Sat, Sep 13, 2025, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 3 · at LSU · Conference game
Closing spread
LSU -5.5
✓ LSU W
Total
47.5
▼ Under · 30 pts
Model before kickoff
FLA 23–28 LSU
✓ LSU (65%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenLSU -8.5
CloseLSU -5.5
Total50.5 → 47.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenLSU -8.5
3 → FLA
CloseLSU -5.5
3 pts toward Florida
Total
Open50.5
▼ 3
Close47.5
Down 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened LSU -8.5 · closed LSU -5.5 · moved 3 toward FLAmodel LSU -4.5
model LSU -4.5
Opened 50.5 · closed 47.5 · moved 3 downmodel 51
model 51
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 4.5–6.5 since 2023: won 70%, covered 58% (125 games)ⓘ
Crossed 7The team the line moved toward covered 63% (43 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenLSU -8.5
CloseLSU -5.5
Total50.5 → 47.5
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
LSU as a 5.5-point home favorite against FLA, the favorite won 7, covered 5, and 9 went over the total.
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This game: LSU won 20–10; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 30 points stayed under 47.5, as in 1 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 63%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
9 of 1090%
Above normal · usually 50%
Overs above normal. Splits like this often fade, so treat it as context, not a pick. Average result: favorite by 5 against an average line of 5.9; 54.2 points a game (usually 52.8). Of the 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & situation |
-8.5 | 34–20 | W | O47.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & total |
-3.75 | 33–30 | L | O49.25 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & situation |
-6.5 | 30–20 | W | O45.75 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & total |
-8.5 | 31–17 | W | O47 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & situation |
-5.5 | 45–17 | W | O43 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & situation |
-3.5 | 19–17 | L | U50.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & rest |
-6.5 | 10–34 | L | O43.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & situation |
-6.5 | 27–34 | L | O55 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & situation |
-6 | 44–31 | W | O52.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar situation |
-3.25 | 23–26 | L | O44.75 |
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 Florida 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.
Market moved toward Florida
3 pts (LSU -8.5 → LSU -5.5), through the key number 7. · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved down 3
50.5 → 47.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Small sample warning
Florida have 2 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 18 in the 4th quarter and got 0. 53% of games with totals 43.5–51.5 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% | 8-2 80% | 3-7 30% | |
| 7-3 70% | 5-5 50% | 3-7 30% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
FLA 34–35 LSU (3 tied)
LSU leads · 72 games since 1937 · LSU has won the last meeting
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16 2024 | LSU 16 @ Florida 27 | LSU -2.5 | FLA W |
| Nov 11 2023 | Florida 35 @ LSU 52 | LSU -16.5 | LSU 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
FLA+13.1 →+13.3▲ 0.2#16
LSU+15.7 →+14.8▼ 0.9#13
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2
Longer bar = better
#57
Offense
◀ FLA better#102
#28
Defense
Even#24
+0.5 #50
Turnovers
◀ FLA better−1.0 #117
70 plays #43
Pace
LSU faster ▶73 plays #26
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| FLA off | LSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 35.5 #47 | 8.5 #18 | LSU |
| Yards / play | 5.80 #77 | 3.74 #14 | LSU |
| PPA / play | +0.24 #50 | −0.08 #31 | Even |
| Success rate | 46% #54 | 33% #31 | LSU |
| LSU off | FLA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 20.0 #109 | 9.0 #19 | FLA |
| Yards / play | 4.97 #104 | 4.42 #47 | FLA |
| PPA / play | +0.05 #103 | −0.10 #25 | FLA |
| Success rate | 41% #91 | 32% #21 | FLA |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 88 FBS teams
FLA scoring against the LSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.5 | 15.0 | 23.5 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 12.0 | |
1.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
LSU scoring against the FLA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.5 | 3.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 13.5 | |
0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
91° · 6 mph
gusts 16 mph · at kickoff
Rest
FLA7d
LSU7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 142 plays
slowavg 133fast
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