Sat, Aug 30, 2025, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 1 · at Texas A&M
Closing spread
TA&M -23.5
✓ UTSA W
Total
59.5
▲ Over · 66 pts
Model before kickoff
UTSA 16–39 TA&M
✓ TA&M (95%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTA&M -24.5
CloseTA&M -23.5
Total57.5 → 59.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenTA&M -24.5
1 → UTSA
CloseTA&M -23.5
1 pt toward UTSA
Total
Open57.5
▲ 2
Close59.5
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TA&M -24.5 · closed TA&M -23.5 · moved 1 toward UTSAmodel TA&M -21
model TA&M -21
Opened 57.5 · closed 59.5 · moved 2 upmodel 56
model 56
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Line context
Home favorites of 22.5–24.5 since 2023: won 94%, covered 44% (53 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 50% (157 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTA&M -24.5
CloseTA&M -23.5
Total57.5 → 59.5
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
TA&M as a 23.5-point home favorite against UTSA, the favorite won 9, covered 2, and 3 went over the total.
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This game: TA&M won 42–24; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 8 of the 10 similar games. 66 points went over 59.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 91%
Favorite covered
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 45%
Went over
3 of 933%
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 14.3 against an average line of 22.8; 53.5 points a game (usually 54.4). Of the 1 over, 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 |
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & spread |
-24 | 27–31 | L | P58 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 3 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-23.5 | 31–28 | L | O58 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar team ratings |
-21 | 17–12 | L | U53 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar team ratings |
-20 | 48–31 | L | O57.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 1 · close · similar situation & spread |
-24 | 28–14 | L | U56.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 4 · close · similar team ratings & situation |
-21 | 35–27 | L | U66.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 9 · close · similar spread |
-22.25 | 29–7 | L | U55 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar spread |
-24.5 | 42–25 | L | O61 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar team ratings & total |
-24 | 40–14 | W | U58 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 11 · close · similar team ratings |
-24 | 42–7 | W | U54 |
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
No clear signal on the spread
Slight Over trend Hit
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.
Total moved up 2
57.5 → 59.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Small sample warning
UTSA have 0 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 242 earlier overs in games with totals 55.5–63.5, 30% 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% | 2-7 22% | 6-3 67% |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
92° · 1 mph
gusts 10 mph · at kickoff
Rest
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