Sat, Oct 17, 2026, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Army · Conference game
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
OpenARMY -3
0.5 → FAU
CloseARMY -2.5
0.5 pts toward Florida Atlantic
Total
Open59.5
▼ 4
Close55.5
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
model ARMY -6
Opened 59.5 · closed 55.5 · moved 4 downmodel 56.5
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar situation & season form |
-4.5 | 24–27 | L | U59 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & situation |
-3 | 31–23 | W | O49.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 12 · close · similar total & spread |
-3 | 31–27 | W | O57 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & situation |
-3.5 | 14–41 | L | U58.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar total & situation |
-5 | 29–38 | L | O54.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & situation |
-3 | 10–42 | L | U56.5 |
| Close |
2026 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & spread |
-3 | 34–26 | W | O47.5 |
| Close |
2026 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & season form |
-5.5 | 13–17 | L | U50.5 |
| Close |
2026 · Week 3 · close · similar season form & spread |
-4.5 | 22–14 | W | U56.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 14 · close · similar season form & spread |
-3.5 | 17–28 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 680 earlier overs in games with totals 51.5–59.5, 32% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 8-2 80% | 7-3 70% | |
| 6-4 60% | 4-5-1 44% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
FAU 0–1 ARMY
ARMY leads · 1 game since 2023 · ARMY has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 2024 | Army 24 @ Florida Atlantic 7 | FAU -1.5 | ARMY 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
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
Longer bar = better
#53
Offense
ARMY better ▶#37
#93
Defense
Even#95
+1.0 #15
Turnovers
◀ FAU better−0.2 #89
76 plays #6
Pace
◀ FAU faster66 plays #74
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| FAU off | ARMY def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| ARMY off | FAU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11.8 #8 | 16.0 #5 | 27.8 #2 | 7.4 #46 | 2.0 #137 | 9.4 #116 | |
4.2 #59 | 2.6 #9 | 6.8 #12 | 7.0 #103 | 5.4 #56 | 12.4 #90 |
ARMY scoring against the FAU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.4 #36 | 4.8 #125 | 13.2 #88 | 5.8 #79 | 11.6 #5 | 17.4 #23 | |
6.8 #110 | 9.0 #101 | 15.8 #111 | 4.2 #59 | 6.6 #82 | 10.8 #69 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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