Sat, Nov 1, 2025, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 10 · at UConn
Weather at kickoff52°F14 mphgusts 31DryWindy Over 48% of 274 games since 2023Weather watch ›
3-4 · Power #119
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final
Final
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5-3 · Power #87
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▲ winner
Closing spread
CONN -10.5
✓ CONN W
Total
61.5
▼ Under · 57 pts
Model before kickoff
UAB 25–36 CONN
✓ CONN (78%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCONN -11.5
CloseCONN -10.5
Total64.5 → 61.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward UAB
Total
Down 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened CONN -11.5 · closed CONN -10.5 · moved 1 toward UABmodel CONN -13
Opened 64.5 · closed 61.5 · moved 3 downmodel 60
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 9.5–11.5 since 2023: won 75%, covered 40% (127 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 48% (258 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCONN -11.5
CloseCONN -10.5
Total64.5 → 61.5
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 CONN as a 10.5-point home favorite against UAB, the favorite won 8, covered 4, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: CONN won 38–19; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 57 points stayed under 61.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 75%
Favorite covered
4 of 944%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 51%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 12.1 against an average line of 10.9; 57.5 points a game (usually 54.3). Of the 5 overs, 0 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 season form & team ratings
-1455–19 W O60
Close
WKU vs RICE
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar season form & total
-13.545–10 W U61
Close
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & team ratings
-1034–24 P U64
Close
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & season form
-1025–9 W U53
Close
2025 · Week 7 · close · similar team ratings & season form
-751–48 L O65.5
Close
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & season form
-1144–20 W O59
Close
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar season form & situation
-5.530–34 L O60
Close
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar total & situation
-13.57–10 L U58
Close
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & spread
-12.534–31 L O58.5
Close
BUFF vs AKR
2022 · Week 14 · close · similar situation & spread
-1223–22 L U55
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 1 trend and market move behind it
No clear signal on the spread
Slight Under 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.

Total moved down 3
64.5 → 61.5. · 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
UAB−11.1 →−13.0▼ 1.9#114
CONN−4.2 →−4.0▲ 0.2#81
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

UAB
Longer bar = better
CONN
#51
Offense
CONN better ▶
#32
#133
Defense
CONN better ▶
#81
−0.7 #118
Turnovers
CONN better ▶
+0.9 #14
66 plays #76
Pace
CONN faster ▶
69 plays #43
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When UAB has the ball
Advantage: UAB offense
UAB offCONN defEdge
Points / game 29.7 #60 24.5 #72 Even
Yards / play 6.30 #33 5.40 #65 UAB
PPA / play +0.15 #55 +0.13 #86 UAB
Success rate 44% #56 44% #101 UAB
When CONN has the ball
Advantage: CONN offense
CONN offUAB defEdge
Points / game 36.8 #20 38.9 #134 CONN
Yards / play 6.79 #20 6.58 #129 CONN
PPA / play +0.27 #18 +0.32 #136 CONN
Success rate 43% #68 50% #134 CONN

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
UAB scoring against the CONN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UAB scored
5.4
#82
11.3
#28
16.7
#49
7.7
#34
5.3
#100
13.0
#68
CONN allowed
3.8
#35
8.5
#92
12.3
#68
2.0
#9
7.0
#81
9.0
#32
CONN scoring against the UAB defense
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CONN scored
7.8
#36
11.6
#25
19.4
#19
8.9
#16
6.9
#67
15.8
#37
UAB allowed
12.4
#136
11.3
#128
23.7
#135
7.6
#115
7.6
#95
15.1
#119

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
CONN +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
52° · 14 mph
gusts 31 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
UAB14d bye
CONN7d
UAB +7 days
Tempo
Average 135 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
UAB backup QB started
Not the usual starter