Sat, Oct 17, 2026, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Texas · Conference game
Weather at kickoff60°F7 mphgusts 13DryWeather watch ›
4-2 · Power #17
27
▲ winner
Final
@
4-1 · Power #8
24
final
Closing spread
TEX -13.5
✓ FLA W
Total
51.5
▼ Under · 51 pts
Model before kickoff
FLA 20–34 TEX
✗ TEX (83%) lost
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenTEX -9.5
CloseTEX -13.5
Total53.5 → 51.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
4 pts toward Texas
Total
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TEX -9.5 · closed TEX -13.5 · moved 4 toward TEXmodel TEX -13
Opened 53.5 · closed 51.5 · moved 2 downmodel 54
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 12.5–14.5 since 2023: won 88%, covered 56% (157 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 3.5+ pts toward the favorite: that team covered 50% (219 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenTEX -9.5
CloseTEX -13.5
Total53.5 → 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 TEX as a 13.5-point home favorite against FLA, the favorite won 10, covered 7, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: FLA won 27–24 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 51 points stayed under 51.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 82%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 51%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 19.8 against an average line of 14.4; 46.8 points a game (usually 53). Of the 4 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & situation
-1634–0 W U51.5
Close
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & season form
-1657–7 W O53.5
Close
2025 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & rest
-17.531–9 W U57.5
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & situation
-12.533–31 L O56.5
Close
2024 · Postseason · close · similar total & season form
-13.538–24 W O49.5
Close
2025 · Week 11 · close · similar total & season form
-1020–9 W U49.5
Close
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & total
-1730–17 L U51.5
Close
2026 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & situation
-1428–25 L O49.5
Close
2025 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & total
-16.541–7 W U54.5
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & rest
-1121–6 W U52
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2023 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
Slight Florida ATS trend Hit
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.

Texas ATS struggles (1-4)
Texas have covered only 20% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Texas 1-4 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Market moved toward Texas
4 pts (TEX -9.5 → TEX -13.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved down 2
53.5 → 51.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
FLA+10.9 →+13.5▲ 2.6#20
TEX+18.4 →+22.5▲ 4.1#6
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6

FLA
Longer bar = better
TEX
#20
Offense
◀ FLA better
#86
#101
Defense
TEX better ▶
#16
+0.2 #58
Turnovers
◀ FLA better
−0.4 #98
70 plays #34
Pace
Even
70 plays #36
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When FLA has the ball
Even matchup
FLA offTEX defEdge
Points / game 41.7 #12 16.0 #21 Even
Yards / play 6.79 #22 4.22 #8 Even
PPA / play +0.29 #20 −0.04 #20 Even
Success rate 49% #24 34% #15 Even
When TEX has the ball
Even matchup
TEX offFLA defEdge
Points / game 31.4 #59 29.0 #113 TEX
Yards / play 5.43 #103 5.64 #90 Even
PPA / play +0.05 #109 +0.14 #96 Even
Success rate 43% #71 44% #104 TEX

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
FLA scoring against the TEX defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
FLA scored
9.0
#28
14.3
#14
23.3
#14
8.7
#26
9.7
#20
18.3
#16
TEX allowed
3.2
#31
4.8
#29
8.0
#18
3.2
#34
4.8
#37
8.0
#30
TEX scoring against the FLA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TEX scored
7.6
#47
8.0
#83
15.6
#64
5.4
#87
10.4
#12
15.8
#41
FLA allowed
2.7
#18
10.2
#118
12.8
#82
8.8
#127
7.3
#99
16.2
#126

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
TEX +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
60° · 7 mph
gusts 13 mph · at kickoff
Rest
FLA7d
TEX7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 140 plays
slowavg 133fast
Quarterback
FLA backup QB started
Not the usual starter

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