Sat, Oct 17, 2026, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Army · Conference game
Weather at kickoff49°F11 mphgusts 17DryWeather watch ›
4-1 · Power #102
24
final
Final
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3-2 · Power #78
56
▲ winner
Closing spread
ARMY -2.5
✓ ARMY W
Total
55.5
▲ Over · 80 pts
Model before kickoff
FAU 27–30 ARMY
✓ ARMY (59%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenARMY -3
CloseARMY -2.5
Total59.5 → 55.5
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Market

Open → close
Spread
0.5 pts toward Florida Atlantic
Total
Down 4 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ARMY -3 · closed ARMY -2.5 · moved 0.5 toward FAUmodel ARMY -6
Opened 59.5 · closed 55.5 · moved 4 downmodel 56.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 59%, covered 52% (367 games)ⓘ
Moved off 3The team the line moved toward covered 58% (51 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenARMY -3
CloseARMY -2.5
Total59.5 → 55.5
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Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like ARMY as a 2.5-point home favorite against FAU, the favorite won 4, covered 4, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: ARMY won 56–24; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 80 points went over 55.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 48%
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: underdog by 5.8 against an average line of 3.9; 50.8 points a game (usually 52.6). Of the 4 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar situation & season form
-4.524–27 L U59
Close
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & situation
-331–23 W O49.5
Close
2025 · Week 12 · close · similar total & spread
-331–27 W O57
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & situation
-3.514–41 L U58.5
Close
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar total & situation
-529–38 L O54.5
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & situation
-310–42 L U56.5
Close
2026 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & spread
-334–26 W O47.5
Close
2026 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & season form
-5.513–17 L U50.5
Close
2026 · Week 3 · close · similar season form & spread
-4.522–14 W U56.5
Close
2025 · Week 14 · close · similar season form & spread
-3.517–28 L U57.5
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
Moderate Florida Atlantic ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Mixed signals 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.

Florida Atlantic ATS trend (4-1)
Florida Atlantic have covered 80% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Army ATS struggles (1-3-1)
Army have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Both teams trending Over (7-3 combined)
Their games this season have mostly gone over the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 66-66 (50%)
Total moved down 4
59.5 → 55.5. · 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
FAU−10.2 →−7.3▲ 2.9#96
ARMY−10.8 →−4.5▲ 6.3#82
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6

FAU
Longer bar = better
ARMY
#53
Offense
ARMY better ▶
#37
#93
Defense
Even
#95
+1.0 #15
Turnovers
◀ FAU better
−0.2 #89
76 plays #6
Pace
◀ FAU faster
66 plays #74
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When FAU has the ball
Advantage: FAU offense
FAU offARMY defEdge
Points / game 37.2 #27 19.2 #40 Even
Yards / play 5.43 #101 6.60 #129 FAU
PPA / play +0.23 #36 +0.20 #113 FAU
Success rate 46% #47 43% #96 FAU
When ARMY has the ball
Advantage: ARMY offense
ARMY offFAU defEdge
Points / game 30.6 #64 26.6 #97 ARMY
Yards / play 6.32 #49 6.08 #115 ARMY
PPA / play +0.28 #24 +0.17 #110 ARMY
Success rate 51% #11 39% #50 ARMY

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
FAU scoring against the ARMY defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
FAU scored
11.8
#8
16.0
#5
27.8
#2
7.4
#46
2.0
#137
9.4
#116
ARMY allowed
4.2
#59
2.6
#9
6.8
#12
7.0
#103
5.4
#56
12.4
#90
ARMY scoring against the FAU defense
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ARMY scored
8.4
#36
4.8
#125
13.2
#88
5.8
#79
11.6
#5
17.4
#23
FAU allowed
6.8
#110
9.0
#101
15.8
#111
4.2
#59
6.6
#82
10.8
#69

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ARMY +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
49° · 11 mph
gusts 17 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
FAU14d bye
ARMY7d
FAU +7 days
Tempo
Fast 141 plays
slowavg 133fast

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