Sat, Sep 13, 2025, 8:00 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Tulsa · Conference game
Closing spread
NAVY -13.5
✓ NAVY W
Total
53.5
▲ Over · 65 pts
Model before kickoff
NAVY 34–20 TLSA
✓ NAVY (84%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenNAVY -14.5
CloseNAVY -13.5
Total53.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenNAVY -14.5
1 → TLSA
CloseNAVY -13.5
1 pt toward Tulsa
Total
Open53.5
no move
Close53.5
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened NAVY -14.5 · closed NAVY -13.5 · moved 1 toward TLSAmodel NAVY -16
model NAVY -16
Opened 53.5 · unchangedmodel 53.5 matches the line
model 53.5 = line ✓
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 12.5–14.5 since 2023: won 80%, covered 46% (59 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 51% (183 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenNAVY -14.5
CloseNAVY -13.5
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
NAVY as a 13.5-point road favorite at TLSA, the favorite won 6, covered 2, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: NAVY won 42–23; the favorite covered, as in 2 of the 10 similar games. 65 points went over 53.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 79%
Favorite covered
2 of 922%
Normal range · usually 45%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 51%
Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 1.5 against an average line of 12.1; 51.7 points a game (usually 54.1). Of the 3 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2024 · Week 2 · close · similar total & spread |
-11 | 6–32 | L | U55 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & total |
-11.5 | 21–33 | L | O52 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar total & rest |
-10 | 38–6 | W | U53.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & situation |
-13.5 | 45–28 | W | O50 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & situation |
-16.5 | 19–21 | L | U48 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & spread |
-13.75 | 27–24 | L | U60.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & situation |
-9.5 | 14–28 | L | U58.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar rest |
-12.5 | 36–31 | L | O59 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & total |
-12.5 | 29–27 | L | O50.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & season form |
-10 | 31–21 | P | U59 |
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
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.
Small sample warning
Navy have 2 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 439 earlier overs in games with totals 49.5–57.5, 35% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-3 70% | 5-4 56% | 6-4 60% | |
| 2-8 20% | 3-7 30% | 7-3 70% |
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
NAVY+1.2 →+3.6▲ 2.4#52
TLSA−18.6 →−14.1▲ 4.5#122
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2
Longer bar = better
#10
Offense
◀ NAVY better#83
#68
Defense
TLSA better ▶#47
+1.5 #18
Turnovers
◀ NAVY better−0.5 #93
65 plays #85
Pace
TLSA faster ▶79 plays #11
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| NAVY off | TLSA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 45.0 #19 | 14.0 #32 | Even |
| Yards / play | 7.90 #12 | 4.24 #32 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.53 #3 | +0.03 #64 | NAVY |
| Success rate | 61% #4 | 38% #61 | NAVY |
| TLSA off | NAVY def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 24.5 #88 | 15.5 #40 | NAVY |
| Yards / play | 5.57 #83 | 5.68 #99 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.12 #79 | +0.06 #76 | Even |
| Success rate | 42% #81 | 38% #57 | NAVY |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 101 FBS teams
NAVY scoring against the TLSA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10.5 | 15.5 | 26.0 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 19.0 | |
1.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 9.0 | 12.5 |
TLSA scoring against the NAVY defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.5 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 19.5 | |
3.5 | 8.5 | 12.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 3.5 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
84° · 5 mph
gusts 12 mph · at kickoff
Rest
NAVY7d
TLSA7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 143 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
TLSA backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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