Sat, Nov 15, 2025, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at UConn
Closing spread
CONN -7.5
✓ CONN W
Total
64.5
▼ Under · 42 pts
Model before kickoff
AFA 28–36 CONN
✓ CONN (71%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCONN -8.5
CloseCONN -7.5
Total63.5 → 64.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenCONN -8.5
1 → AFA
CloseCONN -7.5
1 pt toward Air Force
Total
Open63.5
▲ 1
Close64.5
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened CONN -8.5 · closed CONN -7.5 · moved 1 toward AFAmodel CONN -9.5
model CONN -9.5
Opened 63.5 · closed 64.5 · moved 1 upmodel 64
model 64
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 6.5–8.5 since 2023: won 71%, covered 55% (188 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 48% (279 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCONN -8.5
CloseCONN -7.5
Total63.5 → 64.5
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
CONN as a 7.5-point home favorite against AFA, the favorite won 7, covered 4, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: CONN won 26–16; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 42 points stayed under 64.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 70%
Favorite covered
4 of 944%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 50%
Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 4.1 against an average line of 7.4; 61.1 points a game (usually 53.3). Of the 2 overs, 0 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 | 2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & total |
-7 | 52–31 | W | O62.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar season form & team ratings |
-5.5 | 30–34 | L | O60 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & total |
-6.5 | 26–10 | W | U62.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-7.5 | 31–19 | W | U57 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-5.5 | 17–20 | L | U61.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-8.5 | 48–27 | W | O70 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-10 | 34–24 | P | U64 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar team ratings & rest |
-10 | 34–30 | L | U69.75 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-6 | 3–42 | L | U66.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-7 | 51–48 | L | O65.5 |
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 UConn ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
No clear signal on the total
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 3-1 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
UConn ATS trend (7-3)
UConn have covered 70% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
UConn 4-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 39 in the 4th quarter and got 16. 45% of games with totals 60.5–68.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-6 40% | 5-5 50% | 7-3 70% | |
| 7-3 70% | 7-3 70% | 7-3 70% |
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 →−7.9▲ 0.1#98
CONN−4.2 →−2.8▲ 1.4#79
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11
Longer bar = better
#25
Offense
Even#23
#133
Defense
CONN better ▶#84
−0.1 #82
Turnovers
CONN better ▶+1.3 #2
69 plays #40
Pace
Even68 plays #50
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| AFA off | CONN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 33.0 #32 | 24.9 #74 | AFA |
| Yards / play | 6.37 #30 | 5.45 #65 | AFA |
| PPA / play | +0.28 #16 | +0.11 #78 | AFA |
| Success rate | 48% #22 | 45% #117 | AFA |
| CONN off | AFA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 36.9 #16 | 33.0 #124 | CONN |
| Yards / play | 6.72 #18 | 7.50 #137 | CONN |
| PPA / play | +0.28 #12 | +0.39 #137 | CONN |
| Success rate | 45% #44 | 50% #135 | CONN |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
AFA scoring against the CONN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.3 #81 | 7.4 #89 | 12.8 #89 | 7.3 #38 | 12.9 #1 | 20.2 #3 | |
3.7 #38 | 7.5 #74 | 11.2 #46 | 3.6 #23 | 7.5 #102 | 11.1 #54 |
CONN scoring against the AFA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.9 #28 | 12.0 #13 | 19.9 #17 | 8.8 #17 | 6.9 #59 | 15.7 #30 | |
6.9 #104 | 5.2 #21 | 12.1 #64 | 8.7 #127 | 12.2 #136 | 20.9 #135 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
43° · 2 mph
gusts 8 mph · at kickoff
Rest
AFA7d
CONN7d
Even
Tempo
Average 137 plays
slowavg 134fast
Travel
AFA 1,697 mi
2 time zones
Quarterback
AFA backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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