Sat, Sep 27, 2025, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 5 · at Texas A&M · Conference game
Closing spread
TA&M -6.5
✓ AUB W
Total
51.5
▼ Under · 26 pts
Model before kickoff
AUB 23–29 TA&M
✓ TA&M (68%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTA&M -6.5
CloseTA&M -6.5
Total46.5 → 51.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenTA&M -6.5
no move
CloseTA&M -6.5
No change since the open
Total
Open46.5
▲ 5
Close51.5
Up 5 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TA&M -6.5 · unchangedmodel TA&M -6
model TA&M -6
Opened 46.5 · closed 51.5 · moved 5 upmodel 51.5 matches the line
model 51.5 = line ✓
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 5.5–7.5 since 2023: won 70%, covered 58% (174 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTA&M -6.5
CloseTA&M -6.5
Total46.5 → 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
TA&M as a 6.5-point home favorite against AUB, the favorite won 8, covered 7, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: TA&M won 16–10; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 26 points stayed under 51.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 67%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
5 of 1050%
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 14 against an average line of 7; 53.2 points a game (usually 53.1). Of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & spread |
-7.5 | 14–24 | L | U51.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & spread |
-6 | 42–20 | W | O58 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & situation |
-7.5 | 41–15 | W | O54.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar season form & situation |
-10 | 47–45 | L | O53 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & spread |
-5.5 | 41–3 | W | U60 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & season form |
-7 | 31–16 | W | U52 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & situation |
-5 | 23–0 | W | U47 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 2 · close · similar situation & spread |
-6 | 16–26 | L | U52.75 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 2 · close · similar situation & spread |
-9 | 44–30 | W | O56.25 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar spread & situation |
-6 | 37–17 | W | O48 |
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 Texas A&M ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over 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.
Auburn ATS struggles (1-3)
Auburn have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Total moved up 5
46.5 → 51.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Small sample warning
Texas A&M have 3 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 36 in the 4th quarter and got 10. 55% of games with totals 47.5–55.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% | 3-7 30% | |
| 6-4 60% | 2-8 20% | 8-2 80% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
AUB 7–9 TA&M
TA&M leads · 16 games since 1911 · TA&M has won the last meeting
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23 2024 | Texas A&M 41 @ Auburn 43 | TA&M -2.5 | AUB W |
| Sep 23 2023 | Auburn 10 @ Texas A&M 27 | TA&M -10 | TA&M 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
AUB+11.0 →+13.3▲ 2.3#21
TA&M+14.3 →+16.4▲ 2.1#15
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW4
Longer bar = better
#51
Offense
TA&M better ▶#31
#38
Defense
◀ AUB better#65
+0.8 #35
Turnovers
◀ AUB better0.0 #79
67 plays #69
Pace
TA&M faster ▶69 plays #45
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| AUB off | TA&M def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 32.0 #59 | 28.7 #104 | AUB |
| Yards / play | 5.75 #73 | 5.16 #56 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.25 #34 | +0.08 #74 | AUB |
| Success rate | 48% #39 | 36% #27 | Even |
| TA&M off | AUB def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 42.3 #20 | 16.5 #32 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.96 #23 | 4.64 #36 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.28 #28 | +0.05 #61 | TA&M |
| Success rate | 46% #51 | 34% #23 | AUB |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
AUB scoring against the TA&M defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.8 #47 | 11.3 #40 | 19.0 #40 | 6.0 #72 | 7.0 #65 | 13.0 #74 | |
7.7 #109 | 5.7 #44 | 13.3 #89 | 7.3 #113 | 8.0 #100 | 15.3 #117 |
TA&M scoring against the AUB defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.0 #44 | 18.3 #2 | 26.3 #10 | 8.0 #46 | 8.0 #53 | 16.0 #45 | |
2.3 #27 | 5.0 #32 | 7.3 #26 | 4.8 #67 | 4.5 #44 | 9.3 #46 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
88° · 6 mph
gusts 16 mph · at kickoff
Rest
AUB7d
TA&M14d bye
TA&M +7 days
Tempo
Average 136 plays
slowavg 134fast
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