Sat, Nov 15, 2025, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Navy · Conference game
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7-2 · Power #29
38
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Final
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7-2 · Power #64
41
▲ winner
Closing spread
USF -8.5
✓ NAVY W
Total
62.5
▲ Over · 79 pts
Model before kickoff
USF 35–26 NAVY
✗ USF (74%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUSF -9.5
CloseUSF -8.5
Total63.5 → 62.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Navy
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened USF -9.5 · closed USF -8.5 · moved 1 toward NAVYmodel USF -11
Opened 63.5 · closed 62.5 · moved 1 downmodel 61.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 7.5–9.5 since 2023: won 73%, covered 53% (97 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
OpenUSF -9.5
CloseUSF -8.5
Total63.5 → 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 USF as an 8.5-point road favorite at NAVY, the favorite won 6, covered 3, and 3 went over the total.

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This game: NAVY won 41–38 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 79 points went over 62.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 70%
Favorite covered
3 of 933%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 51%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 2.7 against an average line of 8.2; 53.5 points a game (usually 53.5). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

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-7.527–16 W U59.5
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UCF @ ECU
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & total
-5.513–34 L U63
Very close
WKU @ FAU
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & spread
-7.532–31 L O62.25
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread
-9.514–28 L U58.5
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & season form
-6.533–25 W U61.5
Very close
TEX @ KU
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar total & spread
-955–14 W O63.5
Very close
CIN @ TLSA
2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & spread
-1031–21 P U59
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & rest
-624–27 L U62.5
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest
-9.538–34 L O64.5
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & total
-10.514–24 L U60
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
Moderate South Florida ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over trend Hit
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.

Navy ATS struggles (2-7)
Navy have covered only 22% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Navy home ATS weakness (1-4)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Both teams trending Over (13-5 combined)
Their games this season have mostly gone over the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 66-66 (50%)
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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
USF−3.9 →+10.1▲ 14.0#26
NAVY+1.2 →−2.0▼ 3.2#73
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USF
Longer bar = better
NAVY
#16
Offense
Even
#17
#40
Defense
◀ USF better
#105
+0.8 #20
Turnovers
◀ USF better
+0.1 #61
70 plays #32
Pace
◀ USF faster
62 plays #126
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When USF has the ball
Advantage: USF offense
USF offNAVY defEdge
Points / game 42.0 #5 26.8 #89 USF
Yards / play 6.92 #13 6.02 #110 USF
PPA / play +0.26 #19 +0.19 #113 USF
Success rate 47% #28 44% #107 USF
When NAVY has the ball
Advantage: NAVY offense
NAVY offUSF defEdge
Points / game 32.0 #47 24.2 #70 NAVY
Yards / play 7.14 #8 5.07 #34 NAVY
PPA / play +0.31 #7 −0.01 #24 Even
Success rate 51% #6 39% #32 NAVY

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
USF scoring against the NAVY defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
USF scored
8.3
#23
12.4
#10
20.8
#10
12.6
#1
8.7
#29
21.2
#1
NAVY allowed
7.3
#109
6.7
#54
14.0
#81
5.8
#78
7.0
#82
12.8
#86
NAVY scoring against the USF defense
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NAVY scored
6.6
#56
10.3
#39
16.9
#43
6.6
#58
8.6
#32
15.1
#38
USF allowed
5.7
#73
6.4
#46
12.1
#64
3.3
#21
8.8
#122
12.1
#73

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
NAVY +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
55° · 4 mph
gusts 10 mph · at kickoff
Rest
USF9d
NAVY7d
USF +2 days
Tempo
Average 132 plays
slowavg 134fast

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