Fri, Nov 28, 2025, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 14 · at North Texas · Conference game
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5-6 · Power #96
25
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10-1 · Power #38
52
▲ winner
Closing spread
UNT -20.5
✓ UNT W
Total
65.5
▲ Over · 77 pts
Model before kickoff
TEM 21–42 UNT
✓ UNT (93%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUNT -19.5
CloseUNT -20.5
Total64.5 → 65.5
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 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened UNT -19.5 · closed UNT -20.5 · moved 1 toward UNTmodel UNT -21.5
Opened 64.5 · closed 65.5 · moved 1 upmodel 62.5
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Line context
Home favorites of 19.5–21.5 since 2023: won 93%, covered 49% (94 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 49% (264 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUNT -19.5
CloseUNT -20.5
Total64.5 → 65.5
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 UNT as a 20.5-point home favorite against TEM, the favorite won 8, covered 4, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: UNT won 52–25; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 77 points went over 65.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 89%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 44%
Went over
5 of 1050%
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 16.8 against an average line of 20.6; 61.6 points a game (usually 54.7). Of the 2 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & season form
-23.528–21 L U61.5
Very close
USC vs CAL
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & rest
-2141–35 L O61
Close
UNC vs GT
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & situation
-21.2517–21 L U63
Close
WAKE vs ARMY
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar total & rest
-1645–10 W U65.5
Close
ORE vs STAN
2022 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & total
-17.545–27 W O63
Close
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar season form & rest
-17.541–0 W U60.5
Close
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & rest
-21.541–20 L O55
Close
USC vs ASU
2022 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & situation
-24.542–25 L O61
Close
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & situation
-2344–52 L O59.5
Close
2025 · Week 8 · close · similar season form & situation
-20.548–13 W U72.5
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 Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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.

Temple 4-1 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
North Texas ATS trend (9-2)
North Texas have covered 82% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
North Texas 5-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
North Texas 9-2 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
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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
TEM−16.1 →−8.4▲ 7.7#96
UNT−6.2 →+8.1▲ 14.3#37
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13

TEM
Longer bar = better
UNT
#54
Offense
UNT better ▶
#3
#102
Defense
UNT better ▶
#67
+0.9 #11
Turnovers
Even
+1.3 #2
62 plays #123
Pace
UNT faster ▶
69 plays #40
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TEM has the ball
Even matchup
TEM offUNT defEdge
Points / game 28.1 #66 24.1 #64 Even
Yards / play 5.62 #72 5.40 #60 Even
PPA / play +0.20 #34 +0.05 #50 Even
Success rate 45% #44 44% #95 TEM
When UNT has the ball
Advantage: UNT offense
UNT offTEM defEdge
Points / game 46.3 #1 27.6 #91 UNT
Yards / play 7.27 #3 5.79 #93 UNT
PPA / play +0.35 #3 +0.18 #112 UNT
Success rate 51% #6 45% #110 UNT

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
TEM scoring against the UNT defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TEM scored
6.0
#68
8.7
#68
14.7
#69
7.9
#29
4.8
#118
12.7
#62
UNT allowed
5.0
#60
6.3
#38
11.3
#46
7.3
#116
5.3
#36
12.5
#80
UNT scoring against the TEM defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UNT scored
12.3
#3
12.5
#7
24.8
#3
11.4
#3
8.9
#28
20.3
#4
TEM allowed
8.2
#125
6.9
#56
15.1
#97
7.5
#121
4.5
#25
12.0
#65

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
UNT +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
56° · 10 mph
gusts 21 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
TEM6d
UNT6d
Even
Tempo
Average 131 plays
slowavg 134fast