Sat, Oct 18, 2025, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 8 · at Air Force · Conference game
Weather at kickoff60°F22 mphgusts 36DryWindy Over 48% of 274 games since 2023Weather watch ›
3-3 · Power #107
21
final
Final
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1-5 · Power #95
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▲ winner
Closing spread
AFA -3.5
✓ WYO W
Total
56.5
▼ Under · 45 pts
Model before kickoff
WYO 22–26 AFA
✓ AFA (61%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenAFA -5.5
CloseAFA -3.5
Total58.5 → 56.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2 pts toward Wyoming
Total
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened AFA -5.5 · closed AFA -3.5 · moved 2 toward WYOmodel AFA -4.5
Opened 58.5 · closed 56.5 · moved 2 downmodel 48
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 2.5–4.5 since 2023: won 59%, covered 50% (254 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 51% (167 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenAFA -5.5
CloseAFA -3.5
Total58.5 → 56.5
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 AFA as a 3.5-point home favorite against WYO, the favorite won 6, covered 5, and 3 went over the total.

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This game: AFA won 24–21; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 45 points stayed under 56.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 59%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
3 of 1030%
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 4.3 against an average line of 3.9; 49.3 points a game (usually 52.9). Of the 3 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
GAST vs ODU
2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar season form & total
-3.531–17 W U53.75
Very close
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-328–21 W U51.5
Very close
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar total & season form
-6.526–18 W U55.5
Close
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar season form & rest
-120–37 L O53.5
Close
OHIO vs BGSU
2022 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & spread
-5.538–14 W U52.5
Close
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & total
-529–38 L O54.5
Close
BALL vs EMU
2022 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & situation
-2.516–20 L U57.5
Close
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & rest
-348–26 W O55
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & season form
-5.517–20 L U61.5
Close
STAN vs ASU
2022 · Week 8 · close · similar season form & spread
-315–14 L U52
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 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.

Wyoming 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 Wyoming
2 pts (AFA -5.5 → AFA -3.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved down 2
58.5 → 56.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
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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
WYO−11.9 →−9.6▲ 2.3#107
AFA−8.0 →−7.5▲ 0.5#96
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW7

WYO
Longer bar = better
AFA
#109
Offense
AFA better ▶
#13
#50
Defense
◀ WYO better
#135
−0.3 #96
Turnovers
Even
−0.5 #107
67 plays #70
Pace
AFA faster ▶
69 plays #39
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When WYO has the ball
Advantage: WYO offense
WYO offAFA defEdge
Points / game 19.8 #117 40.0 #135 Even
Yards / play 5.39 #94 8.08 #137 WYO
PPA / play +0.03 #115 +0.48 #137 WYO
Success rate 40% #108 48% #131 WYO
When AFA has the ball
Advantage: AFA offense
AFA offWYO defEdge
Points / game 38.3 #18 22.3 #57 AFA
Yards / play 7.11 #13 5.03 #39 AFA
PPA / play +0.34 #9 +0.05 #49 AFA
Success rate 52% #11 41% #56 AFA

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
WYO scoring against the AFA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
WYO scored
2.8
#128
3.8
#129
6.7
#130
4.0
#104
9.2
#28
13.2
#66
AFA allowed
7.5
#116
7.3
#75
14.8
#99
11.3
#134
13.8
#136
25.2
#136
AFA scoring against the WYO defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
AFA scored
7.0
#52
8.0
#81
15.0
#68
8.5
#28
14.8
#1
23.3
#2
WYO allowed
5.7
#79
8.2
#90
13.8
#84
3.5
#36
5.0
#38
8.5
#25

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
AFA +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
60° · 22 mph
gusts 36 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
WYO7d
AFA7d
Even
Tempo
Average 136 plays
slowavg 134fast