Sat, Oct 12, 2024, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Army · Conference game
Weather at kickoff66°F11 mphgusts 29DryWindy Over 48% of 274 games since 2023Weather watch ›
1-4 · Power #116
10
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Final
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5-0 · Power #52
44
▲ winner
Closing spread
ARMY -25.5
✓ ARMY W
Total
55.5
▼ Under · 54 pts
Model before kickoff
UAB 15–39 ARMY
✓ ARMY (96%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenARMY -24.5
CloseARMY -25.5
Total55.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Army
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ARMY -24.5 · closed ARMY -25.5 · moved 1 toward ARMYmodel ARMY -19.5
Opened 55.5 · unchangedmodel 54
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 23.5–27.5 since 2023: won 94%, covered 48% (67 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 49% (53 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenARMY -24.5
CloseARMY -25.5
Total55.5
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 ARMY as a 25.5-point home favorite against UAB, the favorite won 10, covered 2, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: ARMY won 44–10; the favorite covered, as in 2 of the 10 similar games. 54 points stayed under 55.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 92%
Favorite covered
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 54%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 20.6 against an average line of 24.1; 56.8 points a game (usually 54.8). 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
UK vs NIU
2022 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & total
-26.7531–23 L O53
Close
ARK vs GASO
2021 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & total
-2345–10 W O52.5
Close
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & situation
-21.549–31 L O52.5
Close
CIN vs USF
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & situation
-2728–24 L U58.5
Close
AUB vs GAST
2021 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & total
-27.534–24 L O57.5
Close
APP vs GASO
2021 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & total
-24.527–3 L U55
Close
UCF vs GT
2022 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & total
-2127–10 L U56.5
Loose
USC vs ASU
2022 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & spread
-24.542–25 L O61
Loose
2023 · Week 9 · loose · similar situation & rest
-20.569–10 W O55
Loose
CCU vs TXST
2021 · Week 12 · loose · similar rest & situation
-24.535–21 L U60
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 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 Army 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.

UAB ATS struggles (1-3)
UAB have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Army ATS trend (5-0)
Army have covered 100% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Army 4-0 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
UAB−6.4 →−12.8▼ 6.4#115
ARMY−16.8 →+1.9▲ 18.7#60
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UAB
Longer bar = better
ARMY
#91
Offense
ARMY better ▶
#8
#117
Defense
ARMY better ▶
#28
−1.8 #133
Turnovers
ARMY better ▶
+1.0 #17
70 plays #36
Pace
◀ UAB faster
61 plays #118
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When UAB has the ball
Advantage: ARMY defense
UAB offARMY defEdge
Points / game 22.4 #109 9.8 #5 ARMY
Yards / play 5.23 #107 4.53 #15 ARMY
PPA / play +0.08 #92 +0.03 #42 ARMY
Success rate 45% #55 39% #51 Even
When ARMY has the ball
Advantage: ARMY offense
ARMY offUAB defEdge
Points / game 38.8 #20 36.8 #125 ARMY
Yards / play 7.41 #9 5.95 #102 ARMY
PPA / play +0.55 #2 +0.22 #115 ARMY
Success rate 59% #1 48% #125 ARMY

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
UAB scoring against the ARMY defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UAB scored
6.6
#65
6.0
#106
12.6
#92
2.0
#126
7.8
#47
9.8
#117
ARMY allowed
2.8
#23
1.4
#4
4.2
#5
2.6
#13
3.0
#16
5.6
#10
ARMY scoring against the UAB defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ARMY scored
8.4
#32
11.2
#32
19.6
#26
10.8
#8
8.4
#40
19.2
#13
UAB allowed
7.2
#104
11.6
#125
18.8
#120
9.2
#124
8.8
#112
18.0
#127

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ARMY +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
66° · 11 mph
gusts 29 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
UAB7d
ARMY7d
Even
Tempo
Average 131 plays
slowavg 133fast
Quarterback
UAB backup QB started
Not the usual starter

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