Sat, Oct 4, 2025, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 6 · at UConn
Closing spread
CONN -6.5
✓ CONN W
Total
51.5
▲ Over · 61 pts
Model before kickoff
FIU 23–30 CONN
✓ CONN (69%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCONN -7.5
CloseCONN -6.5
Total54.5 → 51.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenCONN -7.5
1 → FIU
CloseCONN -6.5
1 pt toward Florida International
Total
Open54.5
▼ 3
Close51.5
Down 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened CONN -7.5 · closed CONN -6.5 · moved 1 toward FIUmodel CONN -9.5
model CONN -9.5
Opened 54.5 · closed 51.5 · moved 3 downmodel 52.5
model 52.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 5.5–7.5 since 2023: won 70%, covered 57% (183 games)ⓘ
Crossed 7The team the line moved toward covered 60% (57 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCONN -7.5
CloseCONN -6.5
Total54.5 → 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
CONN as a 6.5-point home favorite against FIU, the favorite won 7, covered 6, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: CONN won 51–10; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 61 points went over 51.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 68%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 50%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 7.1 against an average line of 6.5; 51.7 points a game (usually 53.1). Of the 4 overs, 2 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 |
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar season form & total |
-10 | 25–9 | W | U53 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & spread |
-5.5 | 38–14 | W | U52.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar total & season form |
-4 | 45–37 | W | O51.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & total |
-5 | 29–38 | L | O54.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & spread |
-8.5 | 14–31 | L | U54 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & team ratings |
-5 | 17–14 | L | U54.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & situation |
-7 | 46–17 | W | O45 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & season form |
-7 | 20–28 | L | U53.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar season form & situation |
-6.5 | 34–17 | W | O49.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar spread & total |
-6.5 | 26–18 | W | U55.5 |
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Florida International ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Miss
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.
Florida International ATS trend (3-1)
Florida International have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Total moved down 3
54.5 → 51.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 534 earlier overs in games with totals 47.5–55.5, 34% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-6 40% | 7-3 70% | 6-4 60% | |
| 7-3 70% | 6-4 60% | 7-3 70% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
FIU 1–0 CONN
FIU leads · 1 game since 2023 · FIU has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 2023 | Florida International 24 @ UConn 17 | CONN -7 | FIU 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
FIU−11.4 →−12.2▼ 0.8#116
CONN−4.2 →−5.9▼ 1.7#83
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5
Longer bar = better
#94
Offense
CONN better ▶#41
#71
Defense
◀ FIU better#90
−0.3 #88
Turnovers
CONN better ▶+0.6 #37
70 plays #37
Pace
Even70 plays #32
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| FIU off | CONN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 24.0 #91 | 25.2 #79 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.46 #94 | 5.50 #78 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.05 #104 | +0.15 #94 | Even |
| Success rate | 42% #88 | 45% #110 | FIU |
| CONN off | FIU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 34.2 #49 | 27.3 #97 | CONN |
| Yards / play | 6.56 #34 | 5.66 #87 | CONN |
| PPA / play | +0.30 #23 | +0.04 #56 | CONN |
| Success rate | 45% #57 | 39% #42 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
FIU scoring against the CONN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.3 #90 | 7.8 #91 | 13.0 #94 | 7.8 #44 | 3.3 #125 | 11.0 #92 | |
4.2 #59 | 7.4 #78 | 11.6 #63 | 3.2 #30 | 7.8 #102 | 11.0 #61 |
CONN scoring against the FIU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.8 #60 | 11.2 #36 | 18.0 #44 | 7.4 #51 | 8.2 #48 | 15.6 #44 | |
5.0 #77 | 10.3 #116 | 15.3 #100 | 4.3 #58 | 7.8 #99 | 12.0 #78 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
78° · 2 mph
gusts 7 mph · at kickoff
Rest
FIU14d bye
CONN7d
FIU +7 days
Tempo
Fast 140 plays
slowavg 134fast
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