Matchup analysis
Our model projects Idaho 37, Portland State 26 at Hillsboro Stadium in Week 9. That is a solid edge: Idaho wins about 78% of the time by our estimate, with a projected margin of 11.9 points and 62.9 combined points. Tags: leans high scoring.
Idaho is 3-5 against the 7th-toughest schedule so far, scoring 29.9 and allowing 37.9 points per game (-8 per game). Portland State is 2-6 against the 5th-toughest schedule so far, scoring 21.8 and allowing 43.3 points per game (-21.5 per game).
College football is noisy: even a well-rated projection misses the final margin by about 14 points on average. Based on how real results have scattered around our numbers, the final margin should land somewhere between Idaho by 34 and Portland State by 11 about 80% of the time.
Portland State gets about 2.1 points for playing at home. Idaho is still favoured on the road, so the ratings gap is bigger than the value of playing at home. The game is on ESPN+.
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Idaho vs Portland State: stat comparison
| Stat | Idaho | Portland State |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | 29.9 | 21.8 |
| Points allowed per game | 37.9 | 43.3 |
| Yards per play | 6.17 | 5.09 |
| Yards per play allowed | 7.09 | 7.13 |
| Rushing yards per game | 143.9 | 137.6 |
| Net passing yards per game | 272.4 | 185.4 |
| Rushing yards allowed per game | 246.1 | 201.1 |
| Net passing yards allowed per game | 219.3 | 319.5 |
| Turnovers per game | 1.00 | 1.25 |
| Takeaways per game | 0.50 | 1.13 |
| Sacks per game | 1.63 | 1.50 |
| Sacks allowed per game | 1.88 | 2.00 |
| Stat | Idaho | Portland State |
|---|---|---|
| EPA per play | +0.18 | +0.02 |
| EPA per play allowed | +0.22 | +0.22 |
| Success rate | 44.0% | 40.3% |
| Success rate allowed | 46.4% | 44.6% |
| Explosive play rate | 13.5% | 11.1% |
| Explosive plays allowed | 14.3% | 16.2% |
| Havoc rate | 12.2% | 13.5% |
| Havoc allowed | 12.5% | 13.7% |
| Points per scoring opportunity | 2.06 | 3.62 |
| Points per opportunity allowed | 2.52 | 4.89 |
| Average starting field position | opp 11 | opp 19 |
| Opponents' starting field position | opp 9 | opp 15 |
| Offensive plays per game (pace) | 67.5 | 63.5 |
| Stat | Idaho | Portland State |
|---|---|---|
| Rushing EPA per play | +0.08 | +0.06 |
| Passing EPA per play | +0.27 | 0.00 |
| Rushing EPA allowed | +0.20 | +0.15 |
| Passing EPA allowed | +0.23 | +0.28 |
| Rushing success rate | 41.4% | 44.2% |
| Passing success rate | 46.7% | 37.8% |
| Run stuff rate | 14.4% | 24.1% |
| Passing-down success rate | 35.7% | 29.9% |
| Passing-down success allowed | 33.5% | 34.2% |
| Third-down conversion rate | 42.2% | 33.6% |
| Third-down rate allowed | 45.0% | 46.2% |
| Red-zone touchdown rate | 29.8% | 49.8% |
| Red-zone TD rate allowed | 35.1% | 73.3% |
# = rank among 138 FBS teams. Efficiency numbers exclude garbage time. Per-play numbers of teams with a weak schedule are pulled toward their opponent-adjusted values (fully at one standard deviation below an average schedule). Source: play-by-play (cfbfastR / sportsdataverse), aggregated by us.
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