Probetrics — Sports Analytics
College Football slate
Oregon State Beavers
0-1 · #229 Elo
at
Sat, Nov 14, 6:00 PM ET
Albertsons Stadium
Boise State Broncos
0-1 · #66 Elo
Spread Total Moneyline

The read

On rating alone Boise State Broncos are 15.8 points better (#66 vs #229 of 240), and BOIS add 0.0 for home field. The clearest mismatch is the passing game: BOIS passing ranks #62, ORST defends it at #97; the other way ORST #122 into BOIS's #7.

Who has the edge

Rating
Clear edge
BOIS
BOIS rated 15.8 points better on Elo (#66 vs #229).
Home & rest
Even
BOIS gets 0.0 points for home field.
Passing game
Clear edge
BOIS
BOIS passing ranks #62, ORST defends it at #97; the other way ORST #122 into BOIS's #7.
context · not in the margin
Rushing game
Even
BOIS rushing ranks #46, ORST defends it at #52; the other way ORST #119 into BOIS's #119.
context · not in the margin
Third down & red zone
Slight edge
BOIS
BOIS third-down conversion ranks #26, ORST defends it at #16; the other way ORST #102 into BOIS's #22.
context · not in the margin
Form (last 5)
Slight edge
BOIS
BOIS −7.0 per game over the last five, ORST −13.0.
context · not in the margin
Market
not priced
No line yet.
context · not in the margin

The margin, factor by factor

Oregon State BeaversBoise State Broncos
1264 Elo · #229
RatingThe Elo gap in points — the model's core read on who is better, before the situational pieces below.
BOIS +15.8 pts
1548 Elo · #66
road
Home field
not priced
home
Rest
even
−11.7 pts vs BOIS D
Offense vs defenseEach offense's scoring rating against the other defense's — what drives the model total. Shown as an edge, though the winner call runs on Elo.
BOIS +15.2 pts
+3.5 pts vs ORST D
L · −13.0
Form (last 5)Average margin over the last five games. Already inside the ratings — listed so you can see when recent form and the rating disagree.
BOIS +3.0 pts
L · −7.0
−15.9
SP+ (last season)Bill Connelly's SP+ from last season, the prior the college model starts each season from.
BOIS +19.0 pts
+3.1
MarketThe consensus spread, read as points. Compare with the model margin above it.
not priced

Bars are in points toward the favored side. Blue factors are inside the model's margin; grey ones are context it does not add on top (form and offense/defense are already in the ratings; injuries beyond the quarterback are not priced).

Dissect the matchup

CollegeFootballData, garbage time excluded · 2025 season (last season until three games are in)

Biggest mismatches

  • BOIS defense (#7 passing ppa / play allowed) against a ORST offense ranked #122
  • BOIS defense (#19 yards / pass attempt allowed) against a ORST offense ranked #119
  • BOIS defense (#33 passing-down ppa allowed) against a ORST offense ranked #130
  • BOIS pass explosiveness (#43) against a ORST defense ranked #135 at stopping it
  • BOIS defense (#28 takeaways / game) against a ORST offense ranked #116

A mismatch is a rank gap of at least a fifth of the league between an offense and the defense it faces on the same measure. Descriptive rows (pass rate, pace, direction) are shown for reading the game, not ranked. ▲▼ mark where the last three games sit clearly above or below the season number, in the direction that helps that side.

Oregon State Beavers offense vs Boise State Broncos defense

ranks of 135
ORST offBOIS defEdge
Identity
Pass rate / Pass rate faced52%46%·
Standard-down shareShare of plays on standard downs (staying ahead of the chains).69%63%·
Plays / game6355·
Possession / game31:5227:08·
Passing
Passing PPA / playPredicted points added per pass play (CFBD).+0.11#122+0.08#7BOIS
Pass success rate42%#6833%#6BOIS
Pass explosivenessPPA on successful pass plays — how big the wins are.1.32#1321.68#115·
Yards / pass attempt6.3#1196.2#19BOIS
Completion %60%#8854%#8BOIS
Interception rate / Interceptions forced1.9%#423.5%#25·
Rushing
Rushing PPA / play+0.01#119+0.20#119·
Rush success rate44%#6641%#50·
Rush explosiveness0.73#1341.22#133·
Line yards / rushYards credited to the offensive line (first 4 yards weighted). Defense column: allowed.2.82#882.98#87·
Stuff rate / Stuff rate forcedRushes stopped at or behind the line.16%#2419%#60ORST
Power successConversion rate on 3rd/4th and ≤2, or goal-to-go from the 2.77%#3067%#39·
Yards / rush3.8#1064.9#113·
Situational
Standard-down PPA+0.05#105+0.07#56BOIS
Passing-down PPAObvious passing situations (2nd & 8+, 3rd/4th & 5+).+0.05#130+0.22#33BOIS
Third-down conversion36%#10234%#22BOIS
Points / scoring opportunityPoints per drive that reaches the opponent's 40.2.89#1274.14#111·
Havoc rate faced / Havoc rateTFLs, forced fumbles, interceptions and passes defensed per play.16.3%#8916.6%#50BOIS
Turnovers / game / Takeaways / game1.67#1161.64#28BOIS

Boise State Broncos offense vs Oregon State Beavers defense

ranks of 135
BOIS offORST defEdge
Identity
Pass rate / Pass rate faced47%49%·
Standard-down shareShare of plays on standard downs (staying ahead of the chains).67%67%·
Plays / game6557·
Possession / game32:5128:08·
Passing
Passing PPA / playPredicted points added per pass play (CFBD).+0.27#62+0.31#97BOIS
Pass success rate41%#8136%#18ORST
Pass explosivenessPPA on successful pass plays — how big the wins are.1.59#431.98#135BOIS
Yards / pass attempt7.3#657.7#105BOIS
Completion %58%#10857%#21ORST
Interception rate / Interceptions forced3.0%#813.7%#15ORST
Rushing
Rushing PPA / play+0.16#46+0.07#52·
Rush success rate43%#7941%#51ORST
Rush explosiveness1.00#550.94#56·
Line yards / rushYards credited to the offensive line (first 4 yards weighted). Defense column: allowed.3.11#392.60#17·
Stuff rate / Stuff rate forcedRushes stopped at or behind the line.16%#3222%#22·
Power successConversion rate on 3rd/4th and ≤2, or goal-to-go from the 2.79%#2268%#43·
Yards / rush4.6#544.7#99BOIS
Situational
Standard-down PPA+0.17#38+0.05#38·
Passing-down PPAObvious passing situations (2nd & 8+, 3rd/4th & 5+).+0.28#73+0.44#125BOIS
Third-down conversion46%#2633%#16·
Points / scoring opportunityPoints per drive that reaches the opponent's 40.3.66#723.41#46·
Havoc rate faced / Havoc rateTFLs, forced fumbles, interceptions and passes defensed per play.14.1%#4917.2%#38·
Turnovers / game / Takeaways / game1.50#960.83#117·

Season

ORSTBOIS
0-1Record0-1
20.0Points for / game27.0
33.0Points against / game34.0
0-0 / 0-1Home / road0-0 / 0-1
1-0Against the spread1-0
1-0Over / underOvers–unders in this team's games. A tendency, not a lean.1-0
LLast 5L

Power ratings

ORSTBOIS
1264Elo1548
#229 of 240Rank#66 of 240
−5.8Offense ratingPoints per game above league average scored, opponent-adjusted.+3.7
+0.2Defense ratingPoints per game below league average allowed, opponent-adjusted. Positive is good.+5.9
1612Strength of scheduleMean Elo of opponents faced this season.1890

Elo drives the winner call. Offense/defense ratings drive the total.

Advanced

ORSTBOIS
−5.6SP+ (this season)Bill Connelly's SP+ rating, points above average.+5.1
0.050Offense PPA / playPredicted points added per play, garbage time excluded (CFBD).0.204
0.176Defense PPA / playPPA allowed per play — lower is better.0.123
42% / 38%Success rate (off / def)42% / 36%
1.05 / 1.44Explosiveness (off / def)1.28 / 1.42
636Talent composite247Sports team talent composite for the current roster.641
58%Returning production66%

Advanced stats are from 2025 until this season has about three games. Source: CollegeFootballData.

Head to head

2024ORST 18 at BOIS 34BOIS · ORST covered

How the margin was built

Rating gap
BOIS +15.8 pts
Home field
BOIS +— pts
Rest
Even
Weather / roof
— pts on the total
Model margin
Model total

Market

Spread
Total
Moneyline

Per-book prices appear once the multi-book feed has this game (about a week out).

Informational only. Winner probabilities are backtested and calibrated; spread and total calls are tracked leans. 21+, 1-800-GAMBLER.