Sat, Nov 15, 2025, 7:30 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Florida State · Conference game
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3-6 · Power #73
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Final
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4-5 · Power #23
34
▲ winner
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
3 pts toward Florida State
Total
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
Opened 54.5 · closed 53.5 · moved 1 downmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
PUR vs NEB
2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & season form
-1443–37 L O56
Very close
MD vs NU
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & total
-14.2531–24 L O51
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & spread
-12.533–31 L O56.5
Close
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & total
-1657–7 W O53.5
Close
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & total
-1524–21 L U53.5
Close
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & team ratings
-15.527–13 L U61.25
Close
MSST vs AUB
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & season form
-12.539–33 L O50.5
Close
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & season form
-13.538–21 W O50
Close
APP vs ODU
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & total
-1627–14 L U50.5
Close
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & spread
-14.521–14 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%)
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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
VT+6.8 →−1.7▼ 8.5#70
FSU0.0 →+12.5▲ 12.5#21
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11

VT
Longer bar = better
FSU
#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
When VT has the ball
Advantage: FSU defense
VT offFSU defEdge
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
When FSU has the ball
Advantage: FSU offense
FSU offVT defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
VT scored
5.3
#85
6.8
#98
12.1
#97
5.6
#77
5.0
#110
10.6
#103
FSU allowed
5.1
#61
5.3
#26
10.4
#36
4.6
#45
4.8
#30
9.3
#30
FSU scoring against the VT defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
FSU scored
8.1
#23
12.7
#7
20.8
#10
7.3
#38
8.2
#36
15.6
#31
VT allowed
5.4
#71
9.0
#99
14.4
#92
6.0
#91
8.4
#116
14.4
#113

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
FSU +2.5
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