Sat, Nov 1, 2025, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 10 · at Liberty · Conference game
Closing spread
LIB -3.5
✓ LIB W
Total
52.5
▲ Over · 89 pts
Model before kickoff
DEL 24–28 LIB
✓ LIB (61%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenLIB -3.5
CloseLIB -3.5
Total51.5 → 52.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenLIB -3.5
no move
CloseLIB -3.5
No change since the open
Total
Open51.5
▲ 1
Close52.5
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened LIB -3.5 · unchangedmodel LIB -5.5
model LIB -5.5
Opened 51.5 · closed 52.5 · moved 1 upmodel 52.5 matches the line
model 52.5 = line ✓
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 2.5–4.5 since 2023: won 59%, covered 49% (276 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenLIB -3.5
CloseLIB -3.5
Total51.5 → 52.5
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
LIB as a 3.5-point home favorite against DEL, the favorite won 5, covered 3, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: LIB won 59–30; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 89 points went over 52.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 59%
Favorite covered
3 of 933%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 51%
Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: underdog by 2.8 against an average line of 3.3; 48 points a game (usually 52.9). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & total |
-4 | 30–44 | L | O54.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 20–17 | P | U54.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-4 | 24–0 | W | U55.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-4.5 | 22–35 | L | O54 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-5 | 13–9 | L | U48 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-3.5 | 38–28 | W | O57.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-3 | 10–42 | L | U56.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-3 | 14–21 | L | U53.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & team ratings |
-1 | 20–37 | L | O53.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & team ratings |
-1.5 | 35–21 | W | O52.5 |
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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Delaware ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (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.
Delaware ATS struggles (2-5)
Delaware have covered only 29% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Liberty ATS struggles (2-5)
Liberty have covered only 29% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Liberty home ATS weakness (0-3)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Liberty 1-4 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 564 earlier overs in games with totals 48.5–56.5, 33% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-4 50% | 2-6 25% | 4-4 50% | |
| 4-6 40% | 3-7 30% | 3-7 30% |
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
DEL−22.6 →−13.3▲ 9.3#119
LIB−5.7 →−10.8▼ 5.1#110
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9
Longer bar = better
#55
Offense
◀ DEL better#111
#101
Defense
LIB better ▶#58
−0.4 #107
Turnovers
LIB better ▶−0.1 #85
73 plays #15
Pace
◀ DEL faster66 plays #74
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| DEL off | LIB def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 29.1 #64 | 21.6 #46 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.74 #68 | 5.45 #68 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.16 #54 | +0.07 #56 | Even |
| Success rate | 46% #35 | 41% #62 | DEL |
| LIB off | DEL def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 19.1 #122 | 28.3 #96 | DEL |
| Yards / play | 5.18 #105 | 5.71 #87 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.01 #122 | +0.22 #125 | Even |
| Success rate | 41% #94 | 44% #97 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
DEL scoring against the LIB defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.4 #108 | 12.7 #10 | 17.1 #44 | 4.9 #93 | 6.3 #77 | 11.1 #90 | |
1.9 #7 | 7.3 #75 | 9.1 #24 | 4.4 #48 | 8.0 #106 | 12.4 #85 |
LIB scoring against the DEL defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.9 #129 | 5.7 #113 | 8.6 #124 | 3.3 #127 | 7.3 #60 | 10.6 #101 | |
6.4 #94 | 7.3 #75 | 13.7 #80 | 8.9 #127 | 5.3 #45 | 14.1 #110 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
63° · 5 mph
gusts 17 mph · at kickoff
Rest
DEL10d
LIB18d bye
LIB +8 days
Tempo
Fast 140 plays
slowavg 134fast
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