Thu, Nov 6, 2025, 7:30 PM ESTWeek 11 · at South Florida · Conference game
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4-4 · Power #65
23
final
Final
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6-2 · Power #29
55
▲ winner
Closing spread
USF -13.5
✓ USF W
Total
66.5
▲ Over · 78 pts
Model before kickoff
UTSA 25–38 USF
✓ USF (84%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUSF -12.5
CloseUSF -13.5
Total67.5 → 66.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward South Florida
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened USF -12.5 · closed USF -13.5 · moved 1 toward USFmodel USF -15
Opened 67.5 · closed 66.5 · moved 1 downmodel 63
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 12.5–14.5 since 2023: won 85%, covered 51% (123 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 50% (228 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUSF -12.5
CloseUSF -13.5
Total67.5 → 66.5
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 USF as a 13.5-point home favorite against UTSA, the favorite won 8, covered 4, and 3 went over the total.

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This game: USF won 55–23; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 78 points went over 66.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 80%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 46%
Went over
3 of 933%
Normal range · usually 51%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 11.1 against an average line of 13.3; 61.5 points a game (usually 53.9). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
HOU vs TLSA
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & total
-1330–37 L P67
Very close
KSU vs KU
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & season form
-1247–27 W O62
Very close
WKU vs UNT
2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar season form & situation
-1013–40 L U70
Very close
WKU vs RICE
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & situation
-13.545–10 W U61
Close
WAKE vs ARMY
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar total & spread
-1645–10 W U65.5
Close
UCLA vs STAN
2022 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & team ratings
-16.538–13 W U64.5
Close
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & rest
-10.531–24 L U64.5
Close
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & season form
-15.524–21 L U65.5
Close
OKST vs TTU
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & situation
-11.541–31 L O65.5
Close
WASH vs ARIZ
2022 · Week 7 · close · similar team ratings
-14.549–39 L O71.5
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate South Florida ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (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.

UTSA away ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
South Florida 3-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (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
UTSA−2.5 →−1.5▲ 1.0#70
USF−3.9 →+9.4▲ 13.3#28
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10

UTSA
Longer bar = better
USF
#46
Offense
USF better ▶
#22
#94
Defense
USF better ▶
#43
+0.5 #37
Turnovers
USF better ▶
+0.8 #21
66 plays #83
Pace
USF faster ▶
73 plays #18
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When UTSA has the ball
Even matchup
UTSA offUSF defEdge
Points / game 34.0 #34 24.4 #72 UTSA
Yards / play 6.12 #42 5.13 #39 Even
PPA / play +0.20 #39 −0.01 #24 Even
Success rate 43% #67 39% #37 USF
When USF has the ball
Advantage: USF offense
USF offUTSA defEdge
Points / game 40.4 #6 30.3 #110 USF
Yards / play 6.71 #19 5.95 #104 USF
PPA / play +0.23 #25 +0.19 #113 USF
Success rate 45% #37 40% #49 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
UTSA scoring against the USF defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UTSA scored
7.3
#47
12.1
#12
19.4
#21
9.4
#12
5.3
#100
14.6
#42
USF allowed
6.0
#84
6.4
#50
12.4
#71
3.4
#25
8.6
#120
12.0
#71
USF scoring against the UTSA defense
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USF scored
7.6
#36
10.1
#39
17.8
#34
12.9
#2
9.8
#19
22.6
#1
UTSA allowed
4.8
#53
6.8
#61
11.5
#56
10.9
#135
7.9
#106
18.8
#132

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
USF +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
71° · 3 mph
gusts 7 mph · at kickoff
Rest
UTSA7d
USF12d
USF +5 days
Tempo
Average 138 plays
slowavg 134fast