Oct 13, 7:43 AM EDTstats the morning after a game; scores and grades the same night

Fresno State

4–2 FBS · Pac-12 · this season
Rating
+3.1
Rank
57
Résumé
47
Projected wins
7.0▲ 1.3 vs preseason
CFP odds
1%

Schedule

our line · the market · graded at the early week line
DateOpponentOur lineOursMarketResultPerf.Our call
Fri, Sep 49/4at USCUSCFRES +23.9FRES +22.5L 0–396USC · W
Sat, Sep 129/12Sacramento StateSACFRES −4.0FRES −18.5W 49–391SAC · L
Sat, Sep 199/19at San José StateSJSUFRES −7.4FRES −7.5W 26–1061SJSU · L
Sat, Sep 269/26RiceRICEFRES −19.9FRES −13.0W 38–2449FRES · W
Sat, Oct 310/3at Washington StateWSUFRES +0.5FRES +2.5W 26–667FRES · W
Sat, Oct 1010/10Boise StateBOISFRES +3.1FRES +6.0L 31–3850FRES · L
Sat, Oct 1710/17at San Diego StateSDSUFRES −6.2FRES −7.5SDSU +7.5Pass
Sat, Nov 711/7at Utah StateUSUFRES −8.0—wk 10

Model on FRES games: 3–3 ATS at the early week line · as the favorite 2–0 · as the dog 1–3 · home 2–2, away 1–1 · avg gap to the market +5.6 · closer than the market 3 of 6

Outlook

from 10,000 season simulations
Projected wins
7.04–2 banked, 5 to play · preseason 5.7
Bowl (6+)91%
9+ wins8%
11+ wins0%

The 5 games left add 3.0 expected wins.

Playoff picture
Reach title game21%
Win conference9%
Make the CFP1%
First-round bye0%
Win it all0%

Full bracket on the playoffs page.

Offense and defense

6 games · rank of 138 FBS
rank of 138
Offense
EPA per play+0.1258th
Success rate41.3%92nd
Pass EPA+0.2729th
Rush EPA−0.06115th
Explosive rate14.2%38th
Quality-drive rate52.4%68th
Points per quality drive4.074th
Defense
EPA allowed+0.0472nd
Success allowed41.8%78th
Pass EPA allowed−0.0640th
Rush EPA allowed+0.15111th
Explosive allowed11.3%63rd
Havoc rate9.9%50th

Special teams, luck and schedule

through the latest board
rank of 138
Special teams & luck
Special teams EPA / game+1.838th
Turnover margin+87th · exp. +7.0
Field position margin+13.3 yd2nd
Hidden points / game+5.9banked
Luck, wins−0.14.1 earned
One-score record0–1flipped 5–1
Rush rate over expected−3.6%92nd
Overall
Rating, pts vs average+3.157th
Schedule played−5.0116th
Schedule remaining−4.183rd
Full schedule−4.696th
Pregame expected wins1.7of 6

Ranking by week

ours vs the AP poll
151025Wk 0Wk 2Wk 4Wk 6
Ours 57th · +3.1Week 6
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Fresno Stateoff +0.12 58thdef +0.04 allowed · 72nd

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Records and stats cover FBS-vs-FBS games only — the games the model grades. Rate stats exclude garbage time (a lead of 38+ in the first half, 28+ in the third quarter, 22+ in the fourth); turnovers are counted whole. Hover a row for its definition.