Sat, Sep 30, 2023, 8:00 PM EDTWeek 5 · at UL Monroe · Conference game
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2-2 · Power #61
41
▲ winner
Final
@
2-1 · Power #129
40
final
Closing spread
APP -13.5
✓ ULM W
Total
50.5
▲ Over · 81 pts
Model before kickoff
APP 33–21 ULM
✓ APP (79%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseAPP -13.5
Total50.5
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Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseAPP -13.5
Total50.5
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 APP as a 13.5-point road favorite at ULM, the favorite won 7, covered 5, and 8 went over the total.

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This game: APP won 41–40; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 81 points went over 50.5, as in 8 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 80%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
8 of 989%
Above normal · usually 51%

Overs above normal. Splits like this often fade, so treat it as context, not a pick. Average result: favorite by 12.8 against an average line of 12.6; 62.6 points a game (usually 55.9). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
UAB @ LT
2020 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & situation
-12.7534–37 L O47
Close
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar spread & team ratings
-1338–7 W P45
Close
LOU @ BC
2022 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & situation
-13.533–34 L O48.25
Close
ORST @ COLO
2021 · Week 10 · close · similar season form & situation
-11.534–37 L O55.5
Close
STAN @ VAN
2021 · Week 3 · close · similar spread & total
-1341–23 W O49
Close
AFA @ UNM
2021 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & spread
-11.538–10 W O45.5
Close
TULN @ USF
2022 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & spread
-1245–31 W O55
Close
DUKE @ BC
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & season form
-1238–31 L O47.25
Close
CSU @ UNM
2021 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & situation
-1336–7 W U44.75
Close
BSU @ HAW
2020 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & season form
-13.540–32 L O55.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 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
No clear signal on the spread
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.

Small sample warning
App State have 3 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
APP−1.3 →−3.0▼ 1.7#77
ULM+0.7 →−7.9▼ 8.6#100
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW4

APP
Longer bar = better
ULM
#56
Offense
◀ APP better
#114
#83
Defense
Even
#90
+0.5 #37
Turnovers
ULM better ▶
+1.7 #5
80 plays #4
Pace
◀ APP faster
58 plays #128
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When APP has the ball
Advantage: APP offense
APP offULM defEdge
Points / game 35.3 #34 24.7 #69 APP
Yards / play 5.61 #76 5.82 #92 Even
PPA / play +0.17 #59 +0.19 #111 APP
Success rate 44% #53 43% #87 APP
When ULM has the ball
Advantage: APP defense
ULM offAPP defEdge
Points / game 14.7 #133 28.5 #94 APP
Yards / play 5.23 #102 5.38 #63 APP
PPA / play +0.07 #93 +0.09 #72 APP
Success rate 36% #129 44% #104 APP

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
APP scoring against the ULM defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
APP scored
5.8
#73
7.3
#91
13.0
#82
11.0
#11
9.5
#25
20.5
#8
ULM allowed
3.3
#40
9.0
#97
12.3
#73
3.3
#31
9.0
#110
12.3
#73
ULM scoring against the APP defense
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ULM scored
2.3
#121
6.7
#99
9.0
#120
0.0
#133
5.7
#86
5.7
#129
APP allowed
1.8
#12
10.3
#109
12.0
#69
7.8
#108
5.5
#56
13.3
#88

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ULM +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
83° · 5 mph
gusts 13 mph · at kickoff
Rest
APP7d
ULM14d bye
ULM +7 days
Tempo
Average 137 plays
slowavg 134fast