Fri, Oct 10, 2025, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 7 · at North Texas · Conference game
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4-1 · Power #29
63
▲ winner
Final
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5-0 · Power #38
36
final
Closing spread
UNT -2.5
✓ USF W
Total
68.5
▲ Over · 99 pts
Model before kickoff
USF 31–34 UNT
✗ UNT (57%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUNT -1.5
CloseUNT -2.5
Total66.5 → 68.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward North Texas
Total
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened UNT -1.5 · closed UNT -2.5 · moved 1 toward UNTmodel UNT -2
Opened 66.5 · closed 68.5 · moved 2 upmodel 65
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 58%, covered 50% (249 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 51% (190 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUNT -1.5
CloseUNT -2.5
Total66.5 → 68.5
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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 2.5-point home favorite against USF, the favorite won 8, covered 6, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: USF won 63–36 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 99 points went over 68.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 51%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 8 against an average line of 4.4; 58.8 points a game (usually 52.9). Of the 2 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
TCU vs OKST
2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar total & situation
-543–40 L O70
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar situation
-541–13 W U62.5
Close
UCF vs SMU
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & spread
-341–19 W U65
Close
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar total & situation
-6.545–24 W O66
Close
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & spread
-3.525–17 W U60
Close
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & total
-638–28 W O64.5
Close
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar spread
-417–23 L U60.5
Close
WKU vs UAB
2022 · Week 8 · close · similar situation
-1.2520–17 W U60.5
Close
FSU vs WAKE
2022 · Week 5 · close · similar total & situation
-621–31 L U67.5
Close
UTAH vs USC
2022 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & spread
-3.543–42 L O65
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 4 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 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.

North Texas ATS trend (4-1)
North Texas have covered 80% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
North Texas 3-0 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
North Texas 4-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Total moved up 2
66.5 → 68.5. · 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
USF−3.9 →+5.5▲ 9.4#47
UNT−6.2 →+4.2▲ 10.4#55
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6

USF
Longer bar = better
UNT
#57
Offense
UNT better ▶
#22
#46
Defense
UNT better ▶
#30
+0.8 #30
Turnovers
UNT better ▶
+1.6 #1
67 plays #53
Pace
Even
69 plays #40
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When USF has the ball
Advantage: UNT defense
USF offUNT defEdge
Points / game 36.2 #34 20.0 #42 Even
Yards / play 6.62 #27 4.52 #23 Even
PPA / play +0.14 #69 −0.08 #13 UNT
Success rate 41% #98 39% #40 UNT
When UNT has the ball
Advantage: UNT offense
UNT offUSF defEdge
Points / game 44.8 #8 22.4 #62 UNT
Yards / play 6.35 #41 5.24 #54 Even
PPA / play +0.32 #15 −0.08 #15 Even
Success rate 49% #24 40% #54 UNT

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
USF scoring against the UNT defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
USF scored
6.6
#61
8.6
#73
15.2
#68
11.6
#3
9.4
#26
21.0
#7
UNT allowed
3.4
#38
4.8
#26
8.2
#27
4.2
#49
7.0
#83
11.2
#70
UNT scoring against the USF defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UNT scored
11.0
#8
14.6
#11
25.6
#7
10.2
#10
6.4
#78
16.6
#27
USF allowed
4.8
#69
6.8
#58
11.6
#63
2.0
#12
8.8
#120
10.8
#59

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
UNT +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
81° · 3 mph
gusts 7 mph · at kickoff
Rest
USF7d
UNT13d bye
UNT +6 days
Tempo
Average 136 plays
slowavg 134fast