Clark desk · DallasThursday, September 24, 2026

The Saturday Slate

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Fri, Nov 20 · 7:00pm CT · Falcon Stadium · USAF Academy, CO · CW7:00pm CT
UTEP
UTEP Miners · Mountain West · 1-2 · Away
FPI -18.3 · rank 131 · No CFBD row
AFA
Air Force Falcons · Mountain West · 1-1 · Home
FPI -5.9 · rank 94 · No CFBD row

Market vs model

Spread
AFA
UTEP
Model
AFA -14.9
Edge
Full ratings
ESPN FPI only
ML / total
AFA
AFA · UTEP
Total — no O/U pick
CallNo ticket

Why

CFBD enrichment is off. No API key and no ratings cache, so these numbers are ESPN FPI only.

  • AFA rating -5.9, UTEP rating -18.3.
  • Fuel: ESPN FPI only. CFBD enrichment is not in this number.
  • Home field adds 2.5 to AFA.
  • Predicted margin is AFA by 14.9.
  • There is no posted spread, so the edge is blank and there is no ATS ticket.
  • Model home 14.9. No market line yet. (Rating gap 12.4; home field +2.5).
  • Moneyline ticket is AFA, because the predicted margin clears 2 points.
  • No totals model — we do not guess over/unders.

Recent form

UTEP

FPI -18.3 · rank 131 · No CFBD row

  1. L@ MICH 52-17 · Sat, Sep 19
  2. Wvs TXSO 51-10 · Sat, Sep 12
  3. L@ OU 51-0 · Fri, Sep 4
  4. L@ DEL 61-31 · Sat, Nov 29
  5. Lvs NMSU 34-31 · Sat, Nov 22

AFA

FPI -5.9 · rank 94 · No CFBD row

  1. Lvs NDSU 38-32 · Sat, Sep 12
  2. Wvs DUQ 34-0 · Sat, Sep 5
  3. W@ CSU 42-21 · Fri, Nov 28
  4. Lvs UNM 20-3 · Sat, Nov 22
  5. L@ CONN 26-16 · Sat, Nov 15

Injuries

no injury feed wired yet

Lock a ticket

Same rules as the board. ATS only when the edge clears 1.5 and the rating is not a placeholder. Moneyline only when the model has a winner by 2 or more. The lock stores the line now. CLV stays empty until there is a closing number.

Model home 14.9. No market line yet. (Rating gap 12.4; home field +2.5).

Writes this moneyline into the ledger. No point line, and no fake close.