Sat, Nov 22, 2025, 10:30 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Fresno State · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenFRES -2.5
1 → USU
CloseFRES -1.5
1 pt toward Utah State
Total
Open51.5
▼ 1
Close50.5
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
model FRES -4
Opened 51.5 · closed 50.5 · moved 1 downmodel 53.5
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-2 | 14–42 | L | O48 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-2 | 26–41 | L | O48 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-1.5 | 35–21 | W | O52.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-1.5 | 7–24 | L | U45.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-3 | 35–42 | L | O51.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-1.5 | 14–31 | L | U55 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-3.5 | 19–0 | W | U47 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-1 | 20–37 | L | O53.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & season form |
-4.5 | 27–30 | L | O51 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-2.5 | 37–30 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 20 in the 4th quarter and got 14. 54% of games with totals 46.5–54.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 8-2 80% | 5-5 50% | |
| 7-3 70% | 5-5 50% | 4-6 40% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
USU 14–19 FRES (1 tied)
FRES leads · 34 games since 1952 · USU has won the last meeting
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13 2023 | Fresno State 37 @ Utah State 32 | FRES -5.5 | USU 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
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
Longer bar = better
#39
Offense
◀ USU better#98
#110
Defense
FRES better ▶#35
+0.5 #32
Turnovers
◀ USU better+0.1 #61
65 plays #85
Pace
Even66 plays #80
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| USU off | FRES def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| FRES off | USU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.3 #19 | 10.3 #33 | 18.6 #23 | 8.1 #24 | 5.9 #91 | 14.0 #46 | |
5.4 #72 | 7.6 #79 | 13.0 #75 | 2.6 #9 | 4.3 #23 | 6.9 #8 |
FRES scoring against the USU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.2 #86 | 8.4 #77 | 13.6 #83 | 4.9 #94 | 7.4 #54 | 12.3 #74 | |
4.7 #54 | 11.0 #129 | 15.7 #104 | 5.7 #78 | 7.7 #102 | 13.4 #94 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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