Sat, Oct 12, 2024, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Louisiana · Conference game
Closing spread
UL -10.5
✓ APP W
Total
63.5
▼ Under · 58 pts
Model before kickoff
APP 26–37 UL
✓ UL (77%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUL -10.5
CloseUL -10.5
Total64.5 → 63.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenUL -10.5
no move
CloseUL -10.5
No change since the open
Total
Open64.5
▼ 1
Close63.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened UL -10.5 · unchangedmodel UL -10.5 matches the line
model UL -10.5 = line ✓
Opened 64.5 · closed 63.5 · moved 1 downmodel 63
model 63
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 9.5–11.5 since 2023: won 74%, covered 41% (66 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUL -10.5
CloseUL -10.5
Total64.5 → 63.5
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
UL as a 10.5-point home favorite against APP, the favorite won 6, covered 3, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: UL won 34–24; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 58 points stayed under 63.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 76%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
6 of 967%
Normal range · usually 52%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 2.9 against an average line of 12; 63.7 points a game (usually 55.2). Of the 4 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar situation & total |
-9 | 31–13 | W | U66 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-12.75 | 44–34 | L | O68.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-10.5 | 45–38 | L | O57.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & rest |
-12.5 | 20–45 | L | O57.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & season form |
-13.5 | 14–10 | L | U57 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & spread |
-11 | 44–20 | W | O59 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & situation |
-13 | 30–37 | L | P67 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & total |
-14.5 | 49–21 | W | O66.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & spread |
-10 | 13–40 | L | U70 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & spread |
-13 | 43–46 | L | O59 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 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 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight Louisiana ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
No clear signal on the total
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
App State ATS struggles (1-3)
App State have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 27 in the 4th quarter and got 21. 42% of games with totals 59.5–67.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 4-5 44% | 4-5 44% | |
| 5-5 50% | 4-4-1 50% | 6-3 67% |
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
APP−0.7 →−8.5▼ 7.8#99
UL−5.1 →−1.6▲ 3.5#74
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6
Longer bar = better
#82
Offense
UL better ▶#24
#132
Defense
UL better ▶#87
−1.2 #128
Turnovers
UL better ▶0.0 #80
75 plays #6
Pace
◀ APP faster65 plays #82
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| APP off | UL def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 26.0 #92 | 22.4 #59 | UL |
| Yards / play | 5.97 #64 | 5.29 #58 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.12 #81 | +0.20 #109 | APP |
| Success rate | 41% #91 | 47% #121 | APP |
| UL off | APP def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 34.2 #34 | 39.0 #130 | UL |
| Yards / play | 6.84 #24 | 7.01 #131 | UL |
| PPA / play | +0.33 #15 | +0.39 #136 | UL |
| Success rate | 49% #21 | 51% #131 | UL |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
APP scoring against the UL defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.6 #126 | 11.0 #29 | 13.6 #77 | 5.6 #81 | 6.8 #74 | 12.4 #87 | |
2.0 #9 | 8.8 #92 | 10.8 #57 | 8.4 #116 | 3.2 #15 | 11.6 #59 |
UL scoring against the APP defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.2 #71 | 14.0 #5 | 20.2 #20 | 9.4 #19 | 4.6 #120 | 14.0 #57 | |
14.4 #134 | 12.6 #129 | 27.0 #132 | 7.2 #103 | 4.8 #42 | 12.0 #66 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
75° · 6 mph
gusts 8 mph · at kickoff
Rest
APP7d
UL7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 140 plays
slowavg 133fast
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