Sat, Nov 29, 2025, 2:30 PM ESTWeek 14 · at App State · Conference game
Weather at kickoff33°F10 mphgusts 25DryWindy Over 48% of 274 games since 2023Weather watch ›
5-6 · Power #110
30
▲ winner
Final
@
5-6 · Power #115
29
final
Closing spread
ARST -1.5
✓ APP W
Total
54.5
▲ Over · 59 pts
Model before kickoff
ARST 27–27 APP
✓ ARST (51%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenAPP -1.5
CloseARST -1.5
Total56.5 → 54.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
3 pts toward Arkansas State
Total
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened APP -1.5 · closed ARST -1.5 · moved 3 toward ARSTmodel APP -4.5
Opened 56.5 · closed 54.5 · moved 2 downmodel 53.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 0.5–2.5 since 2023: won 53%, covered 49% (163 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 50% (244 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenAPP -1.5
CloseARST -1.5
Total56.5 → 54.5
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 ARST as a 1.5-point road favorite at APP, the favorite won 5, covered 5, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: ARST won 30–29; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 59 points went over 54.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
4 of 1040%
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 3.6 against an average line of 2.3; 56.4 points a game (usually 53). Of the 4 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & season form
-124–10 W U50.5
Very close
2025 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & situation
-124–34 L U59.5
Very close
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & total
-119–47 L O51.5
Very close
BUFF @ BGSU
2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & rest
-238–7 W U55.75
Very close
2025 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & team ratings
-325–38 L O55.5
Very close
KENT @ BGSU
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & total
-2.7540–6 W U55.75
Very close
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & rest
-324–44 L O62
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest
-2.534–10 W U51.5
Very close
KENT @ M-OH
2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar season form & total
-524–27 L U56.5
Close
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & rest
-1.548–41 W O49.5
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Arkansas State ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 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.

Market moved toward Arkansas State
3 pts (APP -1.5 → ARST -1.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved down 2
56.5 → 54.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
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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
ARST−9.7 →−11.6▼ 1.9#110
APP−6.4 →−11.8▼ 5.4#113
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13

ARST
Longer bar = better
APP
#94
Offense
Even
#91
#100
Defense
Even
#96
−0.6 #120
Turnovers
APP better ▶
−0.2 #92
75 plays #6
Pace
◀ ARST faster
71 plays #20
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ARST has the ball
Even matchup
ARST offAPP defEdge
Points / game 23.9 #95 29.8 #107 Even
Yards / play 5.08 #110 5.76 #86 APP
PPA / play +0.05 #105 +0.12 #80 APP
Success rate 43% #66 45% #112 ARST
When APP has the ball
Even matchup
APP offARST defEdge
Points / game 25.0 #85 27.2 #85 Even
Yards / play 5.31 #95 6.12 #115 Even
PPA / play +0.06 #98 +0.15 #100 Even
Success rate 41% #87 44% #101 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
ARST scoring against the APP defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ARST scored
6.5
#51
7.1
#89
13.6
#79
2.7
#131
7.5
#49
10.3
#110
APP allowed
5.8
#82
8.5
#94
14.4
#92
7.4
#118
8.1
#111
15.5
#125
APP scoring against the ARST defense
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APP scored
5.6
#77
6.1
#108
11.7
#100
7.4
#36
5.9
#90
13.3
#60
ARST allowed
10.0
#132
6.3
#41
16.3
#107
4.1
#36
6.8
#77
10.9
#49

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
APP +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
33° · 10 mph
gusts 25 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
ARST9d
APP7d
ARST +2 days
Tempo
Fast 146 plays
slowavg 134fast
Altitude
ARST +2,953 ft
moderate climb