Sat, Sep 13, 2025, 8:30 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Florida International
Closing spread
FIU -1.5
✓ FIU W
Total
56.5
▲ Over · 66 pts
Model before kickoff
FAU 25–27 FIU
✓ FIU (55%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenFIU -4.5
CloseFIU -1.5
Total54.5 → 56.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenFIU -4.5
3 → FAU
CloseFIU -1.5
3 pts toward Florida Atlantic
Total
Open54.5
▲ 2
Close56.5
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened FIU -4.5 · closed FIU -1.5 · moved 3 toward FAUmodel FIU -2.5
model FIU -2.5
Opened 54.5 · closed 56.5 · moved 2 upmodel 52.5
model 52.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 0.5–2.5 since 2023: won 50%, covered 47% (149 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3The team the line moved toward covered 46% (70 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenFIU -4.5
CloseFIU -1.5
Total54.5 → 56.5
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
FIU as a 1.5-point home favorite against FAU, the favorite won 4, covered 3, and 4 went over the total.
Compare by
Customize filters
Only include
Show up togames
This game: FIU won 38–28; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 66 points went over 56.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 56%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 47%
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 5.2 against an average line of 2.2; 53.6 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 12 · close · similar total & spread |
-3.5 | 51–48 | L | O55.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & spread |
-1 | 20–37 | L | O53.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & total |
-2 | 6–26 | L | U59.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 8 · close · similar rest |
-2.5 | 16–20 | L | U57.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar season form |
-1.5 | 14–31 | L | U55 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & total |
-1.5 | 17–45 | L | O56 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & spread |
-1 | 29–27 | W | U60 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar situation & rest |
-2.5 | 20–23 | L | U56.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & total |
-3 | 31–9 | W | U57.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar total |
-3.5 | 38–28 | W | O57.5 |
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 Atlantic ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over 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 Atlantic
3 pts (FIU -4.5 → FIU -1.5), through the key number 3. · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved up 2
54.5 → 56.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Small sample warning
Florida Atlantic have 2 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 405 earlier overs in games with totals 52.5–60.5, 33% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-7 30% | 3-7 30% | 7-3 70% | |
| 4-6 40% | 8-2 80% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
FAU 17–6 FIU
FAU leads · 23 games since 2003 · FAU has won the last meeting
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 2024 | Florida International 20 @ Florida Atlantic 38 | FAU -3.5 | FAU 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
FAU−10.0 →−9.4▲ 0.6#103
FIU−11.4 →−9.6▲ 1.8#105
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2
Longer bar = better
#88
Offense
Even#97
#79
Defense
Even#71
−3.0 #135
Turnovers
FIU better ▶−1.0 #109
87 plays #1
Pace
◀ FAU faster73 plays #28
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| FAU off | FIU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 31.5 #62 | 21.5 #71 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.24 #104 | 5.68 #98 | Even |
| PPA / play | 0.00 #119 | +0.04 #65 | FIU |
| Success rate | 44% #65 | 37% #50 | Even |
| FIU off | FAU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 21.0 #103 | 26.5 #96 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.14 #107 | 4.76 #54 | FAU |
| PPA / play | +0.07 #95 | +0.22 #118 | FIU |
| Success rate | 42% #84 | 36% #46 | FAU |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 107 FBS teams
FAU scoring against the FIU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14.5 | 8.5 | 23.0 | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | |
5.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 8.5 | 13.5 |
FIU scoring against the FAU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.5 | 10.5 | 14.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 7.0 | |
3.5 | 13.0 | 16.5 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 10.0 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
76° · 3 mph
gusts 5 mph · at kickoff
Rest
FAU7d
FIU7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 159 plays
slowavg 134fast
Schedules, links & other games
Previous and next games, standings, ESPN, and the rest of the week

