Sat, Oct 4, 2025, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Navy
Closing spread
NAVY -13.5
✓ AFA W
Total
51.5
▲ Over · 65 pts
Model before kickoff
AFA 22–36 NAVY
✓ NAVY (84%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenNAVY -12.5
CloseNAVY -13.5
Total49.5 → 51.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenNAVY -12.5
1 → NAVY
CloseNAVY -13.5
1 pt toward Navy
Total
Open49.5
▲ 2
Close51.5
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened NAVY -12.5 · closed NAVY -13.5 · moved 1 toward NAVYmodel NAVY -16.5
model NAVY -16.5
Opened 49.5 · closed 51.5 · moved 2 upmodel 59
model 59
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 12.5–14.5 since 2023: won 83%, covered 49% (103 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 51% (184 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenNAVY -12.5
CloseNAVY -13.5
Total49.5 → 51.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 10 games most like
NAVY as a 13.5-point home favorite against AFA, the favorite won 8, covered 6, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: NAVY won 34–31; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 65 points went over 51.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 79%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 45%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 51%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 13.9 against an average line of 14; 59.3 points a game (usually 54). Of the 5 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-14 | 44–17 | W | O50 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-15 | 35–10 | W | U54.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-16 | 42–35 | L | O56.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & rest |
-15.5 | 31–24 | L | O47.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & total |
-11.5 | 20–33 | L | U55 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & season form |
-16.5 | 42–23 | W | O52 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & spread |
-13.5 | 38–10 | W | U58.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread |
-14 | 56–28 | W | O53.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & situation |
-13.5 | 24–27 | L | U52 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & total |
-10.5 | 34–20 | W | O48.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found
Signals
The data signal, and 3 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Navy ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Moderate Over trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger total leans went 21-19 (53%) in our 2024–26 backtest.
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Air Force ATS struggles (1-3)
Air Force have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Both teams trending Over (7-1 combined)
Their games this season have mostly gone over the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 66-66 (50%)
Total moved up 2
49.5 → 51.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 528 earlier overs in games with totals 47.5–55.5, 35% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 6-4 60% | 6-4 60% | |
| 8-2 80% | 5-4 56% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
AFA 1–1 NAVY
Series tied · 2 games since 2023 · NAVY has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 2024 | Navy 34 @ Air Force 7 | NAVY -9.5 | NAVY W |
| Oct 21 2023 | Air Force 17 @ Navy 6 | AFA -11 | P |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 137 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
AFA−8.0 →−9.1▼ 1.1#100
NAVY+1.2 →+2.7▲ 1.5#62
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5
Longer bar = better
#21
Offense
Even#12
#133
Defense
NAVY better ▶#32
−0.5 #104
Turnovers
NAVY better ▶+0.3 #54
67 plays #68
Pace
Even66 plays #80
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| AFA off | NAVY def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 37.8 #27 | 16.8 #30 | Even |
| Yards / play | 7.06 #18 | 4.95 #43 | AFA |
| PPA / play | +0.33 #15 | −0.02 #29 | Even |
| Success rate | 51% #22 | 36% #25 | Even |
| NAVY off | AFA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 38.3 #24 | 38.8 #132 | NAVY |
| Yards / play | 7.36 #10 | 7.35 #136 | NAVY |
| PPA / play | +0.39 #9 | +0.44 #137 | NAVY |
| Success rate | 57% #3 | 48% #127 | NAVY |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
AFA scoring against the NAVY defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.0 #55 | 7.8 #89 | 14.8 #79 | 9.3 #25 | 13.8 #2 | 23.0 #3 | |
5.3 #81 | 5.0 #30 | 10.3 #53 | 2.5 #23 | 4.0 #26 | 6.5 #15 |
NAVY scoring against the AFA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.8 #31 | 13.0 #23 | 21.8 #24 | 7.8 #44 | 8.8 #43 | 16.5 #36 | |
8.8 #120 | 6.0 #50 | 14.8 #97 | 11.3 #135 | 12.8 #135 | 24.0 #135 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
71° · 3 mph
gusts 10 mph · at kickoff
Rest
AFA7d
NAVY7d
Even
Tempo
Average 132 plays
slowavg 134fast
Travel
AFA 1,516 mi
2 time zones
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