Tue, Oct 21, 2025, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 9 · at Florida International · Conference game
Closing spread
KENN -2.5
✓ KENN W
Total
49.5
▲ Over · 71 pts
Model before kickoff
KENN 25–23 FIU
✓ KENN (55%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenKENN -1.5
CloseKENN -2.5
Total48.5 → 49.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenKENN -1.5
1 → KENN
CloseKENN -2.5
1 pt toward Kennesaw State
Total
Open48.5
▲ 1
Close49.5
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened KENN -1.5 · closed KENN -2.5 · moved 1 toward KENNmodel FIU -1.5
model FIU -1.5
Opened 48.5 · closed 49.5 · moved 1 upmodel 48
model 48
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 55%, covered 47% (209 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 49% (207 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenKENN -1.5
CloseKENN -2.5
Total48.5 → 49.5
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
KENN as a 2.5-point road favorite at FIU, the favorite won 6, covered 6, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: KENN won 45–26; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 71 points went over 49.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 51%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 6.2 against an average line of 3.1; 55 points a game (usually 52.9). Of the 5 overs, 3 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 |
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-3 | 28–7 | W | U49 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-2.5 | 37–21 | W | O52 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & team ratings |
-2 | 38–21 | W | O45.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 7 · very close · similar situation & total |
-1.5 | 28–35 | L | O49.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 8 · very close · similar season form & situation |
-4.5 | 22–10 | W | U54.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & situation |
-3.5 | 20–23 | L | U50 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 5 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-3.5 | 30–11 | W | U48 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-4 | 24–38 | L | O51.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & total |
-1.5 | 48–41 | W | O49.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar season form & situation |
-4.75 | 31–37 | L | O48 |
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 1 trend and market move behind it
No clear signal on the spread
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.
Both teams trending Under (9-3 combined)
Their games this season have mostly stayed under the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 48-54 (47%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 525 earlier overs in games with totals 45.5–53.5, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 6-4 60% | 3-7 30% | |
| 5-5 50% | 7-3 70% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
KENN 2–0 FIU
KENN leads · 2 games since 2024 · KENN has won the last 2 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23 2024 | Florida International 26 @ Kennesaw State 27 | FIU -8.5 | KENN 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
KENN−24.1 →−11.6▲ 12.5#111
FIU−11.4 →−12.5▼ 1.1#115
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW8
Longer bar = better
#90
Offense
◀ KENN better#106
#59
Defense
◀ KENN better#76
−0.3 #101
Turnovers
Even−0.3 #99
65 plays #93
Pace
FIU faster ▶70 plays #30
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| KENN off | FIU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 22.0 #107 | 27.7 #95 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.60 #79 | 5.97 #111 | KENN |
| PPA / play | +0.12 #80 | +0.07 #56 | FIU |
| Success rate | 41% #92 | 39% #43 | FIU |
| FIU off | KENN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 21.8 #109 | 20.5 #42 | KENN |
| Yards / play | 5.41 #92 | 5.42 #66 | KENN |
| PPA / play | +0.04 #115 | +0.08 #60 | KENN |
| Success rate | 40% #107 | 41% #69 | KENN |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
KENN scoring against the FIU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.0 #34 | 4.5 #124 | 12.5 #93 | 6.2 #65 | 3.3 #126 | 9.5 #113 | |
6.2 #95 | 9.5 #107 | 15.7 #104 | 5.7 #81 | 6.3 #64 | 12.0 #75 |
FIU scoring against the KENN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.5 #101 | 7.8 #85 | 12.3 #95 | 6.2 #65 | 3.3 #126 | 9.5 #113 | |
5.2 #68 | 3.5 #9 | 8.7 #24 | 5.2 #71 | 6.7 #71 | 11.8 #72 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
80° · 6 mph
gusts 12 mph · at kickoff
Rest
KENN12d
FIU7d
KENN +5 days
Tempo
Average 135 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
KENN backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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