Sat, Oct 4, 2025, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 6 · at UConn
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2-2 · Power #109
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3-2 · Power #87
51
▲ winner
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Florida International
Total
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
Opened 54.5 · closed 51.5 · moved 3 downmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar season form & total
-1025–9 W U53
Very close
OHIO vs BGSU
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & spread
-5.538–14 W U52.5
Close
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar total & season form
-445–37 W O51.5
Close
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & total
-529–38 L O54.5
Close
ARMY vs GAST
2022 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & spread
-8.514–31 L U54
Close
FAU vs RICE
2022 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & team ratings
-517–14 L U54.5
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & situation
-746–17 W O45
Close
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & season form
-720–28 L U53.5
Close
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar season form & situation
-6.534–17 W O49.5
Close
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar spread & total
-6.526–18 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%)
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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

FIU
Longer bar = better
CONN
#94
Offense
CONN better ▶
#41
#71
Defense
◀ FIU better
#90
−0.3 #88
Turnovers
CONN better ▶
+0.6 #37
70 plays #37
Pace
Even
70 plays #32
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When FIU has the ball
Even matchup
FIU offCONN defEdge
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
When CONN has the ball
Advantage: CONN offense
CONN offFIU defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
FIU scored
5.3
#90
7.8
#91
13.0
#94
7.8
#44
3.3
#125
11.0
#92
CONN allowed
4.2
#59
7.4
#78
11.6
#63
3.2
#30
7.8
#102
11.0
#61
CONN scoring against the FIU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CONN scored
6.8
#60
11.2
#36
18.0
#44
7.4
#51
8.2
#48
15.6
#44
FIU allowed
5.0
#77
10.3
#116
15.3
#100
4.3
#58
7.8
#99
12.0
#78

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
CONN +2.5
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