Sat, Nov 29, 2025, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Delaware · Conference game
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2-9 · Power #131
31
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Final
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5-6 · Power #117
61
▲ winner
Closing spread
DEL -4.5
✓ DEL W
Total
55.5
▲ Over · 92 pts
Model before kickoff
UTEP 24–29 DEL
✓ DEL (63%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenDEL -6.5
CloseDEL -4.5
Total54.5 → 55.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2 pts toward UTEP
Total
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened DEL -6.5 · closed DEL -4.5 · moved 2 toward UTEPmodel DEL -5.5
Opened 54.5 · closed 55.5 · moved 1 upmodel 52.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 3.5–5.5 since 2023: won 66%, covered 51% (223 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 49% (208 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenDEL -6.5
CloseDEL -4.5
Total54.5 → 55.5
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 DEL as a 4.5-point home favorite against UTEP, the favorite won 7, covered 6, and 7 went over the total.

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This game: DEL won 61–31; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 92 points went over 55.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 62%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
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 5.7 against an average line of 3.5; 60.1 points a game (usually 52.9). Of the 5 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & team ratings
-3.538–28 W O57.5
Very close
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar total & spread
-348–26 W O55
Very close
2024 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & spread
-3.551–48 L O55.5
Very close
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest
-120–37 L O53.5
Very close
CMU vs BGSU
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread
-618–34 L O50.5
Very close
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & situation
-328–21 W U51.5
Very close
2025 · Week 5 · very close · similar total & rest
-324–13 W U55.5
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & total
-324–7 W U56.5
Very close
ARMY vs ULM
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & total
-6.548–24 W O55.5
Very close
2025 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & situation
-2.530–34 L O54.5
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 5 trends and market moves behind it
Slight UTEP 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.

UTEP ATS struggles (3-8)
UTEP have covered only 27% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
UTEP 1-6 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Delaware ATS struggles (3-8)
Delaware have covered only 27% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Delaware 0-5 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Market moved toward UTEP
2 pts (DEL -6.5 → DEL -4.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
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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
UTEP−15.9 →−16.9▼ 1.0#128
DEL−22.6 →−15.4▲ 7.2#125
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13

UTEP
Longer bar = better
DEL
#123
Offense
DEL better ▶
#69
#50
Defense
◀ UTEP better
#117
−0.6 #119
Turnovers
Even
−0.7 #124
65 plays #96
Pace
DEL faster ▶
74 plays #7
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When UTEP has the ball
Even matchup
UTEP offDEL defEdge
Points / game 22.6 #106 32.6 #123 Even
Yards / play 5.07 #112 6.24 #120 Even
PPA / play −0.09 #136 +0.23 #128 Even
Success rate 33% #136 44% #97 DEL
When DEL has the ball
Even matchup
DEL offUTEP defEdge
Points / game 26.9 #73 27.6 #91 Even
Yards / play 5.52 #80 5.20 #41 UTEP
PPA / play +0.12 #67 +0.03 #38 UTEP
Success rate 44% #55 39% #29 UTEP

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
UTEP scoring against the DEL defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UTEP scored
5.1
#88
5.2
#117
10.3
#114
5.5
#78
6.8
#64
12.4
#73
DEL allowed
6.7
#98
9.3
#102
16.0
#105
10.0
#135
6.4
#61
16.4
#127
DEL scoring against the UTEP defense
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DEL scored
4.0
#113
10.1
#40
14.1
#73
5.1
#88
7.2
#56
12.3
#75
UTEP allowed
7.8
#119
8.2
#86
16.0
#105
4.5
#44
7.1
#88
11.6
#59

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
DEL +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
40° · 7 mph
gusts 18 mph · at kickoff
Rest
UTEP7d
DEL7d
Even
Tempo
Average 139 plays
slowavg 134fast
Travel
UTEP 1,799 mi
2 time zones

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