Sat, Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Bowling Green · Conference game
Closing spread
BGSU -9.5
✓ BGSU W
Total
43.5
▲ Over · 48 pts
Model before kickoff
SAC 17–27 BGSU
✓ BGSU (76%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenBGSU -6.5
CloseBGSU -9.5
Total46.5 → 43.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenBGSU -6.5
3 → BGSU
CloseBGSU -9.5
3 pts toward Bowling Green
Total
Open46.5
▼ 3
Close43.5
Down 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened BGSU -6.5 · closed BGSU -9.5 · moved 3 toward BGSUmodel BGSU -11.5
model BGSU -11.5
Opened 46.5 · closed 43.5 · moved 3 downmodel 44.5
model 44.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 8.5–10.5 since 2023: won 77%, covered 47% (173 games)ⓘ
Crossed 7The team the line moved toward covered 56% (115 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenBGSU -6.5
CloseBGSU -9.5
Total46.5 → 43.5
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
BGSU as a 9.5-point home favorite against SAC, the favorite won 8, covered 6, and 7 went over the total.
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This game: BGSU won 38–10; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 48 points went over 43.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 74%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 50%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 12.5 against an average line of 7.9; 54.7 points a game (usually 52.8). Of the 7 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 |
2025 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & team ratings |
-6.5 | 21–7 | W | U42 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & team ratings |
-7 | 34–13 | W | O43.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar total & situation |
-12.5 | 30–20 | L | O45.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar situation |
-7.5 | 26–23 | L | O47.5 |
| Close |
2026 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & season form |
-6.5 | 41–17 | W | O47.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & team ratings |
-4.5 | 43–35 | W | O42.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 14 · close · similar team ratings & situation |
-5 | 31–35 | L | O44.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & situation |
-10 | 14–21 | L | U49 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & spread |
-8.5 | 56–34 | W | O48.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 11 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-10.5 | 40–6 | W | U51 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2023 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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Bowling Green ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under 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.
Sacramento State 1-3 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Market moved toward Bowling Green
3 pts (BGSU -6.5 → BGSU -9.5), through the key number 7. · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved down 3
46.5 → 43.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 382 earlier overs in games with totals 39.5–47.5, 36% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-7 22% | 5-4 56% | 3-6 33% | |
| 2-8 20% | 3-7 30% | 4-6 40% |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
SAC−16.9 →−22.2▼ 5.3#138
BGSU−12.7 →−15.9▼ 3.2#128
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5
Longer bar = better
#126
Offense
Even#133
#84
Defense
◀ SAC better#120
−1.8 #138
Turnovers
BGSU better ▶−0.2 #82
68 plays #51
Pace
◀ SAC faster58 plays #131
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| SAC off | BGSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 17.6 #130 | 33.0 #123 | Even |
| Yards / play | 4.79 #132 | 6.81 #132 | Even |
| PPA / play | −0.11 #136 | +0.16 #100 | BGSU |
| Success rate | 40% #107 | 46% #123 | Even |
| BGSU off | SAC def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 11.4 #138 | 28.6 #109 | SAC |
| Yards / play | 4.49 #135 | 5.85 #105 | SAC |
| PPA / play | −0.09 #133 | +0.13 #90 | SAC |
| Success rate | 38% #124 | 36% #31 | SAC |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
SAC scoring against the BGSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.8 #118 | 7.2 #98 | 10.0 #118 | 2.0 #132 | 5.6 #101 | 7.6 #129 | |
8.4 #126 | 10.2 #114 | 18.6 #126 | 2.6 #28 | 11.8 #135 | 14.4 #114 |
BGSU scoring against the SAC defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.0 #129 | 4.0 #128 | 6.0 #136 | 0.6 #137 | 4.8 #111 | 5.4 #137 | |
5.6 #91 | 14.8 #136 | 20.4 #132 | 5.6 #79 | 2.6 #6 | 8.2 #32 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
73° · 7 mph
gusts 13 mph · at kickoff
Rest
SAC14d bye
BGSU7d
SAC +7 days
Tempo
Slow 126 plays
slowavg 133fast
Travel
SAC 1,995 mi
3 time zones
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