Sat, Nov 22, 2025, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 13 · at UTSA · Conference game
Closing spread
ECU -2.5
✓ UTSA W
Total
61.5
▲ Over · 82 pts
Model before kickoff
ECU 31–28 UTSA
✗ ECU (57%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenECU -3.5
CloseECU -2.5
Total61.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenECU -3.5
1 → UTSA
CloseECU -2.5
1 pt toward UTSA
Total
Open61.5
no move
Close61.5
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ECU -3.5 · closed ECU -2.5 · moved 1 toward UTSAmodel ECU -3
model ECU -3
Opened 61.5 · unchangedmodel 58.5
model 58.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 55%, covered 47% (226 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3The team the line moved toward covered 46% (111 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenECU -3.5
CloseECU -2.5
Total61.5
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
ECU as a 2.5-point road favorite at UTSA, the favorite won 6, covered 5, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: UTSA won 58–24 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 82 points went over 61.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 58%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 51%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 1.9 against an average line of 3.2; 61.5 points a game (usually 52.8). Of the 3 overs, 1 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 | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & total |
-4 | 31–20 | W | U63 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-1.5 | 21–37 | L | U59.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-4.5 | 36–48 | L | O58.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 3–45 | L | U64 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 28–26 | L | U60 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-4 | 42–29 | W | O61.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 20–13 | W | U58.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 51–33 | W | O60 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-3.5 | 31–38 | L | O53.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar season form & spread |
-3 | 35–28 | W | O60.5 |
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Mixed signals on the spread
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.
East Carolina 3-1 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
UTSA 3-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 247 earlier overs in games with totals 57.5–65.5, 28% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-3 70% | 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% | |
| 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% | 7-3 70% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
ECU 1–1 UTSA
Series tied · 2 games since 2023 · ECU has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 2024 | UTSA 20 @ East Carolina 30 | ECU -1.5 | ECU W |
| Oct 28 2023 | East Carolina 27 @ UTSA 41 | UTSA -17.5 | ECU 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
ECU−5.0 →+4.2▲ 9.2#51
UTSA−2.5 →−1.8▲ 0.7#74
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12
Longer bar = better
#38
Offense
Even#42
#25
Defense
◀ ECU better#97
+0.5 #30
Turnovers
◀ ECU better+0.2 #59
79 plays #1
Pace
◀ ECU faster68 plays #47
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| ECU off | UTSA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 33.6 #29 | 30.4 #113 | ECU |
| Yards / play | 5.91 #57 | 5.99 #111 | ECU |
| PPA / play | +0.18 #42 | +0.17 #106 | ECU |
| Success rate | 48% #23 | 41% #58 | ECU |
| UTSA off | ECU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 32.3 #38 | 18.3 #15 | ECU |
| Yards / play | 6.03 #47 | 5.11 #37 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.18 #43 | +0.01 #30 | Even |
| Success rate | 45% #41 | 37% #16 | ECU |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
ECU scoring against the UTSA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10.0 #8 | 7.3 #90 | 17.3 #36 | 8.5 #21 | 7.8 #41 | 16.3 #23 | |
5.2 #63 | 8.5 #93 | 13.7 #83 | 9.7 #132 | 7.0 #88 | 16.7 #131 |
UTSA scoring against the ECU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.8 #53 | 10.4 #32 | 17.2 #37 | 8.5 #21 | 6.6 #70 | 15.1 #36 | |
2.3 #8 | 8.1 #87 | 10.4 #32 | 3.8 #29 | 4.1 #20 | 7.9 #15 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
ECU7d
UTSA7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 147 plays
slowavg 134fast
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