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CFB Week 4 · 2026

College football · Week 6 2026 · Saturday, October 10

Boise State vs Fresno State prediction and pick

Our Boise State Broncos at Fresno State Bulldogs pick: Boise State by 7.5, 68% to win. The forecast rates every team against the opponents it has played, this season and last, and adds home field. No betting information goes in.

An early look, 2 weeks ahead: it sharpens as the game comes up. Updated every day until kickoff, then frozen and scored. After the game this page shows who deserved to win.

Why the curves are so wide: luck. Even with both teams’ strength known exactly, one game’s bounces, kicks, calls and sequencing move the final margin by about ±12.1 points (one standard deviation, measured from every play since 2019). These forecasts carry ±16.2, so about 55% of the width is that luck; the rest is what nobody knows yet about the teams. That is why a 7-point favorite still loses about 3 times in 10.

Boise State at Fresno State

Sat, Oct 10, 10:30 pm ET · Valley Children's Stadium

Boise State by 7.5 · 68% to win

Show as a table
OutcomeChance
Boise State win68.0%
Fresno State win32.0%
Middle 50%: Boise State by 18 to Fresno State by 350%
Middle 90%: Boise State by 34 to Fresno State by 1990%
Middle 95%: Boise State by 39 to Fresno State by 2495%
Exactly Boise State by 36.6%
Exactly Fresno State by 35.6%
Exactly Boise State by 75.5%
Exactly Boise State by 144.0%
Exactly Fresno State by 73.7%
P50
Half of games like this end between Boise State by 18 and Fresno State by 3.
P90
9 in 10 between Boise State by 34 and Fresno State by 19.
P95
19 in 20 between Boise State by 39 and Fresno State by 24.
Where the forecast comes from
This season, against its opponentsBoise State+7.0
Last seasonBoise State+3.7
Home fieldFresno State+3.1

The season so far

TeamRecordCoin-flip winsLuck in wins
Boise State 3–1 3.0 +0.5
Fresno State 3–1 2.6 +0.9

Coin-flip wins: the wins each team’s games were worth with only the kicks, bounces, drops and calls re-rolled, the record adjusted for luck. Luck in wins: actual wins minus what the play was worth.

Boise State vs Fresno State: questions and answers

Who will win Boise State vs Fresno State?

Our forecast picks Boise State, with 68% to win; Fresno State win 32% of the time.

What’s the spread for Boise State vs Fresno State?

Our spread: Boise State −7.5. The betting line isn’t out yet. Ours uses no betting information, so where the two differ is where our read of the teams differs from the market’s.

When is Boise State vs Fresno State?

Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 10:30 pm ET, at Valley Children's Stadium.