
CloseFRES -13.5
Total44.5 → 46.5
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
FRES as a 13.5-point home favorite against NEV, the favorite won 9, covered 5, and 7 went over the total.
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This game: FRES won 20–17; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 37 points stayed under 46.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 79%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 45%
Went over
7 of 1070%
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 13.2 against an average line of 13.4; 52.2 points a game (usually 54). Of the 6 overs, 1 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 12 · close · similar spread & situation |
-15 | 37–10 | W | U52 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar total & team ratings |
-15 | 31–11 | W | U44.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 12 · close · similar total & spread |
-15 | 34–16 | W | O48.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & spread |
-14 | 41–35 | L | O47 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar total & situation |
-10.5 | 34–20 | W | O48.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & situation |
-13.5 | 42–9 | W | O45 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar team ratings & total |
-16.5 | 29–27 | L | O46 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 5 · close |
-11 | 27–30 | L | O51.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar total & situation |
-10.5 | 28–23 | L | O48 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & season form |
-13 | 24–14 | L | U53 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Fresno State ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over trend Miss
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.
Nevada ATS struggles (1-3)
Nevada have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Total moved up 2
44.5 → 46.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 17 in the 4th quarter and got 7. 54% of games with totals 42.5–50.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-9 10% | 2-8 20% | 3-7 30% | |
| 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
NEV 0–2 FRES
FRES leads · 2 games since 2023 · FRES has won the last 2 meetings
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18 2024 | Fresno State 24 @ Nevada 21 | FRES -2.5 | FRES W |
| Sep 30 2023 | Nevada 9 @ Fresno State 27 | FRES -25.5 | NEV W |
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−9.7 →−13.8▼ 4.1#123
FRES−4.5 →−3.7▲ 0.8#78
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5
Longer bar = better
#121
Offense
FRES better ▶#44
#100
Defense
FRES better ▶#72
−1.5 #136
Turnovers
FRES better ▶−0.4 #101
63 plays #114
Pace
Even62 plays #120
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| NEV off | FRES def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 15.0 #132 | 20.0 #42 | FRES |
| Yards / play | 5.35 #98 | 5.19 #53 | FRES |
| PPA / play | −0.05 #132 | +0.17 #104 | FRES |
| Success rate | 38% #123 | 43% #87 | FRES |
| FRES off | NEV def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 32.8 #52 | 27.0 #95 | FRES |
| Yards / play | 6.07 #53 | 5.60 #79 | FRES |
| PPA / play | +0.22 #39 | +0.16 #100 | FRES |
| Success rate | 48% #30 | 47% #125 | FRES |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
NEV scoring against the FRES defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.8 #134 | 9.0 #66 | 9.8 #116 | 0.8 #135 | 4.5 #106 | 5.3 #133 | |
5.4 #79 | 8.4 #94 | 13.8 #89 | 3.8 #40 | 2.4 #7 | 6.2 #11 |
FRES scoring against the NEV defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.6 #43 | 8.8 #69 | 16.4 #59 | 5.6 #72 | 10.8 #12 | 16.4 #30 | |
5.0 #76 | 6.8 #58 | 11.8 #68 | 4.8 #66 | 10.5 #131 | 15.3 #123 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
72° · 3 mph
gusts 5 mph · at kickoff
Rest
NEV14d bye
FRES14d bye
Even
Tempo
Slow 125 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
NEV backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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