Sat, Nov 1, 2025, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 10 · at Auburn · Conference game
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2-5 · Power #52
10
▲ winner
Final
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4-4 · Power #24
3
final
Closing spread
AUB -11.5
✓ UK W
Total
44.5
▼ Under · 13 pts
Model before kickoff
UK 17–29 AUB
✗ AUB (80%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenAUB -10.5
CloseAUB -11.5
Total46.5 → 44.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Auburn
Total
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened AUB -10.5 · closed AUB -11.5 · moved 1 toward AUBmodel AUB -12.5
Opened 46.5 · closed 44.5 · moved 2 downmodel 45.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 10.5–12.5 since 2023: won 73%, covered 39% (105 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 50% (226 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenAUB -10.5
CloseAUB -11.5
Total46.5 → 44.5
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 AUB as an 11.5-point home favorite against UK, the favorite won 6, covered 3, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: UK won 10–3 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 13 points stayed under 44.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 76%
Favorite covered
3 of 933%
Normal range · usually 45%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 52%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 4.5 against an average line of 11.6; 47.7 points a game (usually 54.2). Of the 2 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
MSST vs AUB
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & season form
-12.539–33 L O50.5
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & situation
-9.57–33 L U51
Very close
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & spread
-1014–28 L U46.5
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread
-1210–24 L U43.5
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & season form
-9.523–24 L O46
Very close
ORST vs CAL
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & rest
-11.538–10 W O47
Very close
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar situation & rest
-1230–18 P O40.5
Very close
PITT vs VT
2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & total
-14.545–29 W O42
Very close
2025 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & season form
-1024–17 L U44.5
Close
MINN vs RUTG
2022 · Week 9 · close · similar rest
-1431–0 W U40.5
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
Mixed signals on the spread
Slight Under trend Hit
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.

Kentucky ATS struggles (2-5)
Kentucky have covered only 29% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Auburn home ATS weakness (0-4)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Total moved down 2
46.5 → 44.5. · 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
UK+5.2 →+3.9▼ 1.3#54
AUB+11.0 →+12.6▲ 1.6#21
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

UK
Longer bar = better
AUB
#100
Offense
Even
#88
#96
Defense
AUB better ▶
#26
−0.7 #119
Turnovers
AUB better ▶
+0.9 #17
69 plays #38
Pace
◀ UK faster
67 plays #71
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When UK has the ball
Advantage: AUB defense
UK offAUB defEdge
Points / game 24.1 #94 18.6 #21 AUB
Yards / play 5.20 #104 4.92 #28 AUB
PPA / play +0.04 #113 +0.02 #31 AUB
Success rate 42% #88 37% #23 AUB
When AUB has the ball
Even matchup
AUB offUK defEdge
Points / game 24.8 #90 30.1 #110 Even
Yards / play 5.12 #107 5.83 #98 Even
PPA / play +0.09 #89 +0.13 #91 Even
Success rate 43% #65 43% #84 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
UK scoring against the AUB defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UK scored
6.4
#66
6.3
#105
12.7
#93
4.1
#112
7.3
#60
11.4
#90
AUB allowed
2.4
#14
7.1
#72
9.5
#30
4.0
#37
4.4
#25
8.4
#21
AUB scoring against the UK defense
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AUB scored
6.5
#64
6.8
#99
13.3
#87
4.6
#98
6.9
#68
11.5
#87
UK allowed
6.4
#94
11.6
#129
18.0
#124
5.9
#80
5.9
#54
11.7
#68

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
AUB +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
56° · 0 mph
gusts 1 mph · at kickoff
Rest
UK7d
AUB7d
Even
Tempo
Average 136 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
AUB backup QB started
Not the usual starter

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