Sat, Nov 15, 2025, 3:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Missouri State · Conference game
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2-7 · Power #131
24
final
Final
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6-3 · Power #112
38
▲ winner
Closing spread
MOST -7.5
✓ MOST W
Total
48.5
▲ Over · 62 pts
Model before kickoff
UTEP 19–27 MOST
✓ MOST (70%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMOST -4.5
CloseMOST -7.5
Total50.5 → 48.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
3 pts toward Missouri State
Total
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MOST -4.5 · closed MOST -7.5 · moved 3 toward MOSTmodel MOST -6.5
Opened 50.5 · closed 48.5 · moved 2 downmodel 46
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 6.5–8.5 since 2023: won 71%, covered 55% (190 games)ⓘ
Crossed 7The team the line moved toward covered 56% (81 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMOST -4.5
CloseMOST -7.5
Total50.5 → 48.5
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 MOST as a 7.5-point home favorite against UTEP, the favorite won 5, covered 3, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: MOST won 38–24; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 62 points went over 48.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 70%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
6 of 1060%
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 0.2 against an average line of 7.5; 52.4 points a game (usually 53.3). Of the 6 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
TXST vs ARST
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar season form & rest
-616–13 L U50
Very close
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-8.556–34 W O48.5
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation
-8.527–42 L O49.25
Very close
M-OH vs WMU
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & situation
-710–16 L U44
Very close
2025 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & spread
-735–44 L O52.5
Very close
CMU vs WMU
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & total
-1010–12 L U48.75
Very close
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & situation
-7.526–23 L O47.5
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-3.538–34 W O52.5
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & season form
-9.535–20 W O51.5
Close
2025 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & season form
-7.510–23 L U52.5
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 6 trends and market moves behind it
Strong Missouri State ATS trend Hit
Strong-or-stronger ATS leans went 52-45 (54%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Moderate Under trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger total leans went 21-19 (53%) in our 2024–26 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.

UTEP 1-5 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Missouri State 3-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Missouri State 3-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Market moved toward Missouri State
3 pts (MOST -4.5 → MOST -7.5), through the key number 7. · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Both teams trending Under (13-5 combined)
Their games this season have mostly stayed under the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 48-54 (47%)
Total moved down 2
50.5 → 48.5. · 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
UTEP−15.9 →−15.5▲ 0.4#125
MOST−21.0 →−12.3▲ 8.7#114
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11

UTEP
Longer bar = better
MOST
#125
Offense
MOST better ▶
#89
#41
Defense
◀ UTEP better
#97
−0.9 #125
Turnovers
MOST better ▶
+0.3 #41
66 plays #84
Pace
◀ UTEP faster
65 plays #98
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When UTEP has the ball
Advantage: MOST defense
UTEP offMOST defEdge
Points / game 21.6 #111 25.9 #81 MOST
Yards / play 5.04 #113 5.82 #96 Even
PPA / play −0.14 #137 +0.13 #91 MOST
Success rate 32% #137 45% #119 Even
When MOST has the ball
Advantage: UTEP defense
MOST offUTEP defEdge
Points / game 22.6 #103 25.8 #79 UTEP
Yards / play 5.70 #67 5.07 #37 UTEP
PPA / play +0.12 #67 −0.01 #23 UTEP
Success rate 38% #117 38% #25 UTEP

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
UTEP scoring against the MOST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UTEP scored
3.9
#115
5.6
#113
9.4
#117
4.6
#102
7.6
#51
12.1
#79
MOST allowed
3.4
#34
10.7
#122
14.1
#85
4.2
#39
7.6
#107
11.8
#64
MOST scoring against the UTEP defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MOST scored
5.3
#85
6.7
#98
12.0
#100
5.7
#74
4.1
#125
9.8
#113
UTEP allowed
8.4
#125
6.1
#40
14.6
#90
5.2
#62
6.0
#57
11.2
#56

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
MOST +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
77° · 10 mph
gusts 23 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
UTEP7d
MOST7d
Even
Tempo
Average 130 plays
slowavg 134fast