Fri, Nov 29, 2024, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Boise State
Closing spread
BOIS -17.5
✓ ORST W
Total
58.5
▼ Under · 52 pts
Model before kickoff
ORST 21–39 BOIS
✓ BOIS (91%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenBOIS -20
CloseBOIS -17.5
Total56.5 → 58.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenBOIS -20
2.5 → ORST
CloseBOIS -17.5
2.5 pts toward Oregon State
Total
Open56.5
▲ 2
Close58.5
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened BOIS -20 · closed BOIS -17.5 · moved 2.5 toward ORSTmodel BOIS -22.5
model BOIS -22.5
Opened 56.5 · closed 58.5 · moved 2 upmodel 60.5
model 60.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 16.5–18.5 since 2023: won 95%, covered 53% (74 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 49% (93 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenBOIS -20
CloseBOIS -17.5
Total56.5 → 58.5
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
BOIS as a 17.5-point home favorite against ORST, the favorite won 8, covered 5, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: BOIS won 34–18; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 52 points stayed under 58.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 89%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 48%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 17.1 against an average line of 17.3; 55.5 points a game (usually 54.4). Of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-17.75 | 34–27 | L | O56 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar total & season form |
-14.5 | 56–30 | W | O59 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & spread |
-18.5 | 42–10 | W | U55.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & spread |
-17 | 17–13 | L | U62 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & total |
-19 | 66–24 | W | O57.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & season form |
-15.25 | 14–17 | L | U53 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form |
-17.5 | 41–0 | W | U60.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & rest |
-17 | 33–28 | L | O56 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & total |
-20 | 41–13 | W | U58.75 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar rest |
-16.5 | 19–30 | L | U52 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 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 6 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Boise State ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (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.
Oregon State ATS struggles (3-7)
Oregon State have covered only 30% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Oregon State away ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Boise State ATS trend (7-3)
Boise State have covered 70% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Boise State 3-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Market moved toward Oregon State
2.5 pts (BOIS -20 → BOIS -17.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved up 2
56.5 → 58.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 22 in the 4th quarter and got 15. 49% of games with totals 54.5–62.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-6 40% | 3-6 33% | 5-4 56% | |
| 9-1 90% | 7-2 78% | 5-4 56% |
Recent meetings
The series
ORST 6–5 BOIS
ORST leads · 11 games since 1986 · BOIS 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
ORST+7.8 →−7.0▼ 14.8#100
BOIS+2.2 →+9.2▲ 7.0#27
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13
Longer bar = better
#80
Offense
BOIS better ▶#5
#119
Defense
BOIS better ▶#61
−0.5 #108
Turnovers
BOIS better ▶+0.6 #26
72 plays #18
Pace
◀ ORST faster68 plays #54
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| ORST off | BOIS def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 24.8 #96 | 23.6 #60 | BOIS |
| Yards / play | 5.52 #89 | 5.62 #73 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.08 #93 | +0.08 #60 | BOIS |
| Success rate | 45% #42 | 40% #49 | Even |
| BOIS off | ORST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 41.2 #3 | 29.5 #101 | BOIS |
| Yards / play | 7.03 #3 | 6.62 #127 | BOIS |
| PPA / play | +0.36 #3 | +0.23 #122 | BOIS |
| Success rate | 49% #10 | 48% #125 | BOIS |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
ORST scoring against the BOIS defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.1 #106 | 8.1 #73 | 12.2 #94 | 3.7 #119 | 7.5 #50 | 11.3 #101 | |
4.6 #53 | 7.1 #57 | 11.7 #56 | 5.0 #49 | 6.9 #75 | 11.9 #61 |
BOIS scoring against the ORST defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.1 #11 | 13.5 #2 | 22.5 #3 | 6.0 #70 | 12.6 #2 | 18.6 #5 | |
5.5 #77 | 8.1 #77 | 13.6 #83 | 4.3 #32 | 11.0 #131 | 15.3 #107 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
31° · 0 mph
gusts 5 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ORST6d
BOIS6d
Even
Tempo
Fast 140 plays
slowavg 134fast
Altitude
ORST +2,494 ft
moderate climb
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