Sat, Sep 12, 2026, 10:30 PM EDTWeek 2 · at Fresno State
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenFRES -18.5
1 → SAC
CloseFRES -17.5
1 pt toward Sacramento State
Total
Open48.5
▼ 5
Close43.5
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
model FRES -12.5
Opened 48.5 · closed 43.5 · moved 5 downmodel 41.5
model 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.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 360 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-4 33% | 4-2 67% | 2-4 33% | |
| 6-4 60% | 4-6 40% | 2-8 20% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
SAC 0–6 FRES
FRES leads · 6 games since 1972 · FRES has won the last 6 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 2024 | Sacramento State 30 @ Fresno State 46 | FRES -18.5 | SAC W |
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
Longer bar = better
#99
Offense
◀ SAC better#137
#42
Defense
◀ SAC better#134
−1.0 #126
Turnovers
FRES better ▶0.0 #76
67 plays #77
Pace
◀ SAC faster44 plays #138
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| SAC off | FRES def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| FRES off | SAC def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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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