Sat, Nov 22, 2025, 3:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Florida Atlantic
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8-3 · Power #87
48
▲ winner
Final
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4-6 · Power #108
45
final
Closing spread
CONN -5.5
✓ FAU W
Total
64.5
▲ Over · 93 pts
Model before kickoff
CONN 35–29 FAU
✓ CONN (65%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCONN -7.5
CloseCONN -5.5
Total67.5 → 64.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2 pts toward Florida Atlantic
Total
Down 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened CONN -7.5 · closed CONN -5.5 · moved 2 toward FAUmodel CONN -4.5
Opened 67.5 · closed 64.5 · moved 3 downmodel 63.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 4.5–6.5 since 2023: won 59%, covered 48% (150 games)ⓘ
Crossed 7The team the line moved toward covered 57% (88 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCONN -7.5
CloseCONN -5.5
Total67.5 → 64.5
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 5.5-point road favorite at FAU, the favorite won 7, covered 6, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: CONN won 48–45; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 93 points went over 64.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 63%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
5 of 1050%
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 1.7 against an average line of 5; 67.9 points a game (usually 53). Of the 3 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2025 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & season form
-3.527–22 W U59.5
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & spread
-717–37 L U59.5
Close
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar rest
-4.544–41 L O58.5
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & season form
-3.2531–77 L O59.5
Close
TOL @ NIU
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & season form
-6.552–32 W O59
Close
WSU @ ARIZ
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & season form
-431–20 W U63
Close
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & season form
-7.527–16 W U59.5
Close
MTSU @ LT
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & situation
-2.524–40 L O63.5
Close
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & spread
-6.550–36 W O60.5
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & situation
-545–10 W U63.5
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
Slight Florida Atlantic 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.

UConn ATS trend (8-3)
UConn have covered 73% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Florida Atlantic 3-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Market moved toward Florida Atlantic
2 pts (CONN -7.5 → CONN -5.5), through the key number 7. · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved down 3
67.5 → 64.5. · 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
CONN−4.2 →−3.1▲ 1.1#80
FAU−10.0 →−9.7▲ 0.3#105
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12

CONN
Longer bar = better
FAU
#21
Offense
◀ CONN better
#74
#81
Defense
◀ CONN better
#104
+1.1 #7
Turnovers
◀ CONN better
−1.5 #137
67 plays #69
Pace
FAU faster ▶
78 plays #2
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CONN has the ball
Advantage: CONN offense
CONN offFAU defEdge
Points / game 35.9 #20 34.6 #129 CONN
Yards / play 6.70 #18 5.77 #93 CONN
PPA / play +0.28 #11 +0.15 #100 CONN
Success rate 46% #36 43% #93 CONN
When FAU has the ball
Even matchup
FAU offCONN defEdge
Points / game 30.6 #49 24.1 #70 FAU
Yards / play 5.54 #76 5.42 #59 Even
PPA / play +0.08 #85 +0.10 #77 Even
Success rate 41% #84 45% #116 FAU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
CONN scoring against the FAU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CONN scored
7.7
#28
11.2
#21
18.9
#20
8.6
#19
7.2
#58
15.8
#28
FAU allowed
5.9
#83
9.8
#110
15.7
#103
9.3
#131
9.6
#126
18.9
#134
FAU scoring against the CONN defense
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FAU scored
10.4
#6
9.1
#63
19.5
#18
3.5
#120
7.6
#44
11.1
#95
CONN allowed
4.0
#40
6.8
#55
10.8
#42
3.5
#24
7.4
#100
10.9
#52

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
FAU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
81° · 5 mph
gusts 16 mph · at kickoff
Rest
CONN7d
FAU7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 145 plays
slowavg 134fast