Sat, Nov 8, 2025, 4:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Vanderbilt · Conference game
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4-5 · Power #24
38
final
Final
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7-2 · Power #13
45
▲ winner
Closing spread
VAN -5.5
✓ VAN W
Total
46.5
▲ Over · 83 pts
Model before kickoff
AUB 22–28 VAN
✓ VAN (65%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenVAN -7.5
CloseVAN -5.5
Total45.5 → 46.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2 pts toward Auburn
Total
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened VAN -7.5 · closed VAN -5.5 · moved 2 toward AUBmodel VAN -5.5 matches the line
Opened 45.5 · closed 46.5 · moved 1 upmodel 49.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 4.5–6.5 since 2023: won 68%, covered 55% (174 games)ⓘ
Crossed 7The team the line moved toward covered 57% (77 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenVAN -7.5
CloseVAN -5.5
Total45.5 → 46.5
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 VAN as a 5.5-point home favorite against AUB, the favorite won 8, covered 5, and 7 went over the total.

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This game: VAN won 45–38; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 83 points went over 46.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 63%
Favorite covered
5 of 771%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 50%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 11.4 against an average line of 5.2; 53.4 points a game (usually 53.1). Of the 6 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2025 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & total
-734–17 W O48
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & rest
-338–35 P O52.5
Very close
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & situation
-313–10 P U41.5
Close
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & team ratings
-2.514–17 L U49
Close
TCU vs ISU
2022 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & season form
-9.562–14 W O45.75
Close
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & situation
-3.528–23 W O48.5
Close
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & situation
-637–17 W O48
Close
2025 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & total
-728–21 P O44.5
Close
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & spread
-734–17 W U52.5
Close
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & total
-3.536–39 L 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 5 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Vanderbilt 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.

Auburn 3-1 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Vanderbilt ATS trend (7-2)
Vanderbilt have covered 78% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Vanderbilt 4-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Vanderbilt 4-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Market moved toward Auburn
2 pts (VAN -7.5 → VAN -5.5), through the key number 7. · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
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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
AUB+11.0 →+11.6▲ 0.6#26
VAN+3.1 →+14.2▲ 11.1#18
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10

AUB
Longer bar = better
VAN
#102
Offense
VAN better ▶
#7
#21
Defense
◀ AUB better
#62
+0.8 #19
Turnovers
◀ AUB better
+0.3 #45
67 plays #61
Pace
◀ AUB faster
60 plays #130
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When AUB has the ball
Advantage: VAN defense
AUB offVAN defEdge
Points / game 22.3 #105 20.4 #32 VAN
Yards / play 4.92 #120 5.41 #66 VAN
PPA / play +0.06 #101 +0.15 #95 Even
Success rate 42% #80 41% #54 VAN
When VAN has the ball
Even matchup
VAN offAUB defEdge
Points / game 37.6 #13 17.7 #18 Even
Yards / play 7.17 #9 4.82 #22 Even
PPA / play +0.40 #1 −0.02 #22 VAN
Success rate 53% #4 37% #21 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
AUB scoring against the VAN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
AUB scored
5.8
#76
6.3
#102
12.1
#95
4.1
#108
6.1
#83
10.2
#106
VAN allowed
5.2
#62
7.1
#67
12.3
#69
3.3
#21
4.8
#32
8.1
#17
VAN scoring against the AUB defense
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VAN scored
7.0
#48
11.8
#16
18.8
#26
8.8
#18
10.0
#9
18.8
#9
AUB allowed
2.1
#6
6.7
#57
8.8
#18
4.3
#44
3.9
#17
8.2
#18

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
VAN +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
71° · 3 mph
gusts 9 mph · at kickoff
Rest
AUB7d
VAN7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 127 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
AUB backup QB started
Not the usual starter

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