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WK 1 · 2025FINALOPENER CAPTURED WED 3:46 PM ET

Week 1 · 2025 season

North Alabama @ Western Kentucky

The UNDER 60.5 missed. The full grade is below.

The verdict

SAT, AUG 30 · FINAL · HOUCHENS INDUSTRIES-L.T. SMITH STADIUM
North Alabama2%
Western Kentucky9-498%
North AlabamaNATL RANKWKU
n/ano rank
Overall rating
no rank0.1
n/ano rank
Offense rating
no rank0.1
n/ano rank
Defense rating
no rank-0.0
n/ano rank
Pace
no rank-0.8
n/ano rank
Returning PPA
no rank33%
n/ano rank
Power rank
94th#94
n/ano rank
Recruiting rank
96th#96

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

Open total60.5
Model total55.3
EDGE UNDER 60.5 · MISS

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

Model margin (home)
+23.3
Open spread
-28.3
Close spread
-27.5
Close total
60.5

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.

North Alabama6
FINALHouchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium
WKU55
  • WinWestern KentuckyWIN HIT
  • ATSNorth AlabamaATS MISS
  • TotalsUNDER 60.5TOTAL MISS
  • EdgeUNDER 60.5EDGE MISS
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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