Sat, Nov 15, 2025, 5:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Florida International · Conference game
Weather at kickoff77°F6 mphgusts 19DryWeather watch ›
4-5 · Power #104
27
final
Final
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4-5 · Power #109
34
▲ winner
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2 pts toward Liberty
Total
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
Opened 53.5 · unchangedmodel 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
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 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar situation & rest
-5.528–35 L O54
Very close
2025 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & rest
-4.522–10 W U54.5
Very close
FAU @ MTSU
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & situation
-5.521–49 L O51
Very close
OHIO @ M-OH
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & spread
-2.537–21 W O52
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & situation
-5.524–27 L U53.75
Very close
BUFF @ BGSU
2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & total
-238–7 W U55.75
Very close
2025 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & team ratings
-345–26 W O48.5
Very close
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread
-328–7 W U49
Very close
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & spread
-5.540–32 W O58.5
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & situation
-1.548–41 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%)
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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
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

LIB
Longer bar = better
FIU
#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
When LIB has the ball
Even matchup
LIB offFIU defEdge
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
When FIU has the ball
Even matchup
FIU offLIB defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
LIB scored
3.8
#117
7.1
#92
10.9
#108
4.9
#95
7.6
#49
12.4
#70
FIU allowed
7.2
#108
9.3
#104
16.6
#117
6.1
#94
7.2
#93
13.3
#94
FIU scoring against the LIB defense
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FIU scored
4.6
#98
9.1
#59
13.7
#78
5.9
#70
6.4
#75
12.3
#72
LIB allowed
1.8
#4
6.3
#44
8.1
#15
5.9
#87
8.4
#116
14.3
#110

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
FIU +2.5
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