Sat, Nov 30, 2024, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Army · Conference game
Weather at kickoff35°F12 mphgusts 28DryWindy Over 48% of 274 games since 2023Weather watch ›
6-5 · Power #82
24
final
Final
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9-1 · Power #52
29
▲ winner
Closing spread
ARMY -6.5
✓ UTSA W
Total
53.5
▼ Under · 53 pts
Model before kickoff
UTSA 21–29 ARMY
✓ ARMY (71%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenARMY -7.5
CloseARMY -6.5
Total55.5 → 53.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward UTSA
Total
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ARMY -7.5 · closed ARMY -6.5 · moved 1 toward UTSAmodel ARMY -12
Opened 55.5 · closed 53.5 · moved 2 downmodel 49.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 5.5–7.5 since 2023: won 69%, covered 56% (145 games)ⓘ
Crossed 7The team the line moved toward covered 62% (26 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenARMY -7.5
CloseARMY -6.5
Total55.5 → 53.5
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 ARMY as a 6.5-point home favorite against UTSA, the favorite won 9, covered 8, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: ARMY won 29–24; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 2 of the 10 similar games. 53 points stayed under 53.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 67%
Favorite covered
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 49%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 13.8 against an average line of 7.3; 56.4 points a game (usually 53.7). Of the 2 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
HOU vs MEM
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar season form & team ratings
-9.531–13 W U59.25
Very close
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & rest
-5.530–34 L O60
Very close
JMU vs GAST
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest
-1042–40 L O52
Very close
NCST vs LOU
2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & rest
-628–13 W U57
Very close
TULN vs MEM
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & season form
-738–28 W O55.5
Very close
KSU vs TTU
2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & total
-7.537–28 W O56
Very close
2023 · Week 14 · very close · similar spread & rest
-5.549–23 W O52.5
Very close
ARMY vs M-OH
2021 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & season form
-7.523–10 W U48.75
Very close
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar team ratings & season form
-739–7 W U59
Very close
2024 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest
-734–17 W U52.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 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 Army ATS trend Miss
Strong-or-stronger ATS leans went 52-45 (54%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Mixed signals 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.

UTSA away ATS weakness (0-5)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
UTSA 1-3 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Army ATS trend (7-3)
Army have covered 70% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Army 6-2 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Both teams trending Over (14-6 combined)
Their games this season have mostly gone over the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 66-66 (50%)
Total moved down 2
55.5 → 53.5. · 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
UTSA+1.0 →−4.6▼ 5.6#87
ARMY−16.8 →+3.3▲ 20.1#54
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13

UTSA
Longer bar = better
ARMY
#76
Offense
ARMY better ▶
#15
#59
Defense
ARMY better ▶
#40
+0.2 #56
Turnovers
ARMY better ▶
+1.0 #8
80 plays #1
Pace
◀ UTSA faster
62 plays #119
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When UTSA has the ball
Advantage: ARMY defense
UTSA offARMY defEdge
Points / game 33.0 #32 14.2 #6 ARMY
Yards / play 5.73 #75 5.15 #41 ARMY
PPA / play +0.10 #86 +0.01 #20 ARMY
Success rate 39% #111 43% #92 Even
When ARMY has the ball
Advantage: ARMY offense
ARMY offUTSA defEdge
Points / game 33.1 #31 31.5 #111 ARMY
Yards / play 6.45 #25 5.74 #84 ARMY
PPA / play +0.35 #3 +0.04 #38 ARMY
Success rate 54% #1 34% #1 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
UTSA scoring against the ARMY defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UTSA scored
8.1
#22
11.5
#16
19.6
#16
4.9
#96
8.5
#37
13.4
#69
ARMY allowed
3.4
#22
2.4
#1
5.8
#3
3.4
#16
5.0
#31
8.4
#15
ARMY scoring against the UTSA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ARMY scored
7.9
#28
9.7
#41
17.6
#33
8.2
#24
7.3
#59
15.5
#38
UTSA allowed
4.9
#62
10.3
#118
15.2
#101
8.7
#123
7.6
#92
16.4
#117

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ARMY +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
35° · 12 mph
gusts 28 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
UTSA8d
ARMY7d
UTSA +1 day
Tempo
Fast 142 plays
slowavg 134fast
Travel
UTSA 1,601 mi
1 time zone

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