Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 4 · at UAB · Conference game
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1-2 · Power #107
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▲ winner
Closing spread
NAVY -6.5
✓ UAB W
Total
50.5
▼ Under · 44 pts
Model before kickoff
NAVY 29–23 UAB
✗ NAVY (66%) lost
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenNAVY -11.5
CloseNAVY -6.5
Total53.5 → 50.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
5 pts toward UAB
Total
Down 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened NAVY -11.5 · closed NAVY -6.5 · moved 5 toward UABmodel NAVY -2.5
Opened 53.5 · closed 50.5 · moved 3 downmodel 52.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 5.5–7.5 since 2023: won 65%, covered 54% (179 games)ⓘ
Crossed 7The team the line moved toward covered 56% (108 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenNAVY -11.5
CloseNAVY -6.5
Total53.5 → 50.5
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 6.5-point road favorite at UAB, the favorite won 8, covered 6, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: UAB won 24–20 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 44 points stayed under 50.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 68%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 52%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 50%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 9.5 against an average line of 5.3; 60.1 points a game (usually 52.8). Of the 6 overs, 4 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

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MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2023 · Week 3 · close · similar total & situation
-6.2541–25 W O52
Close
2025 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & situation
-7.531–13 W U46.5
Close
2026 · Week 3 · close · similar situation
-426–10 W U47.5
Close
2023 · Week 3 · close · similar team ratings & total
-2.7555–27 W O54
Close
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar spread
-4.544–41 L O58.5
Close
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar total & season form
-4.527–38 L O49
Close
2025 · Week 3 · close · similar situation & team ratings
-613–23 L U51.5
Close
2025 · Week 10 · close · similar rest
-4.524–21 L U54
Close
2025 · Week 14 · close · similar season form
-7.542–17 W O52.5
Close
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar situation
-545–38 W O52.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2023 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 UAB ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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.

Market moved toward UAB
5 pts (NAVY -11.5 → NAVY -6.5), through the key number 7. · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved down 3
53.5 → 50.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Small sample warning
Navy have 2 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 138 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
NAVY−9.5 →−6.7▲ 2.8#95
UAB−11.8 →−12.0▼ 0.2#116
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW3

NAVY
Longer bar = better
UAB
#31
Offense
◀ NAVY better
#112
#93
Defense
Even
#89
−1.0 #119
Turnovers
UAB better ▶
−0.3 #90
70 plays #43
Pace
Even
68 plays #54
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When NAVY has the ball
Advantage: NAVY offense
NAVY offUAB defEdge
Points / game 36.0 #49 27.7 #106 NAVY
Yards / play 6.62 #41 5.19 #71 NAVY
PPA / play +0.33 #24 +0.07 #74 NAVY
Success rate 53% #9 44% #106 NAVY
When UAB has the ball
Even matchup
UAB offNAVY defEdge
Points / game 21.0 #117 26.5 #102 Even
Yards / play 4.94 #124 5.33 #81 NAVY
PPA / play 0.00 #122 +0.19 #116 Even
Success rate 43% #85 40% #71 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 135 FBS teams
NAVY scoring against the UAB defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
NAVY scored
10.5
7.0
17.5
7.0
11.5
18.5
UAB allowed
9.3
#117
10.3
#110
19.7
#124
3.3
#43
4.7
#47
8.0
#44
UAB scoring against the NAVY defense
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UAB scored
1.0
#129
9.0
#73
10.0
#113
2.0
#128
9.0
#40
11.0
#95
NAVY allowed
7.0
14.5
21.5
5.0
0.0
5.0

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
UAB +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
78° · 3 mph
gusts 9 mph · at kickoff
Rest
NAVY13d bye
UAB6d
NAVY +7 days
Tempo
Average 138 plays
slowavg 133fast

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