Sat, Oct 17, 2026, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Texas · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenTEX -9.5
4 → TEX
CloseTEX -13.5
4 pts toward Texas
Total
Open53.5
▼ 2
Close51.5
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
model TEX -13
Opened 53.5 · closed 51.5 · moved 2 downmodel 54
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & situation |
-16 | 34–0 | W | U51.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & season form |
-16 | 57–7 | W | O53.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & rest |
-17.5 | 31–9 | W | U57.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & situation |
-12.5 | 33–31 | L | O56.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Postseason · close · similar total & season form |
-13.5 | 38–24 | W | O49.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 11 · close · similar total & season form |
-10 | 20–9 | W | U49.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & total |
-17 | 30–17 | L | U51.5 |
| Close |
2026 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & situation |
-14 | 28–25 | L | O49.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & total |
-16.5 | 41–7 | W | U54.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & rest |
-11 | 21–6 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 18 in the 4th quarter and got 17. 53% of games with totals 47.5–55.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% | 7-3 70% | |
| 8-2 80% | 4-6 40% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
FLA 2–3 TEX (1 tied)
TEX leads · 6 games since 1924 · FLA has won the last 2 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 2025 | Texas 21 @ Florida 29 | TEX -4.5 | FLA W |
| Nov 9 2024 | Florida 17 @ Texas 49 | TEX -24.5 | TEX W |
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
Longer bar = better
#20
Offense
◀ FLA better#86
#101
Defense
TEX better ▶#16
+0.2 #58
Turnovers
◀ FLA better−0.4 #98
70 plays #34
Pace
Even70 plays #36
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| FLA off | TEX def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| TEX off | FLA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.0 #28 | 14.3 #14 | 23.3 #14 | 8.7 #26 | 9.7 #20 | 18.3 #16 | |
3.2 #31 | 4.8 #29 | 8.0 #18 | 3.2 #34 | 4.8 #37 | 8.0 #30 |
TEX scoring against the FLA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.6 #47 | 8.0 #83 | 15.6 #64 | 5.4 #87 | 10.4 #12 | 15.8 #41 | |
2.7 #18 | 10.2 #118 | 12.8 #82 | 8.8 #127 | 7.3 #99 | 16.2 #126 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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