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Sacramento State

· 1-2 · power -4.1 · #233
Our side · spreadFRES -18.5 logged our number at the pick FRES -21.3 · now FRES -25.4 · 7.9 pts from the market now

Fresno State

MWC · 1-1 · power +10.1 · #83
Final SAC 3 · FRES 49 ML W Spread W Total L our logged sides, graded on the record
Our side
SpreadFRES -18.5 logged live now: FRES -17.5 — the pick stands, the number moved · ours FRES -25.4

The line has not moved a point since it opened (FRES -18.5 → -18.5), so our number decides: FRES by 21.3 against FRES -18.5 means FRES covers.

TotalUnder 45.5 logged live now: Over 44.5 — the pick stands, the number moved · ours 51.8

The market's move decides. The total opened 48.25 and is now 45.5, toward the under; that side has covered 55.1% at the opener since 2021. Ours at the pick: 50.5 — the other side, overruled.

MoneylineFRES to win logged ours 92% · book 87%

Our number: FRES by 21.3 — FRES to win.

Distance from the market 7.9 pts / +7.3 total a caution, not a signal
Projected score 13–39 SAC – FRES
2026-09-12 · 10:30 PM Valley Children's Stadium · Fresno, CA Early season

The books 5 account books · tap any price — the ticket builds at that book

Book SAC spreadFRES spread OverUnder SAC winFRES win SAC TT overSAC TT under FRES TT overFRES TT under
DraftKings
FanDuel
BetMGM
ESPN Bet
Caesars

The gold price is the best available on that side; a gold marks the side our number implies — a read, not a pick. TT is a team total — that team’s own points, not the game’s; columns are empty where no book hangs one. Send to book opens whichever book you tapped, not the one we would have picked. Prices are the books’ own.

Ours vs the market

SpreadFresno State -25.4
the marketFresno State -17.5
Total51.8
the market44.5
Fresno State win92% vs 87%

Both percentages are Fresno State’s chance to win — ours, then the book’s with the vig removed, medianed across the books we track.

What the gap has been worth 10,740 games · 2016–2025

0–3 pts52.0%
3–750.2%
7–1449.3%
14+46.8%

How often the side we favoured covered, by how far our number sat from the market’s. Break-even at −110 is 52.4% — no bucket reaches it, and the rate falls as we disagree more. The further we sit from the market, the worse we have done.

Public vs booksbets vs money · Action Network captured in-game spread SAC 53% bets · 68% money total Over 60% bets · 53% money ML FRES 98% bets · 95% money
Series Fresno State lead 5–0 · 5 meetings since 1972
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge Sacramento State Hornets 96 ranks
Sacramento State Hornets #7 rush offense Fresno State Bulldogs #103 run defense
Pass game edge Fresno State Bulldogs 80 ranks
Sacramento State Hornets #159 pass offense Fresno State Bulldogs #79 pass defense
Run game edge Sacramento State Hornets 81 ranks
Fresno State Bulldogs #234 rush offense Sacramento State Hornets #153 run defense
Pass game even 32 ranks apart
Fresno State Bulldogs #119 pass offense Sacramento State Hornets #87 pass defense
Sacramento State Hornets Run-heavy · 73% run Avg pace Dual-threat QB · 32 rush ypg Fresno State Bulldogs Run-heavy · 60% run Ball-control
Matt Entz · 9-4 · defense-minded

Ranked by team-unit strength (rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265 D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the 2025 season.

The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above

Who carried each team in 2025
Sacramento State Hornets
WR Matt Coleman 14 rec · 232 yds · 3 TD #62 WR
DB Boogsie Silvera 23 tkl #279 DB
WR Onterrio Smith Jr. 16 rec · 172 yds #183 WR
DB Amari Wallace 17 tkl #422 DB
Fresno State Bulldogs
DL Jahzon Jacks 9 tkl · 2.0 TFL #89 DL
DL Martin Owusu 13 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.0 TFL #118 DL
RB Bryson Donelson 117 rush yds · 3 TD · 1 rec #116 RB
LB K'vion Thunderbird 13 tkl · 2.0 TFL #222 LB

Top-rated players from last season, ranked within their position across D1. A grade measures what a player produced, and no 2026 game has been played yet — so this is who produced for these programs in 2025, not a claim about who is on the field this year.

Power breakdown
TeamPowerOffDefRank
Sacramento State Hornets -4.1 -0.7 -3.4 #233
Fresno State BulldogsMWC +10.1 -0.4 +10.5 #83

Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).

Where the number comes from
Sacramento State offense vs Fresno State defense-11.2 pts
Fresno State offense vs Sacramento State defense+3.0 pts

An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.