Sat, Sep 19, 2026, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Oklahoma
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2-0 · Power #56
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Final
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1-1 · Power #22
14
▲ winner
Closing spread
OU -21.5
✓ UNM W
Total
45.5
▼ Under · 20 pts
Model before kickoff
UNM 11–32 OU
✓ OU (94%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenOU -23.5
CloseOU -21.5
Total48.5 → 45.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2 pts toward New Mexico
Total
Down 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened OU -23.5 · closed OU -21.5 · moved 2 toward UNMmodel OU -22.5
Opened 48.5 · closed 45.5 · moved 3 downmodel 42.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 20.5–22.5 since 2023: won 92%, covered 49% (105 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 50% (237 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenOU -23.5
CloseOU -21.5
Total48.5 → 45.5
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 2 games most like OU as a 21.5-point home favorite against UNM, the favorite won 2, covered 1, and 2 went over the total.

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This game: OU won 14–6; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 1 of the 2 similar games. 20 points stayed under 45.5, as in 0 of 2.
Favorite won
2 of 2100%
Normal range · usually 92%
Favorite covered
1 of 250%
Normal range · usually 46%
Went over
2 of 2100%
Normal range · usually 48%

Only 2 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 16.5 against an average line of 19.5; 56.5 points a game (usually 53.8). Of the 2 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 2 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Loose
2025 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & situation
-18.538–14 W O45.5
Loose
2026 · Week 2 · loose · similar spread & situation
-20.535–26 L O54.5
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 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.

Market moved toward New Mexico
2 pts (OU -23.5 → OU -21.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved down 3
48.5 → 45.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Small sample warning
New Mexico 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
UNM−4.8 →−0.7▲ 4.1#67
OU+15.2 →+17.0▲ 1.8#14
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2

UNM
Longer bar = better
OU
#36
Offense
◀ UNM better
#85
#5
Defense
◀ UNM better
#21
+4.0 #1
Turnovers
◀ UNM better
−0.5 #98
70 plays #47
Pace
◀ UNM faster
60 plays #106
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When UNM has the ball
Even matchup
UNM offOU defEdge
Points / game 54.0 #6 8.5 #12 Even
Yards / play 5.93 #74 4.04 #26 OU
PPA / play +0.29 #35 −0.14 #22 Even
Success rate 51% #27 32% #23 Even
When OU has the ball
Advantage: UNM defense
OU offUNM defEdge
Points / game 30.5 #73 7.0 #9 UNM
Yards / play 5.75 #84 2.95 #4 UNM
PPA / play +0.08 #98 −0.38 #2 UNM
Success rate 42% #85 22% #4 UNM

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 101 FBS teams
UNM scoring against the OU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UNM scored
7.0
27.5
34.5
14.5
5.0
19.5
OU allowed
3.5
1.5
5.0
0.0
3.5
3.5
OU scoring against the UNM defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
OU scored
10.5
3.0
13.5
12.0
5.0
17.0
UNM allowed
3.5
0.0
3.5
0.0
3.5
3.5

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
OU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
95° · 12 mph
gusts 19 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
UNM7d
OU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 130 plays
slowavg 133fast

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