Sat, Oct 4, 2025, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at UAB · Conference game
Closing spread
ARMY -6.5
✓ ARMY W
Total
55.5
▼ Under · 44 pts
Model before kickoff
ARMY 32–26 UAB
✓ ARMY (67%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenARMY -7.5
CloseARMY -6.5
Total58.5 → 55.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenARMY -7.5
1 → UAB
CloseARMY -6.5
1 pt toward UAB
Total
Open58.5
▼ 3
Close55.5
Down 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ARMY -7.5 · closed ARMY -6.5 · moved 1 toward UABmodel ARMY -4
model ARMY -4
Opened 58.5 · closed 55.5 · moved 3 downmodel 57.5
model 57.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 5.5–7.5 since 2023: won 65%, covered 55% (130 games)ⓘ
Crossed 7The team the line moved toward covered 61% (56 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenARMY -7.5
CloseARMY -6.5
Total58.5 → 55.5
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
ARMY as a 6.5-point road favorite at UAB, the favorite won 5, covered 3, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: ARMY won 31–13; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 44 points stayed under 55.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 68%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 50%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 3.7 against an average line of 5.8; 59.3 points a game (usually 53.1). Of the 3 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 |
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar total & situation |
-6.5 | 52–24 | W | O55 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar situation & season form |
-6 | 41–34 | W | O52 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & season form |
-5.5 | 24–27 | L | U53.75 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & season form |
-6 | 14–16 | L | U56 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 8 · close · similar total & situation |
-3 | 42–41 | L | O57 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & season form |
-7.5 | 30–31 | L | O60 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar season form & situation |
-3.25 | 38–44 | L | O58.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & season form |
-3 | 20–10 | W | U50 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & season form |
-7 | 13–17 | L | U45 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & season form |
-10.5 | 41–34 | L | O55 |
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 UAB ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Hit
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.
Army ATS struggles (1-3)
Army have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Total moved down 3
58.5 → 55.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 32 in the 4th quarter and got 20. 52% of games with totals 51.5–59.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 4-6 40% | 5-5 50% | |
| 4-6 40% | 5-5 50% | 8-2 80% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
ARMY 1–0 UAB
ARMY leads · 1 game since 2023 · ARMY has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12 2024 | UAB 10 @ Army 44 | ARMY -25.5 | ARMY W |
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
ARMY−9.7 →−6.5▲ 3.2#84
UAB−11.1 →−13.2▼ 2.1#118
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5
Longer bar = better
#112
Offense
UAB better ▶#42
#103
Defense
◀ ARMY better#134
−0.8 #120
Turnovers
Even−0.8 #116
78 plays #6
Pace
◀ ARMY faster66 plays #70
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| ARMY off | UAB def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 23.8 #95 | 41.0 #134 | ARMY |
| Yards / play | 4.89 #125 | 7.01 #131 | Even |
| PPA / play | −0.01 #125 | +0.40 #136 | Even |
| Success rate | 41% #102 | 52% #136 | ARMY |
| UAB off | ARMY def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 32.8 #54 | 31.0 #117 | UAB |
| Yards / play | 6.60 #32 | 5.66 #86 | UAB |
| PPA / play | +0.20 #53 | +0.16 #95 | UAB |
| Success rate | 49% #28 | 46% #112 | UAB |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
ARMY scoring against the UAB defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.5 #115 | 6.0 #104 | 9.5 #119 | 6.8 #59 | 6.8 #75 | 13.5 #69 | |
14.8 #136 | 12.0 #124 | 26.8 #136 | 7.0 #105 | 7.3 #89 | 14.3 #113 |
UAB scoring against the ARMY defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.8 #45 | 12.0 #29 | 19.8 #34 | 7.8 #44 | 5.3 #97 | 13.0 #72 | |
12.0 #132 | 6.0 #50 | 18.0 #117 | 4.5 #61 | 5.3 #52 | 9.8 #47 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
74° · 8 mph
gusts 21 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ARMY9d
UAB14d bye
UAB +5 days
Tempo
Fast 144 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
ARMY backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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