Sat, Oct 4, 2025, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at UAB · Conference game
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1-3 · Power #83
31
▲ winner
Final
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2-2 · Power #119
13
final
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward UAB
Total
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
Opened 58.5 · closed 55.5 · moved 3 downmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar total & situation
-6.552–24 W O55
Very close
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar situation & season form
-641–34 W O52
Close
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & season form
-5.524–27 L U53.75
Close
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & season form
-614–16 L U56
Close
RICE @ LT
2022 · Week 8 · close · similar total & situation
-342–41 L O57
Close
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & season form
-7.530–31 L O60
Close
NIU @ BALL
2022 · Week 5 · close · similar season form & situation
-3.2538–44 L O58.5
Close
USM @ ULM
2022 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & season form
-320–10 W U50
Close
M-OH @ BGSU
2022 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & season form
-713–17 L U45
Close
USU @ HAW
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & season form
-10.541–34 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%)
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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
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

ARMY
Longer bar = better
UAB
#112
Offense
UAB better ▶
#42
#103
Defense
◀ ARMY better
#134
−0.8 #120
Turnovers
Even
−0.8 #116
78 plays #6
Pace
◀ ARMY faster
66 plays #70
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ARMY has the ball
Advantage: ARMY offense
ARMY offUAB defEdge
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
When UAB has the ball
Advantage: UAB offense
UAB offARMY defEdge
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
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ARMY scored
3.5
#115
6.0
#104
9.5
#119
6.8
#59
6.8
#75
13.5
#69
UAB allowed
14.8
#136
12.0
#124
26.8
#136
7.0
#105
7.3
#89
14.3
#113
UAB scoring against the ARMY defense
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UAB scored
7.8
#45
12.0
#29
19.8
#34
7.8
#44
5.3
#97
13.0
#72
ARMY allowed
12.0
#132
6.0
#50
18.0
#117
4.5
#61
5.3
#52
9.8
#47

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
UAB +2.5
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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