Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 4 · at UAB · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenNAVY -11.5
5 → UAB
CloseNAVY -6.5
5 pts toward UAB
Total
Open53.5
▼ 3
Close50.5
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
model NAVY -2.5
Opened 53.5 · closed 50.5 · moved 3 downmodel 52.5
model 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 ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2023 · Week 3 · close · similar total & situation |
-6.25 | 41–25 | W | O52 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & situation |
-7.5 | 31–13 | W | U46.5 |
| Close |
2026 · Week 3 · close · similar situation |
-4 | 26–10 | W | U47.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 3 · close · similar team ratings & total |
-2.75 | 55–27 | W | O54 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar spread |
-4.5 | 44–41 | L | O58.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar total & season form |
-4.5 | 27–38 | L | O49 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 3 · close · similar situation & team ratings |
-6 | 13–23 | L | U51.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 10 · close · similar rest |
-4.5 | 24–21 | L | U54 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 14 · close · similar season form |
-7.5 | 42–17 | W | O52.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar situation |
-5 | 45–38 | 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.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 14 in the 4th quarter and got 7. 54% of games with totals 46.5–54.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-3 70% | 3-7 30% | 6-4 60% | |
| 3-7 30% | 3-6-1 33% | 3-7 30% |
Recent meetings
Last 3 since 2023
NAVY 3–1 UAB
NAVY leads · 4 games since 2023 · UAB has won the last meeting
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 2025 | UAB 24 @ Navy 38 | NAVY -22.5 | UAB W |
| Sep 28 2024 | Navy 41 @ UAB 18 | NAVY -5.5 | NAVY W |
| Nov 11 2023 | UAB 6 @ Navy 31 | UAB -2.5 | NAVY W |
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
Longer bar = better
#31
Offense
◀ NAVY better#112
#93
Defense
Even#89
−1.0 #119
Turnovers
UAB better ▶−0.3 #90
70 plays #43
Pace
Even68 plays #54
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| NAVY off | UAB def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| UAB off | NAVY def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10.5 | 7.0 | 17.5 | 7.0 | 11.5 | 18.5 | |
9.3 #117 | 10.3 #110 | 19.7 #124 | 3.3 #43 | 4.7 #47 | 8.0 #44 |
UAB scoring against the NAVY defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.0 #129 | 9.0 #73 | 10.0 #113 | 2.0 #128 | 9.0 #40 | 11.0 #95 | |
7.0 | 14.5 | 21.5 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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