Sat, Oct 4, 2025, 10:30 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Fresno State · Conference game
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1-3 · Power #121
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Final
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4-1 · Power #82
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▲ winner
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
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
Opened 44.5 · closed 46.5 · moved 2 upmodel 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 ›

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MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
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2024 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & situation
-1537–10 W U52
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2024 · Week 4 · close · similar total & team ratings
-1531–11 W U44.5
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TROY vs ULM
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar total & spread
-1534–16 W O48.5
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2023 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & spread
-1441–35 L O47
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2023 · Week 12 · close · similar total & situation
-10.534–20 W O48.5
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2023 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & situation
-13.542–9 W O45
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2023 · Week 4 · close · similar team ratings & total
-16.529–27 L O46
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2024 · Week 5 · close
-1127–30 L O51.5
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2024 · Week 10 · close · similar total & situation
-10.528–23 L O48
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2024 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & season form
-1324–14 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%)
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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−9.7 →−13.8▼ 4.1#123
FRES−4.5 →−3.7▲ 0.8#78
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5

NEV
Longer bar = better
FRES
#121
Offense
FRES better ▶
#44
#100
Defense
FRES better ▶
#72
−1.5 #136
Turnovers
FRES better ▶
−0.4 #101
63 plays #114
Pace
Even
62 plays #120
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When NEV has the ball
Advantage: FRES defense
NEV offFRES defEdge
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
When FRES has the ball
Advantage: FRES offense
FRES offNEV defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
NEV scored
0.8
#134
9.0
#66
9.8
#116
0.8
#135
4.5
#106
5.3
#133
FRES allowed
5.4
#79
8.4
#94
13.8
#89
3.8
#40
2.4
#7
6.2
#11
FRES scoring against the NEV defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
FRES scored
7.6
#43
8.8
#69
16.4
#59
5.6
#72
10.8
#12
16.4
#30
NEV allowed
5.0
#76
6.8
#58
11.8
#68
4.8
#66
10.5
#131
15.3
#123

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
FRES +2.5
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