Sat, Nov 22, 2025, 7:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Air Force · Conference game
Closing spread
UNM -3.5
✓ UNM W
Total
53.5
▼ Under · 23 pts
Model before kickoff
UNM 31–28 AFA
✓ UNM (58%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUNM -2.5
CloseUNM -3.5
Total58.5 → 53.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenUNM -2.5
1 → UNM
CloseUNM -3.5
1 pt toward New Mexico
Total
Open58.5
▼ 5
Close53.5
Down 5 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened UNM -2.5 · closed UNM -3.5 · moved 1 toward UNMmodel UNM -0.5
model UNM -0.5
Opened 58.5 · closed 53.5 · moved 5 downmodel 59
model 59
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 2.5–4.5 since 2023: won 58%, covered 48% (211 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3The team the line moved toward covered 46% (112 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUNM -2.5
CloseUNM -3.5
Total58.5 → 53.5
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
UNM as a 3.5-point road favorite at AFA, the favorite won 3, covered 1, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: UNM won 20–3; the favorite covered, as in 1 of the 10 similar games. 23 points stayed under 53.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 59%
Favorite covered
1 of 1010%
Below normal · usually 49%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 51%
Covers below normal. Splits like this often fade, so treat it as context, not a pick. Average result: underdog by 9.7 against an average line of 3.1; 59.5 points a game (usually 52.8). Of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-2.5 | 34–10 | W | U51.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 42–41 | L | O57 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-5.5 | 21–49 | L | O51 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-2.5 | 20–28 | L | U58 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & season form |
-6.5 | 27–21 | L | U54.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-2.5 | 27–34 | L | O51.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & total |
-2.5 | 13–37 | L | U52 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & season form |
-3 | 25–38 | L | O55.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & situation |
-2 | 21–41 | L | O50.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar season form & situation |
-1 | 19–47 | L | O51.5 |
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight New Mexico 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.
Air Force home ATS weakness (1-4)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Total moved down 5
58.5 → 53.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 37 in the 4th quarter and got 6. 51% of games with totals 49.5–57.5 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% | 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% | |
| 3-7 30% | 4-6 40% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
UNM 1–0 AFA
UNM leads · 1 game since 2023 · UNM has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12 2024 | Air Force 37 @ New Mexico 52 | UNM -6.5 | UNM W |
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
UNM−13.7 →−4.7▲ 9.0#83
AFA−8.0 →−8.3▼ 0.3#96
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12
Longer bar = better
#61
Offense
AFA better ▶#31
#64
Defense
◀ UNM better#133
−0.9 #129
Turnovers
AFA better ▶0.0 #73
64 plays #107
Pace
AFA faster ▶69 plays #46
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| UNM off | AFA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 29.2 #56 | 32.3 #121 | UNM |
| Yards / play | 6.04 #44 | 7.42 #136 | UNM |
| PPA / play | +0.12 #68 | +0.38 #137 | UNM |
| Success rate | 43% #74 | 50% #136 | UNM |
| AFA off | UNM def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 31.3 #46 | 25.0 #72 | AFA |
| Yards / play | 6.25 #33 | 5.56 #66 | AFA |
| PPA / play | +0.25 #22 | +0.08 #65 | AFA |
| Success rate | 48% #23 | 40% #53 | AFA |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
UNM scoring against the AFA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.2 #108 | 12.2 #9 | 16.4 #44 | 3.6 #119 | 9.2 #25 | 12.8 #63 | |
6.8 #99 | 5.0 #18 | 11.8 #56 | 8.5 #126 | 12.0 #136 | 20.5 #136 |
AFA scoring against the UNM defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.5 #82 | 6.7 #102 | 12.2 #94 | 6.9 #47 | 12.2 #1 | 19.1 #9 | |
4.1 #43 | 9.5 #106 | 13.6 #83 | 5.3 #60 | 6.1 #59 | 11.4 #57 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
47° · 8 mph
gusts 13 mph · at kickoff
Rest
UNM7d
AFA7d
Even
Tempo
Average 133 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
AFA backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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