NCAAF › Week 3 › Fresno State at San José State
AWAY · 4-1
26
Won
Final
Sat, Sep 19, 11:00 PM ET
CEFCU Stadium · 64° · wind 4 mph
HOME · 3-2
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Beaver vs. Vegas

★ BEAVERVEGASRESULT
Score (Fresno State–San José State)28–20–26–10
SpreadFresno State −8.3Fresno State −4Fresno State −16
Total47.347.536
San José State win chance30%––

Line moved from Fresno State −7.5 at open. Lines: DraftKings.

The call

Beaver’s Pick
★ Fresno State −4 Won★ Under 47.5 Won
Spread: 4.3 pts better than Vegas for Fresno State (sides with a gap this size have won 54% in the backtest). Total: 0.2 pts below Vegas (52% historically).

How Beaver sees the margin

Range of likely outcomes around Fresno State by 8.3
36%
Fresno State by 14+
34%
Fresno State by 1–13
22%
San José State by 1–13
8%
San José State by 14+

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Tale of the tape

ranks among 138 FBS teams entering this game · brighter = better of the two
Fresno State
Opponent-adjusted, vs. average FBS team
San José State
Efficiency
−0.100 #109Offense EPA / play−0.081 #99
+0.001 #54Defense EPA / play allowed+0.070 #85
−3.0% #100Offense success rate−4.3% #117
+3.9% #105Defense success rate allowed+5.3% #127
−0.122 #132Rushing EPA / play−0.127 #134
+0.091 #28Passing EPA / play−0.025 #64
−0.135 #13Rush defense EPA allowed+0.154 #126
+0.194 #118Pass defense EPA allowed+0.015 #62
−4.9 #99Scoring offense (pts vs avg)−4.2 #93
−2.7 #40Scoring defense (pts vs avg)+5.5 #100
Situational
−2.2% #76Passing-down success (3rd & long)−8.1% #122
+7.2% #133Passing-down success allowed−1.1% #49
−0.21 #64Points per drive−0.90 #109
+0.33 #83Points per drive allowed+0.50 #95
Trenches
−0.21 #121Line yards per rush+0.00 #90
+0.06 #74Line yards per rush allowed+0.23 #108
+2.3% #120Runs stuffed at the line+2.3% #121
+2.8% #35Opponent runs stuffed−5.8% #134
−1.7% #62Havoc allowed (TFL, sacks, PBU)−0.7% #89
−0.7% #71Havoc created−1.5% #89
Big plays
−0.169 #131Rushing explosiveness+0.016 #69
+0.199 #38Passing explosiveness+0.142 #58
−0.42 #112Open-field yards per rush−0.57 #130
+0.023 #78Pass explosiveness allowed−0.199 #8
Style and schedule
56% #61Run rate54% #90
−4.7 #40Strength of schedule (avg opponent)−10.5 #68

Tendencies

season to date · against the spread and over/under use closing lines
Fresno StateSeason to dateSan José State
4-1Record3-2
1-0Conference1-0
2-0Home1-1
2-1Away2-1
4-1Against the spread3-2
2-3Over/under1-4
27.8 / 16.4Points for / against22.6 / 25.0
+11.4Avg margin-2.4
+9.4Avg vs. the spread+2.4
55.4Plays per game (excl. garbage time)65.8

Fresno State: last 2 games

W49-3covered
L0-39
atUSC
didn’t cover

San José State: last 3 games

W30-20didn’t cover
W27-21covered
L26-42
atUSC
covered

Rating trend

net EPA per play vs. an average team, entering each week
−0.17−0.12−0.08−0.03+0.01Entering week123Fresno State · 1: −0.08Fresno State · 2: −0.13Fresno State · 3: −0.10San José State · 1: −0.16San José State · 2: −0.04San José State · 3: −0.15
● Fresno State● San José State