Fri, Dec 5, 2025, 8:00 PM ESTWeek 15 · at Tulane
Closing spread
UNT -1.5
✓ TULN W
Total
66.5
▼ Under · 55 pts
Model before kickoff
UNT 33–31 TULN
✗ UNT (56%) lost
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenUNT -3
CloseUNT -1.5
Total64.5 → 66.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenUNT -3
1.5 → TULN
CloseUNT -1.5
1.5 pts toward Tulane
Total
Open64.5
▲ 2
Close66.5
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened UNT -3 · closed UNT -1.5 · moved 1.5 toward TULNmodel UNT -4
model UNT -4
Opened 64.5 · closed 66.5 · moved 2 upmodel 64
model 64
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 0.5–2.5 since 2023: won 53%, covered 49% (168 games)ⓘ
Moved off 3The team the line moved toward covered 60% (35 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenUNT -3
CloseUNT -1.5
Total64.5 → 66.5
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 1.5-point road favorite at TULN, the favorite won 4, covered 3, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: TULN won 34–21 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 55 points stayed under 66.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 51%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 6.1 against an average line of 3; 73.1 points a game (usually 53.1). Of the 3 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 | 2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 21–48 | L | O66.25 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & spread |
-2 | 29–28 | L | U58 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & rest |
-2 | 24–58 | L | O62.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & situation |
-2.5 | 51–33 | W | O60 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & total |
-3 | 31–34 | L | U67.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & rest |
-1.5 | 21–37 | L | U59.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 41–34 | W | O60.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & season form |
-6.5 | 33–25 | W | U61.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 13 · close · similar total & spread |
-1.5 | 48–51 | L | O65.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & situation |
-4.5 | 36–48 | L | O58.5 |
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 5 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate North Texas ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over 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.
North Texas ATS trend (10-2)
North Texas have covered 83% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
North Texas 4-1 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
North Texas 10-2 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Market moved toward Tulane
1.5 pts (UNT -3 → UNT -1.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved up 2
64.5 → 66.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 23 in the 4th quarter and got 11. 41% of games with totals 62.5–70.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9-1 90% | 9-1 90% | 8-2 80% | |
| 8-2 80% | 5-5 50% | 3-7 30% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
UNT 0–2 TULN
TULN leads · 2 games since 2023 · TULN has won the last 2 meetings
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26 2024 | Tulane 45 @ North Texas 37 | TULN -7.5 | TULN W |
| Oct 21 2023 | North Texas 28 @ Tulane 35 | TULN -20 | UNT 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
UNT−6.2 →+8.7▲ 14.9#32
TULN+5.1 →+2.9▼ 2.2#58
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW14
Longer bar = better
#2
Offense
◀ UNT better#40
#63
Defense
Even#67
+1.1 #5
Turnovers
◀ UNT better+0.4 #39
69 plays #45
Pace
◀ UNT faster66 plays #75
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| UNT off | TULN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 46.8 #1 | 22.8 #52 | UNT |
| Yards / play | 7.43 #2 | 5.43 #58 | UNT |
| PPA / play | +0.37 #2 | +0.07 #60 | UNT |
| Success rate | 52% #4 | 44% #99 | UNT |
| TULN off | UNT def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 28.7 #62 | 24.2 #66 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.28 #30 | 5.32 #48 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.20 #31 | +0.04 #47 | Even |
| Success rate | 46% #36 | 44% #92 | TULN |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
UNT scoring against the TULN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12.4 #3 | 13.3 #4 | 25.7 #1 | 11.3 #3 | 8.8 #28 | 20.0 #6 | |
5.1 #58 | 5.8 #28 | 10.9 #40 | 3.1 #17 | 8.8 #122 | 11.8 #62 |
TULN scoring against the UNT defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.0 #27 | 10.3 #32 | 18.3 #22 | 4.2 #106 | 6.3 #76 | 10.4 #104 | |
5.2 #61 | 5.8 #27 | 10.9 #40 | 7.3 #114 | 5.8 #47 | 13.0 #83 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
52° · 5 mph
gusts 12 mph · at kickoff
Rest
UNT7d
TULN6d
UNT +1 day
Tempo
Average 135 plays
slowavg 134fast
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