Fri, Oct 10, 2025, 9:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Washington · Conference game
Closing spread
WASH -9.5
✓ WASH W
Total
62.5
▼ Under · 57 pts
Model before kickoff
RUTG 25–36 WASH
✓ WASH (77%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenWASH -10.5
CloseWASH -9.5
Total59.5 → 62.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenWASH -10.5
1 → RUTG
CloseWASH -9.5
1 pt toward Rutgers
Total
Open59.5
▲ 3
Close62.5
Up 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened WASH -10.5 · closed WASH -9.5 · moved 1 toward RUTGmodel WASH -13.5
model WASH -13.5
Opened 59.5 · closed 62.5 · moved 3 upmodel 61
model 61
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 8.5–10.5 since 2023: won 77%, covered 44% (111 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 50% (222 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenWASH -10.5
CloseWASH -9.5
Total59.5 → 62.5
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
WASH as a 9.5-point home favorite against RUTG, the favorite won 8, covered 5, and 3 went over the total.
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This game: WASH won 38–19; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 57 points stayed under 62.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 74%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
3 of 933%
Normal range · usually 52%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 13.1 against an average line of 9.6; 57.7 points a game (usually 54.1). Of the 1 over, 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 5 · very close · similar situation & season form |
-6 | 21–31 | L | U67.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & team ratings |
-10 | 29–27 | L | P56 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & season form |
-11.5 | 41–31 | L | O65.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & total |
-12.5 | 30–14 | W | U64.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & season form |
-7.5 | 38–20 | W | U61 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & season form |
-10.75 | 23–26 | L | U56.25 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar season form & situation |
-13 | 59–20 | W | O59.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 3 · close · similar total & spread |
-7 | 31–7 | W | U61 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & situation |
-7.5 | 37–9 | W | U57.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & team ratings |
-10 | 45–38 | L | O58 |
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
No clear signal on the spread
Moderate Over trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger total leans went 21-19 (53%) in our 2024–26 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.
Both teams trending Over (8-2 combined)
Their games this season have mostly gone over the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 66-66 (50%)
Total moved up 3
59.5 → 62.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 13 in the 4th quarter and got 7. 46% of games with totals 58.5–66.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 7-3 70% | 9-1 90% | |
| 6-4 60% | 4-6 40% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
RUTG 1–0 WASH
RUTG leads · 1 game since 2023 · RUTG has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 2024 | Washington 18 @ Rutgers 21 | RUTG -1.5 | RUTG 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
RUTG+3.4 →+4.4▲ 1.0#53
WASH+8.0 →+13.0▲ 5.0#22
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6
Longer bar = better
#31
Offense
Even#19
#104
Defense
WASH better ▶#50
+0.2 #61
Turnovers
WASH better ▶+1.0 #17
73 plays #18
Pace
◀ RUTG faster67 plays #69
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| RUTG off | WASH def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 39.0 #20 | 19.8 #39 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.96 #58 | 4.60 #24 | WASH |
| PPA / play | +0.26 #28 | +0.06 #57 | RUTG |
| Success rate | 51% #18 | 42% #78 | RUTG |
| WASH off | RUTG def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 39.4 #17 | 25.4 #81 | WASH |
| Yards / play | 6.70 #23 | 6.37 #125 | WASH |
| PPA / play | +0.30 #21 | +0.14 #92 | WASH |
| Success rate | 52% #14 | 46% #117 | WASH |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
RUTG scoring against the WASH defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.6 #17 | 15.0 #6 | 24.6 #10 | 5.4 #79 | 9.0 #33 | 14.4 #56 | |
4.0 #47 | 6.8 #58 | 10.8 #57 | 7.0 #107 | 2.0 #4 | 9.0 #36 |
WASH scoring against the RUTG defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.0 #53 | 9.6 #55 | 16.6 #60 | 8.2 #38 | 14.6 #1 | 22.8 #4 | |
5.6 #83 | 7.4 #76 | 13.0 #82 | 7.6 #114 | 4.8 #39 | 12.4 #86 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
59° · 8 mph
gusts 14 mph · at kickoff
Rest
RUTG13d bye
WASH6d
RUTG +7 days
Tempo
Fast 139 plays
slowavg 134fast
Travel
RUTG 2,385 mi
3 time zones
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