Sat, Nov 9, 2024, 5:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Louisiana · Conference game
Weather at kickoff79°F7 mphgusts 14Wet0.0 mmWet Over 45% of 309 games since 2023Weather watch ›
5-3 · Power #113
19
final
Final
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7-1 · Power #71
55
▲ winner
Closing spread
UL -14.5
✓ UL W
Total
59.5
▲ Over · 74 pts
Model before kickoff
ARST 23–37 UL
✓ UL (85%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUL -14
CloseUL -14.5
Total59.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
0.5 pts toward Louisiana
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened UL -14 · closed UL -14.5 · moved 0.5 toward ULmodel UL -14.5 matches the line
Opened 59.5 · unchangedmodel 60
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 13.5–15.5 since 2023: won 88%, covered 52% (67 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUL -14
CloseUL -14.5
Total59.5
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 14.5-point home favorite against ARST, the favorite won 5, covered 2, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: UL won 55–19; the favorite covered, as in 2 of the 10 similar games. 74 points went over 59.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Below normal · usually 83%
Favorite covered
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 48%

Wins below normal. Splits like this often fade, so treat it as context, not a pick. Average result: favorite by 0.4 against an average line of 13.5; 59 points a game (usually 54). Of the 2 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

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-13.545–10 W U61
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WMU vs BALL
2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar team ratings & season form
-12.520–45 L O57.5
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CCU vs ODU
2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar season form & total
-11.2521–49 L O58.5
Very close
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar total & spread
-1343–46 L O59
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & spread
-13.559–50 L O68.5
Very close
NEV vs HAW
2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar season form & situation
-1434–17 W U61.5
Very close
GAST vs ULM
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & spread
-13.528–31 L U59.5
Very close
UCF vs TULN
2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & season form
-13.514–10 L U57
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & season form
-15.527–13 L U61.25
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TOL vs CSU
2021 · Week 3 · very close · similar spread & total
-14.56–22 L U59
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 no trends and market moves 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.

No notable trends or market moves for this game.
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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
ARST−7.6 →−10.4▼ 2.8#108
UL−5.1 →+0.5▲ 5.6#65
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10

ARST
Longer bar = better
UL
#100
Offense
UL better ▶
#20
#126
Defense
UL better ▶
#84
+0.3 #50
Turnovers
UL better ▶
+0.8 #25
73 plays #10
Pace
◀ ARST faster
65 plays #87
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ARST has the ball
Even matchup
ARST offUL defEdge
Points / game 24.0 #102 22.1 #47 UL
Yards / play 5.32 #106 5.40 #58 UL
PPA / play +0.11 #84 +0.16 #100 Even
Success rate 39% #106 50% #129 ARST
When UL has the ball
Advantage: UL offense
UL offARST defEdge
Points / game 32.8 #35 31.4 #111 UL
Yards / play 6.77 #17 6.70 #129 UL
PPA / play +0.33 #11 +0.26 #128 UL
Success rate 48% #15 51% #135 UL

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
ARST scoring against the UL defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ARST scored
6.6
#51
4.5
#126
11.1
#105
5.9
#74
7.0
#70
12.9
#72
UL allowed
2.0
#7
9.0
#98
11.0
#50
7.0
#100
4.1
#16
11.1
#54
UL scoring against the ARST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UL scored
6.0
#66
12.6
#7
18.6
#26
6.6
#55
7.5
#52
14.1
#54
ARST allowed
5.6
#77
8.5
#87
14.1
#89
8.3
#115
9.0
#114
17.3
#124

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
UL +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
79° · 7 mph
gusts 14 mph · 0.024 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
ARST14d bye
UL11d
ARST +3 days
Tempo
Average 138 plays
slowavg 134fast