Sat, Nov 15, 2025, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Navy · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenUSF -9.5
1 → NAVY
CloseUSF -8.5
1 pt toward Navy
Total
Open63.5
▼ 1
Close62.5
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
model USF -11
Opened 63.5 · closed 62.5 · moved 1 downmodel 61.5
model 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 ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-7.5 | 27–16 | W | U59.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & total |
-5.5 | 13–34 | L | U63 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-7.5 | 32–31 | L | O62.25 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-9.5 | 14–28 | L | U58.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-6.5 | 33–25 | W | U61.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar total & spread |
-9 | 55–14 | W | O63.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-10 | 31–21 | P | U59 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-6 | 24–27 | L | U62.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-9.5 | 38–34 | L | O64.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & total |
-10.5 | 14–24 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 208 earlier overs in games with totals 58.5–66.5, 27% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-2 80% | 7-3 70% | 7-3 70% | |
| 8-2 80% | 3-7 30% | 7-3 70% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
USF 1–1 NAVY
Series tied · 2 games since 2023 · NAVY has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9 2024 | Navy 28 @ South Florida 7 | NAVY -4.5 | NAVY W |
| Sep 30 2023 | South Florida 44 @ Navy 30 | NAVY -3.5 | USF 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
USF−3.9 →+10.1▲ 14.0#26
NAVY+1.2 →−2.0▼ 3.2#73
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11
Longer bar = better
#16
Offense
Even#17
#40
Defense
◀ USF better#105
+0.8 #20
Turnovers
◀ USF better+0.1 #61
70 plays #32
Pace
◀ USF faster62 plays #126
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| USF off | NAVY def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| NAVY off | USF def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.3 #23 | 12.4 #10 | 20.8 #10 | 12.6 #1 | 8.7 #29 | 21.2 #1 | |
7.3 #109 | 6.7 #54 | 14.0 #81 | 5.8 #78 | 7.0 #82 | 12.8 #86 |
NAVY scoring against the USF defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.6 #56 | 10.3 #39 | 16.9 #43 | 6.6 #58 | 8.6 #32 | 15.1 #38 | |
5.7 #73 | 6.4 #46 | 12.1 #64 | 3.3 #21 | 8.8 #122 | 12.1 #73 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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