Sat, Nov 15, 2025, 5:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Florida International · Conference game
Closing spread
LIB -4.5
✓ FIU W
Total
53.5
▲ Over · 61 pts
Model before kickoff
LIB 27–23 FIU
✗ LIB (61%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenLIB -2.5
CloseLIB -4.5
Total53.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenLIB -2.5
2 → LIB
CloseLIB -4.5
2 pts toward Liberty
Total
Open53.5
no move
Close53.5
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened LIB -2.5 · closed LIB -4.5 · moved 2 toward LIBmodel LIB -1
model LIB -1
Opened 53.5 · unchangedmodel 49.5
model 49.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 3.5–5.5 since 2023: won 65%, covered 49% (144 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3The team the line moved toward covered 47% (103 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenLIB -2.5
CloseLIB -4.5
Total53.5
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Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 10 games most like
LIB as a 4.5-point road favorite at FIU, the favorite won 7, covered 7, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: FIU won 34–27 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 61 points went over 53.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 61%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 49%
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 7.6 against an average line of 3.9; 58.6 points a game (usually 53). Of the 4 overs, 2 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 |
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-5.5 | 28–35 | L | O54 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & rest |
-4.5 | 22–10 | W | U54.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-5.5 | 21–49 | L | O51 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-2.5 | 37–21 | W | O52 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-5.5 | 24–27 | L | U53.75 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & total |
-2 | 38–7 | W | U55.75 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & team ratings |
-3 | 45–26 | W | O48.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 28–7 | W | U49 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-5.5 | 40–32 | W | O58.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-1.5 | 48–41 | W | O49.5 |
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 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight Liberty 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.
Market moved toward Liberty
2 pts (LIB -2.5 → LIB -4.5), through the key number 3. · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 557 earlier overs in games with totals 49.5–57.5, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-6 40% | 3-7 30% | 3-7 30% | |
| 5-5 50% | 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
LIB 3–1 FIU
LIB leads · 4 games since 2020 · FIU has won the last meeting
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8 2024 | Florida International 24 @ Liberty 31 | LIB -15.5 | FIU W |
| Sep 23 2023 | Liberty 38 @ Florida International 6 | LIB -10 | LIB 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
LIB−5.7 →−9.9▼ 4.2#106
FIU−11.4 →−12.9▼ 1.5#116
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11
Longer bar = better
#82
Offense
Even#85
#65
Defense
◀ LIB better#87
−0.1 #81
Turnovers
Even−0.2 #91
67 plays #56
Pace
FIU faster ▶70 plays #34
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| LIB off | FIU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 23.3 #100 | 29.9 #107 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.55 #81 | 6.03 #112 | LIB |
| PPA / play | +0.09 #87 | +0.09 #68 | Even |
| Success rate | 43% #60 | 40% #59 | Even |
| FIU off | LIB def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 26.0 #79 | 22.4 #57 | LIB |
| Yards / play | 5.62 #71 | 5.50 #70 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.09 #90 | +0.09 #66 | LIB |
| Success rate | 41% #99 | 41% #66 | LIB |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
LIB scoring against the FIU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.8 #117 | 7.1 #92 | 10.9 #108 | 4.9 #95 | 7.6 #49 | 12.4 #70 | |
7.2 #108 | 9.3 #104 | 16.6 #117 | 6.1 #94 | 7.2 #93 | 13.3 #94 |
FIU scoring against the LIB defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.6 #98 | 9.1 #59 | 13.7 #78 | 5.9 #70 | 6.4 #75 | 12.3 #72 | |
1.8 #4 | 6.3 #44 | 8.1 #15 | 5.9 #87 | 8.4 #116 | 14.3 #110 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
77° · 6 mph
gusts 19 mph · at kickoff
Rest
LIB7d
FIU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 137 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
FIU backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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