Sat, Oct 4, 2025, 4:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Oklahoma
Weather at kickoff84°F13 mphgusts 28DryWindy Over 48% of 274 games since 2023Weather watch ›
1-3 · Power #132
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4-0 · Power #16
44
▲ winner
Closing spread
OU -46.5
✓ KENT W
Total
53.5
▼ Under · 44 pts
Model before kickoff
KENT 1–49 OU
✓ OU (100%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenOU -45.5
CloseOU -46.5
Total53.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Oklahoma
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened OU -45.5 · closed OU -46.5 · moved 1 toward OUmodel OU -52
Opened 53.5 · unchangedmodel 49.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 51% (188 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenOU -45.5
CloseOU -46.5
Total53.5
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 5 games most like OU as a 46.5-point home favorite against KENT, the favorite won 5, covered 3, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: OU won 44–0; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 2 of the 5 similar games. 44 points stayed under 53.5, as in 1 of 5.
Favorite won
5 of 5100%
Normal range · usually 100%
Favorite covered
3 of 560%
Normal range · usually 55%
Went over
4 of 580%
Normal range · usually 73%

Only 5 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 49.8 against an average line of 43.1; 64.6 points a game (usually 63). Of the 4 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 5 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2025 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & spread
-44.542–6 L U57
Loose
2024 · Week 13 · loose · similar total
-41.556–0 W O54
Loose
2023 · Week 7 · loose · similar situation
-4263–0 W O55
Loose
2024 · Week 13 · loose · similar total & situation
-42.559–21 L O55.5
Loose
2025 · Week 4 · loose · similar spread & total
-4566–10 W O56.5
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Oklahoma ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (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.

Oklahoma ATS trend (3-1)
Oklahoma have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Oklahoma 3-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Small sample warning
Kent State have 3 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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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
KENT−26.4 →−27.9▼ 1.5#136
OU+11.4 →+16.5▲ 5.1#14
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5

KENT
Longer bar = better
OU
#130
Offense
OU better ▶
#49
#131
Defense
OU better ▶
#7
−0.3 #89
Turnovers
◀ KENT better
−1.5 #132
62 plays #119
Pace
OU faster ▶
71 plays #27
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When KENT has the ball
Advantage: OU defense
KENT offOU defEdge
Points / game 18.3 #122 9.0 #3 OU
Yards / play 4.70 #129 3.71 #4 OU
PPA / play −0.05 #132 −0.06 #20 OU
Success rate 32% #136 26% #2 OU
When OU has the ball
Advantage: OU offense
OU offKENT defEdge
Points / game 31.3 #59 44.0 #136 OU
Yards / play 6.06 #57 7.42 #137 OU
PPA / play +0.20 #50 +0.27 #126 OU
Success rate 49% #29 48% #126 OU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
KENT scoring against the OU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
KENT scored
3.5
#118
3.5
#130
7.0
#127
3.5
#118
7.8
#57
11.3
#91
OU allowed
0.8
#5
2.5
#8
3.3
#5
4.0
#46
1.8
#1
5.8
#9
OU scoring against the KENT defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
OU scored
7.0
#53
11.3
#35
18.3
#42
6.0
#66
7.0
#67
13.0
#72
KENT allowed
14.0
#136
12.5
#131
26.5
#136
9.5
#130
8.0
#104
17.5
#131

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
OU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
84° · 13 mph
gusts 28 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
KENT14d bye
OU14d bye
Even
Tempo
Average 133 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
KENT, OU backup QBs started
Not the usual starter

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