Fri, Nov 29, 2024, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Boise State
Weather at kickoff31°F0 mphgusts 5DryCold Over 50% of 115 games since 2023Weather watch ›
5-6 · Power #98
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10-1 · Power #29
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▲ winner
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2.5 pts toward Oregon State
Total
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
Opened 56.5 · closed 58.5 · moved 2 upmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
NCST vs LT
2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & rest
-17.7534–27 L O56
Close
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar total & season form
-14.556–30 W O59
Close
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & spread
-18.542–10 W U55.5
Close
UCF vs USF
2021 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & spread
-1717–13 L U62
Close
TENN vs MIZ
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & total
-1966–24 W O57.5
Close
UCF vs NAVY
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & season form
-15.2514–17 L U53
Close
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form
-17.541–0 W U60.5
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & rest
-1733–28 L O56
Close
LIB vs MTSU
2021 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & total
-2041–13 W U58.75
Close
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar rest
-16.519–30 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%)
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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
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

ORST
Longer bar = better
BOIS
#80
Offense
BOIS better ▶
#5
#119
Defense
BOIS better ▶
#61
−0.5 #108
Turnovers
BOIS better ▶
+0.6 #26
72 plays #18
Pace
◀ ORST faster
68 plays #54
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ORST has the ball
Even matchup
ORST offBOIS defEdge
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
When BOIS has the ball
Advantage: BOIS offense
BOIS offORST defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ORST scored
4.1
#106
8.1
#73
12.2
#94
3.7
#119
7.5
#50
11.3
#101
BOIS allowed
4.6
#53
7.1
#57
11.7
#56
5.0
#49
6.9
#75
11.9
#61
BOIS scoring against the ORST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
BOIS scored
9.1
#11
13.5
#2
22.5
#3
6.0
#70
12.6
#2
18.6
#5
ORST allowed
5.5
#77
8.1
#77
13.6
#83
4.3
#32
11.0
#131
15.3
#107

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
BOIS +2.5
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