Sat, Nov 15, 2025, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Texas A&M · Conference game
Closing spread
TA&M -16.5
✓ SC W
Total
49.5
▲ Over · 61 pts
Model before kickoff
SC 15–32 TA&M
✓ TA&M (89%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTA&M -17.5
CloseTA&M -16.5
Total48.5 → 49.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenTA&M -17.5
1 → SC
CloseTA&M -16.5
1 pt toward South Carolina
Total
Open48.5
▲ 1
Close49.5
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TA&M -17.5 · closed TA&M -16.5 · moved 1 toward SCmodel TA&M -19.5
model TA&M -19.5
Opened 48.5 · closed 49.5 · moved 1 upmodel 46.5
model 46.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 15.5–17.5 since 2023: won 91%, covered 48% (117 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 48% (279 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTA&M -17.5
CloseTA&M -16.5
Total48.5 → 49.5
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
TA&M as a 16.5-point home favorite against SC, the favorite won 9, covered 6, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: TA&M won 31–30; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 61 points went over 49.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 86%
Favorite covered
6 of 967%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
5 of 956%
Normal range · usually 50%
Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 17.3 against an average line of 16.8; 52.5 points a game (usually 52.9). Of the 4 overs, 0 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 |
2024 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-13.5 | 38–21 | W | O50 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 6 · very close · similar team ratings & situation |
-19.5 | 35–14 | W | P49 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar spread & total |
-17.5 | 49–21 | W | O50.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & total |
-19 | 40–10 | W | O47.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & spread |
-14.5 | 38–17 | W | O54.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & total |
-18.5 | 31–14 | L | U47 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 13 · close · similar season form & situation |
-19 | 35–16 | P | U54.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & total |
-14.5 | 27–20 | L | U50.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 10 · close · similar season form & situation |
-13 | 30–14 | W | U55.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 11 · close · similar season form & situation |
-18.5 | 26–29 | L | O49 |
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 no trends and market moves behind it
No clear signal on the spread
No clear signal on the total
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
No notable trends or market moves for this game.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 571 earlier overs in games with totals 45.5–53.5, 34% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-7 30% | 4-6 40% | 3-7 30% | |
| 9-1 90% | 5-5 50% | 8-2 80% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
SC 1–1 TA&M
Series tied · 2 games since 2023 · SC has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2 2024 | Texas A&M 20 @ South Carolina 44 | TA&M -3.5 | SC W |
| Oct 28 2023 | South Carolina 17 @ Texas A&M 30 | TA&M -17 | SC 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
SC+13.9 →+6.6▼ 7.3#46
TA&M+14.3 →+21.2▲ 6.9#6
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11
Longer bar = better
#125
Offense
TA&M better ▶#15
#59
Defense
Even#47
+0.3 #46
Turnovers
◀ SC better0.0 #76
62 plays #121
Pace
TA&M faster ▶69 plays #41
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| SC off | TA&M def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 19.7 #121 | 22.9 #60 | TA&M |
| Yards / play | 4.74 #128 | 5.10 #41 | TA&M |
| PPA / play | −0.02 #127 | +0.09 #71 | TA&M |
| Success rate | 36% #124 | 37% #17 | TA&M |
| TA&M off | SC def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 37.8 #12 | 22.1 #51 | TA&M |
| Yards / play | 6.71 #19 | 5.22 #51 | TA&M |
| PPA / play | +0.28 #13 | +0.06 #56 | TA&M |
| Success rate | 48% #17 | 42% #79 | TA&M |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
SC scoring against the TA&M defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.2 #106 | 7.2 #90 | 11.4 #103 | 5.1 #88 | 3.1 #131 | 8.2 #127 | |
5.6 #70 | 5.3 #24 | 10.9 #42 | 4.3 #42 | 7.7 #108 | 12.0 #69 |
TA&M scoring against the SC defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.1 #24 | 10.7 #31 | 18.8 #26 | 9.1 #15 | 9.9 #13 | 19.0 #8 | |
5.4 #67 | 5.9 #36 | 11.3 #49 | 4.0 #31 | 6.8 #76 | 10.8 #48 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
75° · 12 mph
gusts 26 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
SC14d bye
TA&M7d
SC +7 days
Tempo
Average 131 plays
slowavg 134fast
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