Sat, Oct 18, 2025, 4:05 PM EDTWeek 8 · at North Texas · Conference game
Closing spread
UNT -3.5
✓ UNT W
Total
63.5
▲ Over · 72 pts
Model before kickoff
UTSA 30–34 UNT
✓ UNT (61%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUNT -5.5
CloseUNT -3.5
Total68.5 → 63.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenUNT -5.5
2 → UTSA
CloseUNT -3.5
2 pts toward UTSA
Total
Open68.5
▼ 5
Close63.5
Down 5 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened UNT -5.5 · closed UNT -3.5 · moved 2 toward UTSAmodel UNT -5.5
model UNT -5.5
Opened 68.5 · closed 63.5 · moved 5 downmodel 64
model 64
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 2.5–4.5 since 2023: won 60%, covered 50% (256 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 51% (172 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUNT -5.5
CloseUNT -3.5
Total68.5 → 63.5
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
UNT as a 3.5-point home favorite against UTSA, the favorite won 5, covered 2, and 2 went over the total.
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This game: UNT won 55–17; the favorite covered, as in 2 of the 10 similar games. 72 points went over 63.5, as in 2 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 59%
Favorite covered
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 51%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 0.1 against an average line of 4.5; 53.3 points a game (usually 52.9). Of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-4.5 | 24–27 | L | U59 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-4 | 45–10 | W | U60.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar season form & rest |
-7.5 | 6–44 | L | U56.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar spread & rest |
-3.5 | 16–30 | L | U58.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & season form |
-3.5 | 17–15 | L | U57.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & rest |
-4.5 | 56–14 | W | O59.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 13 · close · similar rest |
-4.5 | 34–31 | L | U68.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & rest |
-5 | 35–34 | L | O66 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & spread |
-5.5 | 19–24 | L | U59.75 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & spread |
-2.5 | 14–38 | L | U64.5 |
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
Mixed signals on the spread
Slight Under trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 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.
North Texas 3-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Market moved toward UTSA
2 pts (UNT -5.5 → UNT -3.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved down 5
68.5 → 63.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 149 earlier overs in games with totals 59.5–67.5, 26% 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% | 7-3 70% | 7-3 70% | |
| 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
UTSA 2–0 UNT
UTSA leads · 2 games since 2023 · UTSA has won the last 2 meetings
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15 2024 | North Texas 27 @ UTSA 48 | UTSA -1.5 | UTSA W |
| Nov 4 2023 | UTSA 37 @ North Texas 29 | UTSA -8 | P |
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−2.5 →−0.4▲ 2.1#69
UNT−6.2 →+2.5▲ 8.7#58
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW7
Longer bar = better
#55
Offense
UNT better ▶#28
#68
Defense
Even#62
+0.5 #45
Turnovers
UNT better ▶+1.0 #13
67 plays #68
Pace
UNT faster ▶70 plays #35
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| UTSA off | UNT def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 34.5 #37 | 27.2 #92 | UTSA |
| Yards / play | 5.91 #58 | 4.96 #35 | UNT |
| PPA / play | +0.20 #41 | 0.00 #28 | Even |
| Success rate | 42% #83 | 43% #91 | Even |
| UNT off | UTSA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 43.3 #6 | 26.8 #87 | UNT |
| Yards / play | 6.26 #40 | 5.52 #74 | UNT |
| PPA / play | +0.24 #29 | +0.14 #90 | UNT |
| Success rate | 47% #35 | 36% #20 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
UTSA scoring against the UNT defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.8 #58 | 11.5 #29 | 18.3 #39 | 10.8 #6 | 5.3 #99 | 16.2 #32 | |
4.0 #45 | 6.3 #54 | 10.3 #46 | 8.2 #121 | 8.2 #111 | 16.3 #126 |
UNT scoring against the UTSA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11.5 #7 | 13.3 #9 | 24.8 #6 | 9.7 #15 | 6.7 #73 | 16.3 #30 | |
2.5 #21 | 6.8 #61 | 9.3 #32 | 9.8 #128 | 7.7 #100 | 17.5 #131 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
76° · 12 mph
gusts 30 mph · 0.059 in rain · wind lowers scoring
Rest
UTSA7d
UNT8d
UNT +1 day
Tempo
Average 137 plays
slowavg 134fast
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