Sat, Sep 20, 2025, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 4 · at Army · Conference game
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3-0 · Power #38
45
▲ winner
Final
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1-1 · Power #83
38
final
Closing spread
UNT -2.5
✓ UNT W
Total
50.5
▲ Over · 83 pts
Model before kickoff
UNT 30–26 ARMY
✓ UNT (60%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenARMY -1.5
CloseUNT -2.5
Total53.5 → 50.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
4 pts toward North Texas
Total
Down 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ARMY -1.5 · closed UNT -2.5 · moved 4 toward UNTmodel UNT -8.5
Opened 53.5 · closed 50.5 · moved 3 downmodel 56
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 53%, covered 45% (172 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 3.5+ pts toward the favorite: that team covered 41% (112 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenARMY -1.5
CloseUNT -2.5
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 UNT as a 2.5-point road favorite at ARMY, the favorite won 6, covered 5, and 3 went over the total.

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This game: UNT won 45–38; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 83 points went over 50.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 56%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
3 of 933%
Normal range · usually 51%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 8.4 against an average line of 3.9; 42 points a game (usually 52.9). Of the 3 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Loose
2025 · Week 2 · loose · similar situation
-3.510–17 L U58.5
Loose
2023 · Week 3 · loose · similar situation
-135–20 W U56.5
Loose
MINN @ MSU
2022 · Week 4 · loose · similar situation & spread
-334–7 W U50
Loose
2023 · Week 5 · loose · similar situation
-3.513–10 L U55.5
Loose
2025 · Week 1 · loose · similar total & spread
-2.534–15 W O48.5
Loose
2024 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest
-4.541–18 W O56.5
Loose
2023 · Week 4 · loose · similar situation
-645–20 W O45.5
Loose
2023 · Week 6 · loose · similar situation
-619–24 L P43
Loose
MRSH @ TROY
2022 · Week 4 · loose · similar situation
-3.257–16 L U51.5
Loose
UAB @ LIB
2022 · Week 2 · loose · similar total & situation
-614–21 L U50
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Slight North Texas ATS trend Hit
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.

Market moved toward North Texas
4 pts (ARMY -1.5 → UNT -2.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved down 3
53.5 → 50.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Small sample warning
Army 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 137 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
UNT−6.2 →+3.6▲ 9.8#56
ARMY−9.7 →−6.9▲ 2.8#90
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW3

UNT
Longer bar = better
ARMY
#30
Offense
◀ UNT better
#106
#18
Defense
◀ UNT better
#73
+2.0 #4
Turnovers
◀ UNT better
−1.0 #119
67 plays #61
Pace
ARMY faster ▶
82 plays #3
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When UNT has the ball
Advantage: UNT offense
UNT offARMY defEdge
Points / game 47.7 #12 25.5 #92 UNT
Yards / play 6.36 #45 5.13 #65 Even
PPA / play +0.40 #15 +0.15 #99 UNT
Success rate 46% #49 36% #36 Even
When ARMY has the ball
Advantage: UNT defense
ARMY offUNT defEdge
Points / game 25.5 #84 13.3 #30 UNT
Yards / play 4.53 #126 3.71 #10 UNT
PPA / play +0.03 #113 −0.25 #6 UNT
Success rate 40% #101 33% #25 UNT

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 119 FBS teams
UNT scoring against the ARMY defense
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UNT scored
9.0
#34
19.7
#2
28.7
#7
11.3
#13
5.7
#71
17.0
#30
ARMY allowed
3.0
8.5
11.5
7.5
3.5
11.0
ARMY scoring against the UNT defense
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ARMY scored
3.5
8.5
12.0
7.0
5.0
12.0
UNT allowed
1.0
#12
5.7
#41
6.7
#24
2.3
#20
3.3
#32
5.7
#20

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ARMY +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
66° · 4 mph
gusts 15 mph · at kickoff
Rest
UNT7d
ARMY14d bye
ARMY +7 days
Tempo
Fast 149 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
ARMY backup QB started
Not the usual starter