Sat, Nov 18, 2023, 10:30 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Fresno State · Conference game
Closing spread
FRES -22
✓ UNM W
Total
58
▼ Under · 42 pts
Model before kickoff
UNM 18–39 FRES
✗ FRES (94%) lost
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
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Total58
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Line context
Home favorites of 20–24 since 2023: won 90%, covered 49% (50 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
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Total58
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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 22-point home favorite against UNM, the favorite won 10, covered 2, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: UNM won 25–17 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 8 of the 10 similar games. 42 points stayed under 58, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 90%
Favorite covered
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
4 of 1040%
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 13.7 against an average line of 21.3; 54.7 points a game (usually 55.6). Of the 1 over, 0 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 | 2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & season form |
-21 | 45–0 | W | U58 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & total |
-22 | 35–23 | L | U58.5 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & team ratings |
-21.5 | 21–13 | L | U55.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-21.5 | 21–16 | L | U55.25 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-21 | 41–28 | L | O55 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-21 | 20–13 | L | U62.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & rest |
-19 | 51–20 | W | O58.25 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & total |
-20 | 43–36 | L | O56 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-21.5 | 41–34 | L | O55.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-24.5 | 24–22 | L | U52.75 |
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
No clear signal on the spread
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.
Both teams trending Over (13-5 combined)
Their games this season have mostly gone over the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 66-66 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 27 in the 4th quarter and got 10. 46% of games with totals 54–62 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% | 4-6 40% | 8-2 80% | |
| 8-2 80% | 4-6 40% | 5-3 63% |
Recent meetings
The series
UNM 6–16 FRES
FRES leads · 22 games since 1947 · FRES has won the last meeting
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
UNM−11.8 →−13.6▼ 1.8#124
FRES+4.2 →+0.6▼ 3.6#58
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11
Longer bar = better
#45
Offense
Even#53
#134
Defense
FRES better ▶#55
−0.7 #125
Turnovers
FRES better ▶+1.0 #7
63 plays #110
Pace
FRES faster ▶71 plays #28
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| UNM off | FRES def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 26.1 #76 | 23.7 #52 | FRES |
| Yards / play | 6.13 #46 | 5.33 #50 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.21 #34 | +0.10 #68 | UNM |
| Success rate | 48% #22 | 40% #49 | UNM |
| FRES off | UNM def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 32.4 #36 | 36.0 #131 | FRES |
| Yards / play | 5.58 #79 | 6.95 #136 | FRES |
| PPA / play | +0.17 #50 | +0.30 #135 | FRES |
| Success rate | 44% #48 | 50% #135 | FRES |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
UNM scoring against the FRES defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.4 #79 | 9.4 #41 | 14.8 #63 | 4.4 #106 | 6.3 #83 | 10.7 #104 | |
5.8 #79 | 6.9 #55 | 12.7 #63 | 3.8 #27 | 6.5 #70 | 10.3 #37 |
FRES scoring against the UNM defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.0 #28 | 7.5 #75 | 15.5 #50 | 9.3 #9 | 6.6 #73 | 15.9 #29 | |
6.2 #88 | 14.5 #133 | 20.7 #132 | 7.8 #114 | 7.2 #88 | 15.0 #107 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
57° · 3 mph
gusts 7 mph · 0.031 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
UNM7d
FRES7d
Even
Tempo
Average 134 plays
slowavg 133fast
Quarterback
FRES backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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