Sat, Oct 7, 2023, 8:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Boise State · Conference game
Closing spread
BOIS -8
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Model before kickoff
SJSU 25–33 BOIS
✓ BOIS (72%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
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CloseBOIS -8
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Line context
Home favorites of 6–10 since 2023: won 76%, covered 56% (49 games)ⓘ
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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 an 8-point home favorite against SJSU, the favorite won 6, covered 5, and 3 went over the total.
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This game: BOIS won 35–27; the favorite pushed, as in 0 of the 10 similar games.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 71%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 49%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 4.8 against an average line of 7.8; 46.4 points a game (usually 54.3).
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2020 · Week 14 · very close · similar spread & team ratings |
-7 | 23–13 | W | U61 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 3 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-8.25 | 16–14 | L | U52.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-7 | 45–18 | W | O58 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-9 | 30–42 | L | O64.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-7 | 42–32 | W | O58.25 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 4 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-7.5 | 14–17 | L | U50 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar season form & spread |
-7 | 20–27 | L | U61.75 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & situation |
-7.5 | 6–21 | L | U52.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 9 · close · similar season form & situation |
-9.5 | 29–14 | W | U55.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 13 · close · similar spread |
-8.5 | 31–10 | W | U63.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 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 no trends and market moves behind it
No clear signal on the spread
No clear signal on the total
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
No notable trends or market moves for this game.
Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 20% | 3-2 60% | 3-1 75% | |
| 2-3 40% | 2-2-1 50% | 3-1 75% |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
SJSU−9.4 →−5.6▲ 3.8#91
BOIS−9.9 →−1.5▲ 8.4#69
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5
Longer bar = better
#77
Offense
BOIS better ▶#56
#116
Defense
Even#119
+0.6 #29
Turnovers
◀ SJSU better0.0 #72
64 plays #96
Pace
BOIS faster ▶68 plays #54
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| SJSU off | BOIS def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 28.2 #76 | 31.6 #109 | SJSU |
| Yards / play | 5.57 #77 | 6.84 #133 | SJSU |
| PPA / play | +0.10 #77 | +0.21 #116 | SJSU |
| Success rate | 41% #76 | 46% #119 | SJSU |
| BOIS off | SJSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 28.6 #74 | 33.4 #115 | BOIS |
| Yards / play | 6.15 #52 | 5.86 #91 | BOIS |
| PPA / play | +0.16 #58 | +0.34 #134 | BOIS |
| Success rate | 45% #41 | 47% #125 | BOIS |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
SJSU scoring against the BOIS defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.6 #92 | 12.4 #16 | 17.0 #48 | 7.0 #57 | 4.2 #112 | 11.2 #97 | |
2.0 #11 | 12.8 #127 | 14.8 #90 | 5.2 #58 | 11.6 #127 | 16.8 #118 |
BOIS scoring against the SJSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.6 #92 | 10.8 #30 | 15.4 #68 | 4.8 #95 | 8.4 #37 | 13.2 #74 | |
3.4 #36 | 10.4 #111 | 13.8 #83 | 9.8 #125 | 9.8 #120 | 19.6 #129 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
77° · 3 mph
gusts 15 mph · at kickoff
Rest
SJSU15d bye
BOIS7d
SJSU +8 days
Tempo
Average 132 plays
slowavg 134fast
Altitude
SJSU +2,625 ft
moderate climb
Quarterback
BOIS backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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