Sat, Nov 15, 2025, 7:30 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Florida State · Conference game
Closing spread
FSU -13.5
✓ FSU W
Total
53.5
▼ Under · 48 pts
Model before kickoff
VT 20–35 FSU
✓ FSU (85%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenFSU -10.5
CloseFSU -13.5
Total54.5 → 53.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenFSU -10.5
3 → FSU
CloseFSU -13.5
3 pts toward Florida State
Total
Open54.5
▼ 1
Close53.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened FSU -10.5 · closed FSU -13.5 · moved 3 toward FSUmodel FSU -18
model FSU -18
Opened 54.5 · closed 53.5 · moved 1 downmodel 55
model 55
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 12.5–14.5 since 2023: won 86%, covered 53% (128 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 52% (229 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenFSU -10.5
CloseFSU -13.5
Total54.5 → 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
FSU as a 13.5-point home favorite against VT, the favorite won 10, covered 2, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: FSU won 34–14; the favorite covered, as in 2 of the 10 similar games. 48 points stayed under 53.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 80%
Favorite covered
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 46%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 52%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 12.5 against an average line of 14.4; 55.5 points a game (usually 53.8). Of the 3 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 | 2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-14 | 43–37 | L | O56 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & total |
-14.25 | 31–24 | L | O51 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & spread |
-12.5 | 33–31 | L | O56.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & total |
-16 | 57–7 | W | O53.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & total |
-15 | 24–21 | L | U53.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & team ratings |
-15.5 | 27–13 | L | U61.25 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & season form |
-12.5 | 39–33 | L | O50.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & season form |
-13.5 | 38–21 | W | O50 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & total |
-16 | 27–14 | L | U50.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & spread |
-14.5 | 21–14 | L | U55 |
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
Moderate Florida State 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.
Virginia Tech ATS struggles (2-6)
Virginia Tech have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Virginia Tech 1-3 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Market moved toward Florida State
3 pts (FSU -10.5 → FSU -13.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 23 in the 4th quarter and got 17. 51% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-7 30% | 2-7 22% | 4-6 40% | |
| 4-6 40% | 4-6 40% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
VT 0–1 FSU
FSU leads · 1 game since 2023 · FSU has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7 2023 | Virginia Tech 17 @ Florida State 39 | FSU -25.5 | VT 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
VT+6.8 →−1.7▼ 8.5#70
FSU0.0 →+12.5▲ 12.5#21
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11
Longer bar = better
#84
Offense
FSU better ▶#24
#114
Defense
FSU better ▶#39
−0.3 #103
Turnovers
Even−0.2 #97
67 plays #68
Pace
FSU faster ▶71 plays #22
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| VT off | FSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 24.3 #89 | 21.0 #33 | FSU |
| Yards / play | 5.39 #91 | 4.83 #20 | FSU |
| PPA / play | +0.11 #72 | +0.06 #56 | Even |
| Success rate | 42% #83 | 40% #48 | FSU |
| FSU off | VT def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 36.7 #16 | 29.7 #107 | FSU |
| Yards / play | 6.91 #15 | 5.93 #102 | FSU |
| PPA / play | +0.22 #28 | +0.22 #127 | FSU |
| Success rate | 46% #36 | 46% #120 | FSU |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
VT scoring against the FSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.3 #85 | 6.8 #98 | 12.1 #97 | 5.6 #77 | 5.0 #110 | 10.6 #103 | |
5.1 #61 | 5.3 #26 | 10.4 #36 | 4.6 #45 | 4.8 #30 | 9.3 #30 |
FSU scoring against the VT defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.1 #23 | 12.7 #7 | 20.8 #10 | 7.3 #38 | 8.2 #36 | 15.6 #31 | |
5.4 #71 | 9.0 #99 | 14.4 #92 | 6.0 #91 | 8.4 #116 | 14.4 #113 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
61° · 7 mph
gusts 13 mph · at kickoff
Rest
VT14d bye
FSU7d
VT +7 days
Tempo
Average 138 plays
slowavg 134fast
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