Sat, Nov 30, 2024, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Army · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenARMY -7.5
1 → UTSA
CloseARMY -6.5
1 pt toward UTSA
Total
Open55.5
▼ 2
Close53.5
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
model ARMY -12
Opened 55.5 · closed 53.5 · moved 2 downmodel 49.5
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar season form & team ratings |
-9.5 | 31–13 | W | U59.25 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-5.5 | 30–34 | L | O60 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-10 | 42–40 | L | O52 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-6 | 28–13 | W | U57 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-7 | 38–28 | W | O55.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & total |
-7.5 | 37–28 | W | O56 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 14 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-5.5 | 49–23 | W | O52.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-7.5 | 23–10 | W | U48.75 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar team ratings & season form |
-7 | 39–7 | W | U59 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-7 | 34–17 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 21 in the 4th quarter and got 20. 52% of games with totals 49.5–57.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% | 8-2 80% | |
| 9-1 90% | 7-3 70% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
UTSA 0–1 ARMY
ARMY leads · 1 game since 2023 · ARMY has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 2023 | Army 37 @ UTSA 29 | UTSA -7 | ARMY 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
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
Longer bar = better
#76
Offense
ARMY better ▶#15
#59
Defense
ARMY better ▶#40
+0.2 #56
Turnovers
ARMY better ▶+1.0 #8
80 plays #1
Pace
◀ UTSA faster62 plays #119
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| UTSA off | ARMY def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| ARMY off | UTSA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.1 #22 | 11.5 #16 | 19.6 #16 | 4.9 #96 | 8.5 #37 | 13.4 #69 | |
3.4 #22 | 2.4 #1 | 5.8 #3 | 3.4 #16 | 5.0 #31 | 8.4 #15 |
ARMY scoring against the UTSA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.9 #28 | 9.7 #41 | 17.6 #33 | 8.2 #24 | 7.3 #59 | 15.5 #38 | |
4.9 #62 | 10.3 #118 | 15.2 #101 | 8.7 #123 | 7.6 #92 | 16.4 #117 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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