Sat, Nov 29, 2025, 4:30 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Florida
Weather at kickoff66°F10 mphgusts 19DryWeather watch ›
5-6 · Power #23
21
final
Final
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3-8 · Power #37
40
▲ winner
Closing spread
FSU -1.5
✓ FLA W
Total
49.5
▲ Over · 61 pts
Model before kickoff
FSU 25–24 FLA
✗ FSU (55%) lost
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenFLA -1.5
CloseFSU -1.5
Total49.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
3 pts toward Florida State
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened FLA -1.5 · closed FSU -1.5 · moved 3 toward FSUmodel FSU -2.5
Opened 49.5 · unchangedmodel 49
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 0.5–2.5 since 2023: won 53%, covered 49% (167 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 50% (249 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenFLA -1.5
CloseFSU -1.5
Total49.5
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 FSU as a 1.5-point road favorite at FLA, the favorite won 5, covered 4, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: FLA won 40–21 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 61 points went over 49.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
4 of 944%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 51%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 2.5 against an average line of 3; 55.9 points a game (usually 53). Of the 5 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar situation & rest
-441–14 W O49.5
Close
2025 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & season form
-328–41 L O54.5
Close
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & total
-2.541–43 L O47
Close
2025 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & rest
-1.523–17 W U43.5
Close
2025 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & spread
-228–31 L O47.5
Close
MISS @ TA&M
2022 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form
-331–28 P O55.25
Close
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & spread
-2.539–14 W U59.5
Close
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & season form
-66–20 L U44
Close
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & spread
-2.520–48 L O42.5
Close
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & total
-2.535–11 W U50.5
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
Mixed signals on the spread
No clear signal 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 State away ATS weakness (0-4)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Market moved toward Florida State
3 pts (FLA -1.5 → FSU -1.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
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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
FSU0.0 →+12.2▲ 12.2#23
FLA+13.1 →+7.6▼ 5.5#41
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13

FSU
Longer bar = better
FLA
#26
Offense
◀ FSU better
#110
#45
Defense
◀ FSU better
#80
−0.4 #108
Turnovers
FLA better ▶
−0.2 #89
71 plays #25
Pace
◀ FSU faster
63 plays #116
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When FSU has the ball
Advantage: FSU offense
FSU offFLA defEdge
Points / game 34.1 #23 24.3 #66 FSU
Yards / play 6.74 #16 5.61 #75 FSU
PPA / play +0.22 #28 +0.13 #87 FSU
Success rate 46% #35 43% #91 FSU
When FLA has the ball
Advantage: FSU defense
FLA offFSU defEdge
Points / game 19.9 #121 20.4 #31 FSU
Yards / play 5.30 #98 4.88 #23 FSU
PPA / play +0.01 #120 +0.07 #63 FSU
Success rate 40% #99 41% #62 FSU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
FSU scoring against the FLA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
FSU scored
6.6
#49
11.5
#17
18.2
#24
7.3
#38
8.4
#31
15.6
#28
FLA allowed
5.6
#80
8.2
#86
13.8
#85
3.6
#26
6.8
#75
10.5
#44
FLA scoring against the FSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
FLA scored
6.5
#55
6.6
#100
13.1
#84
3.6
#118
3.2
#133
6.8
#134
FSU allowed
4.8
#55
5.0
#16
9.8
#25
4.4
#39
5.2
#35
9.5
#33

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
FLA +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
66° · 10 mph
gusts 19 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
FSU8d
FLA7d
FSU +1 day
Tempo
Average 134 plays
slowavg 134fast

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