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Florida Atlantic vs Army

Florida Atlantic visit Army in Week 7. The model favors Army by 6.8. Win probability, the tale of the tape, and the all-time series, all from real data.

Win probability
34%
66%

Model win probability from SP+ ratings + home-field edge.

The read
Model analysis · October 14 · refreshed weekly

SP+ gives Florida Atlantic the better rating at 0.1 (69th) against Army at -0.9 (74th), yet still lands on Army by 1.4 points with a 53 percent win probability, a narrow edge driven by the host side of the ledger. The market pushes harder toward Army: the consensus line of -2.7 implies 56 percent, and ProphetX offers Army at -134 (57 percent) versus Florida Atlantic at +129 (44 percent). The model and the market agree on the favorite but disagree on size, with roughly a point separating projected margin from the posted number.

The ratings gap is thin and the unit ranks explain the coin-flip feel. Florida Atlantic pairs the 57th offense with the 95th defense, while Army counters with the 65th offense and 91st defense, so neither side owns a clear structural advantage and the total sits at 54.8. Series history is short but one-sided: Army holds a 1-0 edge after a 24-7 win in the 2024 meeting.

Season form tilts slightly to the visitor. Florida Atlantic is 4-1 with wins over Navy (38-30), Florida International (16-10), UL Monroe (45-17) and Texas Southern (66-10) around a 21-66 loss at Florida, and projects to 7.8 wins. Army sits 3-2 with tight results throughout: a 59-3 rout of Bryant, losses to South Florida (24-28) and Louisiana Tech (29-31), and one-score wins at Temple (21-17) and over Tulane (20-17), projecting to 6.6 wins. Playoff odds are negligible at 2.4 and 0.7 percent.

A genuine coin flip: the model likes Army by a point and a half, the market by closer to three, with both leaning host.

Matchup odds
Consensus line · 2 books
Spread
ARMY -2.2
Total (O/U)
55.5
Favorite
ARMY
Moneyline win probability (implied from the spread)
Army
55%

Real consensus line across 2 sportsbooks. Spread and total are the current market number; the win probabilities are implied from the spread.

Matchup odds price history
The market to win this game · daily prices, colored by the favorite
Florida Atlantic1%-59 ptsvsArmy99%+59 pts
0%25%50%75%100%Florida Atlantic favoredArmy favoredOct 8Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18

Real daily prices from the market to win this game, shown as Florida Atlantic's win price; Army's is 100 minus it (the same market's other side). Above the 50% line Florida Atlantic is favored, below it Army is, and each candle takes the favored team's color. Kalshi shows open-high-low-close candles (filled body closed up, hollow closed down). As of Nov 7.

Tale of the tape
Percentile vs FBS · 2025 stats, 2026 SP+
#90SP+SP+: Bill Connelly's tempo- and opponent-adjusted efficiency rating, expressed in points above average.#66
#108FPIFPI: ESPN's Football Power Index, an overall measure of team strength.#76
1178EloElo: a rating that rises or falls after each game based on the result and the quality of the opponent.1589
-Title oddsDe-vigged consensus probability to win the national title, averaged across the prediction markets we track.-
Florida AtlanticArmysolid = better, faded = trailing
What these metrics mean
SP+. SP+: Bill Connelly's tempo- and opponent-adjusted efficiency rating, expressed in points above average.
FPI. FPI: ESPN's Football Power Index, an overall measure of team strength.
Elo. Elo: a rating that rises or falls after each game based on the result and the quality of the opponent.
Title odds. De-vigged consensus probability to win the national title, averaged across the prediction markets we track.
Off PPA. PPA (Predicted Points Added): the average point value each play adds. Higher is better for offense, lower for defense.
Success. Success rate: the share of plays that stay on schedule (roughly 50% of needed yards on 1st down, 70% on 2nd, 100% on 3rd/4th). Higher is better.
Explosive. Explosiveness: the average value of a team's successful plays, i.e. how big its good plays are when they hit.
Yards/game. Total yards gained per game.
Success allowed. How often the defense allows an on-schedule play (enough yards for the down). Lower is better.
Havoc. Havoc rate: the share of plays where the defense makes a tackle for loss, forced fumble, interception, or pass breakup.
Yards allowed. Total yards allowed per game. Lower is better.
Efficiency profile
Percentile vs FBS · 2025
Recent series
Army lead 1-0
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Head to head
Every meeting in our records
2024
24-7
Army
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When do Florida Atlantic and Army play?

Week 7 of 2026, on Oct 17, 2026 at Army.

Who is favored?

The model projects Army by 6.8 (66% win probability), from SP+ ratings.

What is the all-time series?

Army lead 1-0 over the meetings in our records.

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