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Boise State

MWC · 1-1 · power +22.0 · #25
Our numberBOIS -11.3 no book has priced this game

Fresno State

MWC · 1-1 · power +10.1 · #83
Our side
MoneylineBOIS to win ours 27%
Projected score 31–20 BOIS – FRES
2026-10-10 · 10:30 PM Valley Children's Stadium · Fresno, CA MWC game Early season

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Series Boise State lead 17–10 · 27 meetings since 1977
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game even 42 ranks apart
Boise State Broncos #61 rush offense Fresno State Bulldogs #103 run defense
Pass game even 26 ranks apart
Boise State Broncos #105 pass offense Fresno State Bulldogs #79 pass defense
Run game even 30 ranks apart
Fresno State Bulldogs #234 rush offense Boise State Broncos #204 run defense
Pass game edge Boise State Broncos 101 ranks
Fresno State Bulldogs #119 pass offense Boise State Broncos #18 pass defense
Boise State Broncos Balanced · 58% run Avg pace Fresno State Bulldogs Run-heavy · 60% run Ball-control
Spencer Danielson · 24-8 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
Boise State Broncos
LB Boen Phelps 16 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 2.5 TFL #34 LB
DB Travis Anderson 16 tkl · 1 INT #58 DB
RB Sire Gaines 132 rush yds · 1 TD · 3 rec #57 RB
RB Dylan Riley 256 rush yds · 3 rec #84 RB
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
Boise State BroncosMWC +22.0 +10.7 +11.3 #25
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
Boise State offense vs Fresno State defense+0.3 pts
Fresno State offense vs Boise State defense-11.7 pts
Travel · context onlyAway team travels 505 mi
Altitude · context only731 m lower than the visitor's home elevation

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.

Situational spots are shown for context, not baked in: travel, altitude and rest were tested against 6,000+ games and the power and efficiency ratings already account for them. Adding them again would double-count.