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WK 5 · 2025FINALOPENER CAPTURED WED 3:46 PM ET

Week 5 · 2025 season

Houston @ Oregon State

The OVER 48.5 cashed. The full grade is below.

The verdict

FRI, SEP 26 · FINAL · RESER STADIUM
Houston10-382%
Oregon State2-1018%
HOUNATL RANKORST
0.1no rank
Overall rating
no rank-0.1
0.1no rank
Offense rating
no rank-0.0
0.0no rank
Defense rating
no rank-0.1
-0.8no rank
Pace
no rank0.4
1%no rank
Returning PPA
no rank52%
#6464th
Power rank
115th#115
#5252nd
Recruiting rank
64th#64

Cell color follows national rank:top 4091st or worse.

Open total48.5
Model total52.0
EDGE OVER 48.5 · HIT

RATINGS AS OF: HOU wk 17 · ORST wk 17 · RANKS PRINTED IN EVERY TINTED CELL

Model margin (home)
-14.6
Open spread
+12.5
Close spread
+11.5
Close total
48.5

Graded, all four markets

Every market grades against the close. The edge is the only one we badge as a pick; the other three ride along for calibration.

HOU27
FINALReser Stadium
ORST24
  • WinHoustonWIN HIT
  • ATSHoustonATS MISS
  • TotalsOVER 48.5TOTAL HIT
  • EdgeOVER 48.5EDGE HIT
Where these numbers come from

One model scores every FBS game: a win probability, a projected margin, and a projected total, built from as-of team ratings (offense, defense, pace, returning production, recruiting). Ratings on this page are snapshots from the week shown, with zero future information baked in.

The totals edge compares the model's total to the opening number. A gap of 3 or more points earns the badge, and it's the only pick on the card. Win and spread numbers are predictions we publish for the record, unbadged. The ATS lean stays tracked but unbadged: it has never beaten the closing line, even though the model beats the opener by about half a point of line value.

All four markets grade against the closing line once the game goes final. The full ledger lives on the track record.

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