Sat, Oct 12, 2024, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Louisiana · Conference game
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2-3 · Power #99
24
final
Final
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4-1 · Power #71
34
▲ winner
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
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
Opened 64.5 · closed 63.5 · moved 1 downmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
USA vs ARST
2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar situation & total
-931–13 W U66
Very close
MEM vs UNT
2022 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-12.7544–34 L O68.5
Very close
2023 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & season form
-10.545–38 L O57.5
Close
WMU vs BALL
2021 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & rest
-12.520–45 L O57.5
Close
UCF vs TULN
2021 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & season form
-13.514–10 L U57
Close
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & spread
-1144–20 W O59
Close
HOU vs TLSA
2022 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & situation
-1330–37 L P67
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & total
-14.549–21 W O66.5
Close
WKU vs UNT
2022 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & spread
-1013–40 L U70
Close
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & spread
-1343–46 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%)
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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

APP
Longer bar = better
UL
#82
Offense
UL better ▶
#24
#132
Defense
UL better ▶
#87
−1.2 #128
Turnovers
UL better ▶
0.0 #80
75 plays #6
Pace
◀ APP faster
65 plays #82
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When APP has the ball
Even matchup
APP offUL defEdge
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
When UL has the ball
Advantage: UL offense
UL offAPP defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
APP scored
2.6
#126
11.0
#29
13.6
#77
5.6
#81
6.8
#74
12.4
#87
UL allowed
2.0
#9
8.8
#92
10.8
#57
8.4
#116
3.2
#15
11.6
#59
UL scoring against the APP defense
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UL scored
6.2
#71
14.0
#5
20.2
#20
9.4
#19
4.6
#120
14.0
#57
APP allowed
14.4
#134
12.6
#129
27.0
#132
7.2
#103
4.8
#42
12.0
#66

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
UL +2.5
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