Sat, Sep 12, 2026, 10:30 PM EDTWeek 2 · at Fresno State
Weather at kickoff87°F12 mphgusts 26DryWindy Over 48% of 274 games since 2023Weather watch ›
1-1 · Power #138
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Final
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0-1 · Power #80
49
▲ winner
Closing spread
FRES -17.5
✓ FRES W
Total
43.5
▲ Over · 52 pts
Model before kickoff
SAC 13–29 FRES
✓ FRES (88%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenFRES -18.5
CloseFRES -17.5
Total48.5 → 43.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Sacramento State
Total
Down 5 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened FRES -18.5 · closed FRES -17.5 · moved 1 toward SACmodel FRES -12.5
Opened 48.5 · closed 43.5 · moved 5 downmodel 41.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 16.5–18.5 since 2023: won 91%, covered 51% (137 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 48% (343 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenFRES -18.5
CloseFRES -17.5
Total48.5 → 43.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

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Signals

The data signal, and 2 trends and market moves behind it
No clear signal on the spread
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.

Total moved down 5
48.5 → 43.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Small sample warning
Fresno State has 1 game with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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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 →−14.2▲ 2.7#128
FRES−4.0 →−5.5▼ 1.5#87
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW1

SAC
Longer bar = better
FRES
#99
Offense
◀ SAC better
#137
#42
Defense
◀ SAC better
#134
−1.0 #126
Turnovers
FRES better ▶
0.0 #76
67 plays #77
Pace
◀ SAC faster
44 plays #138
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When SAC has the ball
Advantage: SAC offense
SAC offFRES defEdge
Points / game 34.5 #59 39.0 #131 SAC
Yards / play 5.42 #102 8.12 #135 SAC
PPA / play 0.00 #112 +0.32 #131 Even
Success rate 35% #121 62% #138 Even
When FRES has the ball
Advantage: SAC defense
FRES offSAC defEdge
Points / game 0.0 #138 14.0 #46 SAC
Yards / play 2.64 #138 4.09 #34 SAC
PPA / play −0.37 #136 −0.02 #56 SAC
Success rate 22% #137 32% #30 SAC

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
FRES +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
87° · 12 mph
gusts 26 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
SAC7d
FRES8d
FRES +1 day
Tempo
Slow 111 plays
slowavg 133fast

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