Putting Up Numbers· college football

Fresno State’s points at home and away

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Against what the season’s ratings expected, Fresno State was 9.6 points over at home and 7.2 points under away in 2026, 3 games against 4. The plain averages are 39.0 and 18.8, a difference of 20.3.

points a game over expected

A +16.9 difference in points over expected at home vs away is a bit unusual: shuffle which games were at home and it comes up 8 times in 100.

A +20.3 difference in points at home vs away is a bit unusual: shuffle which games were at home and it comes up 7 times in 100.

The games

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Fresno State’s games, 2026, each marked at home or away
SideDateGameResultpointsExpected
Sep 4, 2026@USCL026.6
Sep 12, 2026vsSSacramento StateW49—
Sep 19, 2026@San Jose StateW2623.3
Sep 26, 2026vsRiceW3831.1
Oct 3, 2026@Washington StateW2624.6
Oct 10, 2026vsBoise StateL3123.6
Oct 17, 2026@San Diego StateL2329.5
Oct 31, 2026vsOregon StateW3823.4

Method

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  • Expected is an offense and a defense a team, fit over every 2026 game between two teams in the table with the game being read left out, plus 1.9 for the home team (the edge the fit finds once strength is in), nothing at a neutral site.
  • Each expected number is then fit to the season’s games: a game bears out about 66% of the difference the model predicts.
  • The shuffle keeps the season’s shape: the games are cut in two where one date leaves the least variance, each game is read against its stretch, and the sides are shuffled only inside each stretch.
  • Sacramento State has no other game in the table, so that game has no expected number and sits out the second figure.