Fri, Dec 5, 2025, 8:00 PM ESTWeek 15 · at Tulane
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11-1 · Power #38
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10-2 · Power #57
34
▲ winner
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1.5 pts toward Tulane
Total
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
Opened 64.5 · closed 66.5 · moved 2 upmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
WAKE @ LOU
2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread
-321–48 L O66.25
Close
TCU @ BAY
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & spread
-229–28 L U58
Close
2025 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & rest
-224–58 L O62.5
Close
WASH @ WSU
2022 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & situation
-2.551–33 W O60
Close
WAKE @ DUKE
2022 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & total
-331–34 L U67.5
Close
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & rest
-1.521–37 L U59.5
Close
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & spread
-3.541–34 W O60.5
Close
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & season form
-6.533–25 W U61.5
Close
OU @ TTU
2022 · Week 13 · close · similar total & spread
-1.548–51 L O65.5
Close
2025 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & situation
-4.536–48 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%)
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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 →+8.7▲ 14.9#32
TULN+5.1 →+2.9▼ 2.2#58
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW14

UNT
Longer bar = better
TULN
#2
Offense
◀ UNT better
#40
#63
Defense
Even
#67
+1.1 #5
Turnovers
◀ UNT better
+0.4 #39
69 plays #45
Pace
◀ UNT faster
66 plays #75
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When UNT has the ball
Advantage: UNT offense
UNT offTULN defEdge
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
When TULN has the ball
Advantage: TULN offense
TULN offUNT defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UNT scored
12.4
#3
13.3
#4
25.7
#1
11.3
#3
8.8
#28
20.0
#6
TULN allowed
5.1
#58
5.8
#28
10.9
#40
3.1
#17
8.8
#122
11.8
#62
TULN scoring against the UNT defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TULN scored
8.0
#27
10.3
#32
18.3
#22
4.2
#106
6.3
#76
10.4
#104
UNT allowed
5.2
#61
5.8
#27
10.9
#40
7.3
#114
5.8
#47
13.0
#83

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
TULN +2.5
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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