Fri, Dec 5, 2025, 8:00 PM ESTWeek 15 · at Boise State
Weather at kickoff40°F8 mphgusts 14Wet0.0 mmWet Over 45% of 309 games since 2023Weather watch ›
10-2 · Power #74
21
final
Final
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8-4 · Power #55
38
▲ winner
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
4.5 pts toward Boise State
Total
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
Opened 56.5 · closed 59.5 · moved 3 upmodel 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
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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 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
ECU vs MEM
2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar season form & total
-5.547–45 L O62.5
Close
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & situation
-10.525–33 L O57.5
Close
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar season form & team ratings
-641–13 W U59.5
Close
UAB vs UNT
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar season form & rest
-6.541–21 W O58
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & spread
-738–28 W O64.5
Close
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar season form & total
-417–23 L U60.5
Close
OU vs KU
2022 · Week 7 · close · similar rest
-10.552–42 L O66.25
Close
2024 · Week 15 · close · similar situation & rest
-53–31 L U57.5
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest
-634–23 W P57
Close
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar total & rest
-642–20 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%)
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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

UNLV
Longer bar = better
BOIS
#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
When UNLV has the ball
Advantage: UNLV offense
UNLV offBOIS defEdge
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
When BOIS has the ball
Advantage: BOIS offense
BOIS offUNLV defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UNLV scored
5.9
#73
13.8
#1
19.7
#15
6.8
#42
10.2
#11
17.0
#17
BOIS allowed
3.9
#36
8.2
#84
12.1
#62
4.8
#51
6.3
#60
11.1
#51
BOIS scoring against the UNLV defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
BOIS scored
8.3
#22
8.3
#73
16.5
#46
6.2
#60
8.2
#37
14.3
#41
UNLV allowed
7.1
#105
7.1
#60
14.2
#90
6.6
#100
7.1
#81
13.7
#97

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
BOIS +2.5
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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