Sat, Nov 22, 2025, 7:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Air Force · Conference game
Weather at kickoff47°F8 mphgusts 13DryWeather watch ›
7-3 · Power #81
20
▲ winner
Final
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3-7 · Power #95
3
final
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward New Mexico
Total
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
Opened 58.5 · closed 53.5 · moved 5 downmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & situation
-2.534–10 W U51.5
Very close
RICE @ LT
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread
-342–41 L O57
Very close
FAU @ MTSU
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest
-5.521–49 L O51
Very close
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & spread
-2.520–28 L U58
Very close
2025 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & season form
-6.527–21 L U54.5
Very close
2025 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & situation
-2.527–34 L O51.5
Close
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & total
-2.513–37 L U52
Close
2025 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & season form
-325–38 L O55.5
Close
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & situation
-221–41 L O50.5
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar season form & situation
-119–47 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%)
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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

UNM
Longer bar = better
AFA
#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
When UNM has the ball
Advantage: UNM offense
UNM offAFA defEdge
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
When AFA has the ball
Advantage: AFA offense
AFA offUNM defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UNM scored
4.2
#108
12.2
#9
16.4
#44
3.6
#119
9.2
#25
12.8
#63
AFA allowed
6.8
#99
5.0
#18
11.8
#56
8.5
#126
12.0
#136
20.5
#136
AFA scoring against the UNM defense
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AFA scored
5.5
#82
6.7
#102
12.2
#94
6.9
#47
12.2
#1
19.1
#9
UNM allowed
4.1
#43
9.5
#106
13.6
#83
5.3
#60
6.1
#59
11.4
#57

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
AFA +2.5
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