Fri, Dec 5, 2025, 8:00 PM ESTWeek 15 · at Boise State
Closing spread
BOIS -6
✓ BOIS W
Total
59.5
▼ Under · 59 pts
Model before kickoff
UNLV 27–33 BOIS
✓ BOIS (68%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenBOIS -1.5
CloseBOIS -6
Total56.5 → 59.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenBOIS -1.5
4.5 → BOIS
CloseBOIS -6
4.5 pts toward Boise State
Total
Open56.5
▲ 3
Close59.5
Up 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened BOIS -1.5 · closed BOIS -6 · moved 4.5 toward BOISmodel BOIS -9
model BOIS -9
Opened 56.5 · closed 59.5 · moved 3 upmodel 60
model 60
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 5–7 since 2023: won 69%, covered 56% (159 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3The team the line moved toward covered 47% (117 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenBOIS -1.5
CloseBOIS -6
Total56.5 → 59.5
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 6-point home favorite against UNLV, the favorite won 7, covered 5, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: BOIS won 38–21; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 59 points stayed under 59.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 65%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
6 of 967%
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 6.1 against an average line of 6.7; 61.9 points a game (usually 52.8). Of the 3 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar season form & total |
-5.5 | 47–45 | L | O62.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & situation |
-10.5 | 25–33 | L | O57.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar season form & team ratings |
-6 | 41–13 | W | U59.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 11 · close · similar season form & rest |
-6.5 | 41–21 | W | O58 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & spread |
-7 | 38–28 | W | O64.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar season form & total |
-4 | 17–23 | L | U60.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 7 · close · similar rest |
-10.5 | 52–42 | L | O66.25 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 15 · close · similar situation & rest |
-5 | 3–31 | L | U57.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest |
-6 | 34–23 | W | P57 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar total & rest |
-6 | 42–20 | W | O58 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Boise State ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (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.
UNLV 5-1 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Boise State 5-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Market moved toward Boise State
4.5 pts (BOIS -1.5 → BOIS -6), through the key number 3. · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved up 3
56.5 → 59.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 11 in the 4th quarter and got 10. 47% of games with totals 55.5–63.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-2 80% | 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% | |
| 7-3 70% | 7-3 70% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 4 since 2023
UNLV 0–4 BOIS
BOIS leads · 4 games since 2023 · BOIS has won the last 4 meetings
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18 2025 | UNLV 31 @ Boise State 56 | BOIS -13.5 | BOIS W |
| Dec 6 2024 | UNLV 7 @ Boise State 21 | BOIS -3.5 | BOIS W |
| Oct 25 2024 | Boise State 29 @ UNLV 24 | BOIS -3.5 | BOIS W |
| Dec 2 2023 | Boise State 44 @ UNLV 20 | BOIS -2 | BOIS W |
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
UNLV+5.4 →−0.7▼ 6.1#72
BOIS+6.0 →+4.3▼ 1.7#49
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW14
Longer bar = better
#14
Offense
◀ UNLV better#58
#102
Defense
BOIS better ▶#38
+0.6 #28
Turnovers
Even+0.4 #38
66 plays #81
Pace
BOIS faster ▶74 plays #10
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| UNLV off | BOIS def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 37.2 #12 | 23.2 #56 | UNLV |
| Yards / play | 7.04 #10 | 5.37 #53 | UNLV |
| PPA / play | +0.28 #15 | +0.02 #31 | Even |
| Success rate | 48% #19 | 36% #12 | Even |
| BOIS off | UNLV def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 30.8 #42 | 28.1 #90 | BOIS |
| Yards / play | 5.82 #62 | 6.38 #127 | BOIS |
| PPA / play | +0.14 #55 | +0.14 #87 | BOIS |
| Success rate | 42% #71 | 44% #102 | BOIS |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
UNLV scoring against the BOIS defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.9 #73 | 13.8 #1 | 19.7 #15 | 6.8 #42 | 10.2 #11 | 17.0 #17 | |
3.9 #36 | 8.2 #84 | 12.1 #62 | 4.8 #51 | 6.3 #60 | 11.1 #51 |
BOIS scoring against the UNLV defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.3 #22 | 8.3 #73 | 16.5 #46 | 6.2 #60 | 8.2 #37 | 14.3 #41 | |
7.1 #105 | 7.1 #60 | 14.2 #90 | 6.6 #100 | 7.1 #81 | 13.7 #97 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
40° · 8 mph
gusts 14 mph · 0.012 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
UNLV6d
BOIS7d
BOIS +1 day
Tempo
Fast 140 plays
slowavg 134fast
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