Sat, Oct 17, 2026, 8:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at UTSA · Conference game
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2-3 · Power #89
34
final
Final
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5-1 · Power #71
38
▲ winner
Closing spread
UTSA -5.5
✓ NAVY W
Total
52.5
▲ Over · 72 pts
Model before kickoff
NAVY 23–30 UTSA
✓ UTSA (68%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenUTSA -7
CloseUTSA -5.5
Total55.5 → 52.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1.5 pts toward Navy
Total
Down 3 since the open
Line movement
Pre-kickoff prices from ESPN · tap a dot
Opened UTSA -7 · closed UTSA -5.5 · moved 1.5 toward NAVYmodel UTSA -11
Opened 55.5 · closed 52.5 · moved 3 downmodel 53.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 4.5–6.5 since 2023: won 66%, covered 52% (222 games)ⓘ
Moved off 7The team the line moved toward covered 69% (35 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenUTSA -7
CloseUTSA -5.5
Total55.5 → 52.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

Prices

DraftKings · prices at kickoff
BookSpreadTotalMoneyline
NAVYUTSAOverUnderNAVYUTSA
DraftKingsDK+5.5-108-5.5-11252.5-11552.5-105+180-218

Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like UTSA as a 5.5-point home favorite against NAVY, the favorite won 6, covered 5, and 8 went over the total.

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This game: UTSA won 38–34; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 72 points went over 52.5, as in 8 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 63%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
8 of 1080%
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 7.7 against an average line of 5.7; 63.7 points a game (usually 52.6). Of the 8 overs, 3 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2026 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & total
-5.513–17 L U50.5
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & spread
-529–38 L O54.5
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar total & spread
-542–21 W O52.5
Very close
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar season form & total
-331–23 W O49.5
Very close
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & season form
-4.524–27 L U59
Very close
2024 · Week 6 · very close · similar total & spread
-445–37 W O51.5
Very close
2025 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-7.541–48 L O53.5
Very close
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar season form & spread
-7.530–29 L O51
Very close
2025 · Week 6 · very close · similar total & spread
-751–10 W O52
Very close
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar team ratings & total
-7.551–30 W O51.5
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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Slight UTSA ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Miss
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.

Navy ATS struggles (1-4)
Navy have covered only 20% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Navy away ATS weakness (0-3)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Market moved toward Navy
1.5 pts (UTSA -7 → UTSA -5.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved down 3
55.5 → 52.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
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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 →−5.9▲ 3.6#93
UTSA+0.4 →+1.0▲ 0.6#65
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6

NAVY
Longer bar = better
UTSA
#55
Offense
Even
#49
#53
Defense
◀ NAVY better
#68
−1.2 #132
Turnovers
UTSA better ▶
+0.7 #25
66 plays #71
Pace
Even
66 plays #72
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When NAVY has the ball
Even matchup
NAVY offUTSA defEdge
Points / game 27.0 #82 25.8 #92 Even
Yards / play 6.05 #59 5.24 #59 Even
PPA / play +0.19 #50 +0.05 #53 Even
Success rate 48% #30 41% #66 NAVY
When UTSA has the ball
Even matchup
UTSA offNAVY defEdge
Points / game 31.3 #56 23.4 #64 Even
Yards / play 6.05 #58 5.05 #44 Even
PPA / play +0.22 #41 +0.10 #80 UTSA
Success rate 47% #42 36% #23 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
NAVY scoring against the UTSA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
NAVY scored
5.6
#87
7.4
#96
13.0
#92
6.6
#58
7.4
#60
14.0
#58
UTSA allowed
7.5
#120
7.2
#68
14.7
#102
3.8
#42
7.3
#97
11.2
#72
UTSA scoring against the NAVY defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UTSA scored
8.5
#32
8.5
#78
17.0
#51
5.0
#92
9.3
#23
14.3
#52
NAVY allowed
5.6
#88
13.2
#135
18.8
#127
3.2
#33
1.4
#1
4.6
#3

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
UTSA +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
NAVY7d
UTSA9d
UTSA +2 days
Tempo
Average 133 plays
slowavg 133fast

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