Sat, Nov 22, 2025, 10:30 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Fresno State · Conference game
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5-5 · Power #86
28
▲ winner
Final
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7-3 · Power #82
17
final
Closing spread
FRES -1.5
✓ USU W
Total
50.5
▼ Under · 45 pts
Model before kickoff
USU 26–28 FRES
✗ FRES (56%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenFRES -2.5
CloseFRES -1.5
Total51.5 → 50.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Utah State
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened FRES -2.5 · closed FRES -1.5 · moved 1 toward USUmodel FRES -4
Opened 51.5 · closed 50.5 · moved 1 downmodel 53.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 0.5–2.5 since 2023: won 52%, covered 50% (194 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 49% (302 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenFRES -2.5
CloseFRES -1.5
Total51.5 → 50.5
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 FRES as a 1.5-point home favorite against USU, the favorite won 3, covered 3, and 7 went over the total.

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This game: USU won 28–17 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 45 points stayed under 50.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 51%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 6.4 against an average line of 2.3; 53.2 points a game (usually 53). Of the 5 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
USM vs GAST
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & spread
-214–42 L O48
Very close
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread
-226–41 L O48
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & situation
-1.535–21 W O52.5
Very close
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & rest
-1.57–24 L U45.5
Very close
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & situation
-335–42 L O51.5
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & season form
-1.514–31 L U55
Very close
2025 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & season form
-3.519–0 W U47
Very close
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & rest
-120–37 L O53.5
Very close
BUFF vs KENT
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & season form
-4.527–30 L O51
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & rest
-2.537–30 W O54.5
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Utah State ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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.

Utah State ATS trend (8-2)
Utah State have covered 80% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Utah State 4-1 ATS as an underdog
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
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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
USU−10.4 →−5.4▲ 5.0#86
FRES−4.5 →−4.8▼ 0.3#84
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12

USU
Longer bar = better
FRES
#39
Offense
◀ USU better
#98
#110
Defense
FRES better ▶
#35
+0.5 #32
Turnovers
◀ USU better
+0.1 #61
65 plays #85
Pace
Even
66 plays #80
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When USU has the ball
Even matchup
USU offFRES defEdge
Points / game 32.9 #35 19.9 #24 Even
Yards / play 6.52 #24 4.80 #19 Even
PPA / play +0.21 #30 +0.06 #56 USU
Success rate 43% #66 40% #40 FRES
When FRES has the ball
Even matchup
FRES offUSU defEdge
Points / game 25.9 #80 29.7 #107 FRES
Yards / play 5.24 #103 5.82 #96 Even
PPA / play +0.04 #109 +0.19 #116 Even
Success rate 40% #99 45% #119 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
USU scoring against the FRES defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
USU scored
8.3
#19
10.3
#33
18.6
#23
8.1
#24
5.9
#91
14.0
#46
FRES allowed
5.4
#72
7.6
#79
13.0
#75
2.6
#9
4.3
#23
6.9
#8
FRES scoring against the USU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
FRES scored
5.2
#86
8.4
#77
13.6
#83
4.9
#94
7.4
#54
12.3
#74
USU allowed
4.7
#54
11.0
#129
15.7
#104
5.7
#78
7.7
#102
13.4
#94

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
FRES +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
51° · 3 mph
gusts 6 mph · at kickoff
Rest
USU7d
FRES7d
Even
Tempo
Average 131 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
FRES backup QB started
Not the usual starter