Sat, Nov 9, 2024, 5:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Louisiana · Conference game
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
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenUL -14
0.5 → UL
CloseUL -14.5
0.5 pts toward Louisiana
Total
Open59.5
no move
Close59.5
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
model UL -14.5 = line ✓
Opened 59.5 · unchangedmodel 60
model 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
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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 ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-13.5 | 45–10 | W | U61 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar team ratings & season form |
-12.5 | 20–45 | L | O57.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar season form & total |
-11.25 | 21–49 | L | O58.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar total & spread |
-13 | 43–46 | L | O59 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-13.5 | 59–50 | L | O68.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar season form & situation |
-14 | 34–17 | W | U61.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & spread |
-13.5 | 28–31 | L | U59.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-13.5 | 14–10 | L | U57 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & season form |
-15.5 | 27–13 | L | U61.25 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 3 · very close · similar spread & total |
-14.5 | 6–22 | 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.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 198 earlier overs in games with totals 55.5–63.5, 30% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 2-6 25% | 4-4 50% | |
| 8-2 80% | 5-3-1 63% | 5-4 56% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
ARST 1–0 UL
ARST leads · 1 game since 2023 · ARST has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 2023 | Louisiana 17 @ Arkansas State 37 | UL -7 | ARST W |
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
Longer bar = better
#100
Offense
UL better ▶#20
#126
Defense
UL better ▶#84
+0.3 #50
Turnovers
UL better ▶+0.8 #25
73 plays #10
Pace
◀ ARST faster65 plays #87
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| ARST off | UL def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| UL off | ARST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.6 #51 | 4.5 #126 | 11.1 #105 | 5.9 #74 | 7.0 #70 | 12.9 #72 | |
2.0 #7 | 9.0 #98 | 11.0 #50 | 7.0 #100 | 4.1 #16 | 11.1 #54 |
UL scoring against the ARST defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.0 #66 | 12.6 #7 | 18.6 #26 | 6.6 #55 | 7.5 #52 | 14.1 #54 | |
5.6 #77 | 8.5 #87 | 14.1 #89 | 8.3 #115 | 9.0 #114 | 17.3 #124 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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