The pickThe locked winner and its win probability. A priced game's number is built on the market's no-vig price; the model's own margin and total sit beside the market's below, as context.
locked before kickoff
Win chance
68%North Dakota State BisonSolid✓
No moneyline was priced into this call, so it is the model's own number.
Model marginThe model's own predicted margin beside the market's number. Context for reading the game: the model makes no spread pick.
NDSU by 8.0market NDSU by 41.5
Model totalThe model's own predicted total points beside the market's number. Context for reading the game: the model makes no over/under pick.
58.8 pointsmarket 54.5
Why the model calls itThe reasons behind the winner call, in plain sentences drawn from this page's numbers.
The model has North Dakota State Bison at 68% to win, with the market at NDSU by 41.5.
No single matchup area stands out; the call rests on the teams' overall results this season, adjusted for who they played.
Form: NDSU has the better last five games by 61.8 points a game (NDSU +23.8, FOR -38.0).
Home field is with NDSU, which supports the pick.
ContextThe model makes it NDSU by 8.0 against a market NDSU by 41.5: 33.5 points of daylight in FOR's favour. The model's total is 58.8 against a line of 54.5: 4.3 points above it.The model makes no spread or over/under pick: neither has shown an edge over the market in our backtests.
Matchup context: who has the advantageWhich team has the advantage in each area, and how clearly. Context for reading the game, not model inputs.
Model NDSU by 8.0 · market NDSU by 41.5
ⓘContext, not inputs. These areas show how the two sides match up so you can read the game. The model's call comes from the teams' overall ratings, the quarterback, rest, home field and weather, not from these tiles.
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Form (last 5)
NDSU
Clear advantage
NDSU +23.8 per game over the last five, FOR −38.0.
Market
NDSU
Clear advantage
Consensus has NDSU by 41.5; the model says NDSU by 8.0.
the market, for comparison
Where the lines sitWhere the market's number and the model's sit among every final margin and total in the league's history; the highlighted bars are the games that landed between the two.
3,154 FBS games since 2023
Marginmarket NDSU by 41.5 · model NDSU by 8.0
Mkt NDSU 41.5
Model NDSU 8.0
← FOR by 28tieNDSU by 28 →
37.7% of FBS games land between the two numbers. The model’s number is across the key numbers 10 and 14. Most common margins: 3 (9.3%), 7 (7.5%), 10 (4.3%), 14 (4.1%).
Totalmarket 54.5 · model 58.8
Mkt 54.5
Model 58.8
24 pts6096 pts
9.9% of FBS games finish between 54.5 and 58.8. The league’s median total since 2023 is 53.
The model alone was backtested walk-forward (each game priced only from what came before it). Since the winner call started following the market, the calibration that counts is the record of locked picks on the results page. Margin and total are context, not picks. Model reads, not personalized advice. For information only, not betting advice. 21+ only. Gambling problem? Call or text 1-800-GAMBLER.
