Sat, Oct 11, 2025, 11:59 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Hawai'i · Conference game
Closing spread
USU -1.5
✓ HAW W
Total
57.5
▲ Over · 70 pts
Model before kickoff
USU 29–28 HAW
✗ USU (53%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenHAW -1.5
CloseUSU -1.5
Total58.5 → 57.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenHAW -1.5
3 → USU
CloseUSU -1.5
3 pts toward Utah State
Total
Open58.5
▼ 1
Close57.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened HAW -1.5 · closed USU -1.5 · moved 3 toward USUmodel HAW -1.5
model HAW -1.5
Opened 58.5 · closed 57.5 · moved 1 downmodel 56.5
model 56.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 0.5–2.5 since 2023: won 53%, covered 49% (138 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 53% (188 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenHAW -1.5
CloseUSU -1.5
Total58.5 → 57.5
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
USU as a 1.5-point road favorite at HAW, the favorite won 5, covered 4, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: HAW won 44–26 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 70 points went over 57.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 56%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 48%
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 0 against an average line of 3.2; 55.8 points a game (usually 53.1). Of the 4 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & situation |
-2.25 | 32–24 | W | U56.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 11 · close · similar team ratings & situation |
-2.5 | 37–21 | W | O52 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & total |
-5 | 24–27 | L | U56.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & situation |
-6.5 | 30–38 | L | O61.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & season form |
-3.5 | 25–17 | W | U60.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & spread |
-3 | 24–44 | L | O62 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 4 · close · similar total & team ratings |
-5 | 17–16 | L | U58.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & situation |
-2 | 38–7 | W | U55.75 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & spread |
-1 | 19–47 | L | O51.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar total & team ratings |
-1.5 | 33–38 | L | O56.5 |
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Utah State ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (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.
Utah State ATS trend (5-0)
Utah State have covered 100% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Hawai'i 3-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Market moved toward Utah State
3 pts (HAW -1.5 → USU -1.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 419 earlier overs in games with totals 53.5–61.5, 33% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 9-1 90% | 7-3 70% | |
| 6-4 60% | 7-3 70% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
USU 1–0 HAW
USU leads · 1 game since 2023 · USU has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16 2024 | Hawai'i 10 @ Utah State 55 | HAW -2.5 | USU W |
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
USU−10.4 →−6.3▲ 4.1#86
HAW−11.4 →−9.4▲ 2.0#103
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6
Longer bar = better
#38
Offense
◀ USU better#106
#110
Defense
HAW better ▶#57
+0.4 #49
Turnovers
◀ USU better−1.2 #131
64 plays #104
Pace
HAW faster ▶74 plays #12
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| USU off | HAW def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 36.4 #27 | 23.5 #67 | USU |
| Yards / play | 6.55 #29 | 5.33 #57 | USU |
| PPA / play | +0.23 #33 | +0.06 #53 | Even |
| Success rate | 44% #62 | 40% #49 | Even |
| HAW off | USU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 25.7 #86 | 30.4 #117 | HAW |
| Yards / play | 5.00 #117 | 5.61 #85 | USU |
| PPA / play | +0.04 #112 | +0.20 #115 | Even |
| Success rate | 40% #108 | 47% #123 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
USU scoring against the HAW defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.6 #27 | 10.4 #42 | 19.0 #33 | 10.2 #10 | 7.2 #64 | 17.4 #25 | |
4.5 #57 | 3.8 #15 | 8.3 #27 | 6.2 #91 | 9.0 #126 | 15.2 #121 |
HAW scoring against the USU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.2 #83 | 7.7 #88 | 12.8 #91 | 3.7 #116 | 9.2 #29 | 12.8 #71 | |
4.8 #65 | 12.8 #135 | 17.6 #118 | 6.0 #87 | 6.8 #83 | 12.8 #91 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
79° · 8 mph
gusts 22 mph · at kickoff
Rest
USU14d bye
HAW14d bye
Even
Tempo
Average 138 plays
slowavg 134fast
Travel
USU 3,010 mi
4 time zones
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