Thu, Nov 6, 2025, 7:30 PM ESTWeek 11 · at App State · Conference game
Weather at kickoff45°F7 mphgusts 13DryWeather watch ›
3-5 · Power #105
25
▲ winner
Final
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4-4 · Power #115
23
final
Closing spread
APP -4.5
✓ GASO W
Total
61.5
▼ Under · 48 pts
Model before kickoff
GASO 28–33 APP
✗ APP (64%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenAPP -5.5
CloseAPP -4.5
Total62.5 → 61.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Georgia Southern
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened APP -5.5 · closed APP -4.5 · moved 1 toward GASOmodel APP -8
Opened 62.5 · closed 61.5 · moved 1 downmodel 60.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 3.5–5.5 since 2023: won 66%, covered 51% (204 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 48% (267 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenAPP -5.5
CloseAPP -4.5
Total62.5 → 61.5
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 APP as a 4.5-point home favorite against GASO, the favorite won 5, covered 4, and 2 went over the total.

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This game: GASO won 25–23 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 48 points stayed under 61.5, as in 8 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 61%
Favorite covered
4 of 944%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 51%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 1.8 against an average line of 4.3; 43.4 points a game (usually 53). Of the 1 over, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
NIU vs CMU
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & season form
-4.522–35 L O54
Very close
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar situation & total
-2.529–20 W U60.5
Very close
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar situation & season form
-6.526–18 W U55.5
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & spread
-5.517–20 L U61.5
Very close
KENT vs EMU
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & total
-7.524–31 L U60
Very close
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & season form
-320–17 P U54.5
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & rest
-3.513–7 W U55.5
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & team ratings
-424–0 W U55.5
Close
2025 · Week 10 · close · similar total & spread
-3.535–40 L O61.5
Close
BALL vs EMU
2022 · Week 8 · close · similar season form & spread
-2.516–20 L U57.5
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
Moderate App State ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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.

Georgia Southern away ATS weakness (0-4)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Georgia Southern 0-4 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
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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
GASO−5.7 →−12.1▼ 6.4#114
APP−6.4 →−8.9▼ 2.5#101
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10

GASO
Longer bar = better
APP
#66
Offense
Even
#79
#133
Defense
APP better ▶
#76
+0.4 #44
Turnovers
◀ GASO better
−0.5 #110
67 plays #67
Pace
APP faster ▶
74 plays #12
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When GASO has the ball
Even matchup
GASO offAPP defEdge
Points / game 28.8 #67 27.6 #93 GASO
Yards / play 5.43 #91 5.38 #63 APP
PPA / play +0.16 #51 +0.09 #62 Even
Success rate 44% #54 43% #84 GASO
When APP has the ball
Advantage: APP offense
APP offGASO defEdge
Points / game 27.0 #75 35.4 #130 APP
Yards / play 5.64 #74 6.54 #131 APP
PPA / play +0.08 #90 +0.28 #134 APP
Success rate 42% #76 50% #135 APP

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
GASO scoring against the APP defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
GASO scored
7.6
#36
7.3
#86
14.9
#68
6.1
#68
7.8
#48
13.9
#57
APP allowed
5.1
#64
6.3
#46
11.4
#49
8.1
#122
8.1
#112
16.3
#127
APP scoring against the GASO defense
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APP scored
7.4
#40
6.4
#103
13.8
#80
8.5
#25
4.8
#113
13.3
#64
GASO allowed
10.0
#132
10.6
#123
20.6
#134
9.6
#129
5.1
#43
14.8
#113

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
APP +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
45° · 7 mph
gusts 13 mph · at kickoff
Rest
GASO12d
APP12d
Even
Tempo
Fast 140 plays
slowavg 134fast
Altitude
GASO +3,051 ft
moderate climb
Quarterback
APP backup QB started
Not the usual starter