Sat, Sep 30, 2023, 8:00 PM EDTWeek 5 · at UL Monroe · Conference game
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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Market
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseAPP -13.5
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close50.5
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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2020 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-12.75 | 34–37 | L | O47 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar spread & team ratings |
-13 | 38–7 | W | P45 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & situation |
-13.5 | 33–34 | L | O48.25 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 10 · close · similar season form & situation |
-11.5 | 34–37 | L | O55.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 3 · close · similar spread & total |
-13 | 41–23 | W | O49 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & spread |
-11.5 | 38–10 | W | O45.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & spread |
-12 | 45–31 | W | O55 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & season form |
-12 | 38–31 | L | O47.25 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & situation |
-13 | 36–7 | W | U44.75 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & season form |
-13.5 | 40–32 | 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.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q2. Of 83 earlier overs in games with totals 46.5–54.5, 40% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-2 50% | 2-1-1 67% | 3-1 75% | |
| 2-1 67% | 1-2 33% | 0-2 0% |
Recent meetings
The series
APP 7–1 ULM
APP leads · 8 games since 2014 · APP has won the last 4 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
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
Longer bar = better
#56
Offense
◀ APP better#114
#83
Defense
Even#90
+0.5 #37
Turnovers
ULM better ▶+1.7 #5
80 plays #4
Pace
◀ APP faster58 plays #128
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| APP off | ULM def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| ULM off | APP def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.8 #73 | 7.3 #91 | 13.0 #82 | 11.0 #11 | 9.5 #25 | 20.5 #8 | |
3.3 #40 | 9.0 #97 | 12.3 #73 | 3.3 #31 | 9.0 #110 | 12.3 #73 |
ULM scoring against the APP defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.3 #121 | 6.7 #99 | 9.0 #120 | 0.0 #133 | 5.7 #86 | 5.7 #129 | |
1.8 #12 | 10.3 #109 | 12.0 #69 | 7.8 #108 | 5.5 #56 | 13.3 #88 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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