Sat, Oct 4, 2025, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Florida · Conference game
Weather at kickoff83°F15 mphgusts 32Wet0.0 mmWindy Over 48% of 274 games since 2023Weather watch ›
3-1 · Power #14
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1-3 · Power #37
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▲ winner
Closing spread
TEX -4.5
✓ FLA W
Total
42.5
▲ Over · 50 pts
Model before kickoff
TEX 22–17 FLA
✗ TEX (64%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTEX -6.5
CloseTEX -4.5
Total41.5 → 42.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2 pts toward Florida
Total
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TEX -6.5 · closed TEX -4.5 · moved 2 toward FLAmodel TEX -7.5
Opened 41.5 · closed 42.5 · moved 1 upmodel 40
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 3.5–5.5 since 2023: won 64%, covered 50% (109 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 48% (155 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTEX -6.5
CloseTEX -4.5
Total41.5 → 42.5
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 TEX as a 4.5-point road favorite at FLA, the favorite won 6, covered 4, and 7 went over the total.

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This game: FLA won 29–21 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 50 points went over 42.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 61%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 50%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 1 against an average line of 4.3; 54.8 points a game (usually 52.9). Of the 7 overs, 4 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar team ratings
-6.528–13 W U47
Close
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar spread & season form
-4.517–7 W U50
Close
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & spread
-322–21 L O40.5
Loose
2024 · Week 13 · loose · similar total
-6.531–28 L O42.5
Loose
2023 · Week 9 · loose · similar spread & season form
-3.533–27 W O50.5
Loose
2024 · Week 11 · loose · similar situation
-2.536–45 L O52.5
Loose
2024 · Week 3 · loose · similar spread & season form
-3.533–20 W O45.5
Loose
MSST @ UK
2022 · Week 7 · loose · similar spread
-3.517–27 L U50.5
Loose
2024 · Week 13 · loose · similar total
-2.541–43 L O47
Loose
2023 · Week 7 · loose · similar situation & spread
-721–38 L O45
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
Slight Florida ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Miss
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.

Texas ATS struggles (1-3)
Texas have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Florida ATS struggles (1-3)
Florida have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Market moved toward Florida
2 pts (TEX -6.5 → TEX -4.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Both teams trending Under (7-1 combined)
Their games this season have mostly stayed under the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 48-54 (47%)
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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
TEX+23.2 →+21.0▼ 2.2#5
FLA+13.1 →+11.4▼ 1.7#27
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5

TEX
Longer bar = better
FLA
#64
Offense
◀ TEX better
#108
#3
Defense
◀ TEX better
#31
+0.8 #34
Turnovers
◀ TEX better
−0.5 #102
71 plays #29
Pace
◀ TEX faster
67 plays #63
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TEX has the ball
Advantage: FLA defense
TEX offFLA defEdge
Points / game 31.8 #56 16.0 #24 FLA
Yards / play 6.22 #48 4.82 #34 Even
PPA / play +0.05 #102 0.00 #36 FLA
Success rate 45% #49 37% #28 FLA
When FLA has the ball
Advantage: TEX defense
FLA offTEX defEdge
Points / game 22.0 #100 7.8 #2 TEX
Yards / play 4.92 #121 3.59 #1 TEX
PPA / play 0.00 #120 −0.29 #2 TEX
Success rate 42% #89 32% #8 TEX

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
TEX scoring against the FLA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TEX scored
8.8
#30
9.5
#60
18.3
#42
8.3
#40
5.3
#97
13.5
#67
FLA allowed
1.8
#15
6.3
#58
8.0
#28
4.0
#47
4.0
#25
8.0
#28
FLA scoring against the TEX defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
FLA scored
5.0
#96
9.3
#66
14.3
#79
4.3
#102
3.5
#122
7.8
#124
TEX allowed
0.0
#1
4.3
#20
4.3
#9
0.0
#1
3.5
#22
3.5
#2

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
FLA +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
83° · 15 mph
gusts 32 mph · 0.004 in rain · wind lowers scoring
Rest
TEX14d bye
FLA14d bye
Even
Tempo
Average 137 plays
slowavg 134fast

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