Sat, Oct 28, 2023, 5:00 PM EDTWeek 9 · at UL Monroe · Conference game
Weather at kickoff87°F10 mphgusts 21DryWeather watch ›
3-4 · Power #107
34
▲ winner
Final
@
2-5 · Power #129
24
final
Closing spread
ULM -1
✓ ARST W
Total
55.5
▲ Over · 58 pts
Model before kickoff
ARST 25–27 ULM
✗ ULM (54%) lost
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseULM -1
Total55.5
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Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 
Line context
Home favorites of 0.5–3 since 2023: won 45%, covered 42% (40 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseULM -1
Total55.5
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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 ULM as a 1-point home favorite against ARST, the favorite won 4, covered 4, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: ARST won 34–24 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 58 points went over 55.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 46%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 1.9 against an average line of 2.2; 52.5 points a game (usually 54.4). Of the 3 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar total & rest
-1.528–52 L O55
Very close
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar total & rest
-2.510–13 L U55.5
Very close
RICE vs UNT
2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & rest
-1.524–30 L U55
Very close
USF vs TEM
2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & spread
-1.534–14 W U55
Very close
TXST vs GASO
2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & season form
-230–38 L O52
Very close
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & spread
-1.542–24 W O50.5
Very close
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar total & situation
-348–26 W O55
Very close
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & situation
-313–17 L U56.5
Very close
BALL vs EMU
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & situation
-2.516–20 L U57.5
Very close
TXST vs ULM
2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & total
-327–19 W U57.5
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 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 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
ARST−20.5 →−14.5▲ 6.0#126
ULM+0.7 →−13.2▼ 13.9#121
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW8

ARST
Longer bar = better
ULM
#96
Offense
◀ ARST better
#112
#119
Defense
Even
#108
−0.4 #101
Turnovers
ULM better ▶
+0.9 #19
63 plays #110
Pace
Even
62 plays #118
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ARST has the ball
Even matchup
ARST offULM defEdge
Points / game 21.4 #108 32.7 #117 Even
Yards / play 5.77 #67 5.90 #98 ARST
PPA / play +0.08 #90 +0.15 #93 Even
Success rate 38% #117 46% #123 Even
When ULM has the ball
Even matchup
ULM offARST defEdge
Points / game 19.9 #117 35.1 #126 Even
Yards / play 5.41 #87 6.52 #129 ULM
PPA / play 0.00 #115 +0.24 #126 Even
Success rate 36% #128 44% #93 ARST

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
ARST scoring against the ULM defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ARST scored
6.9
#49
3.7
#130
10.6
#111
6.0
#68
4.9
#107
10.9
#99
ULM allowed
6.9
#102
12.6
#131
19.4
#123
4.4
#40
8.9
#110
13.3
#83
ULM scoring against the ARST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ULM scored
5.0
#89
6.9
#94
11.9
#98
2.6
#128
5.4
#101
8.0
#124
ARST allowed
6.9
#102
12.1
#128
19.0
#122
7.3
#108
8.9
#110
16.1
#114

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ULM +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
87° · 10 mph
gusts 21 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
ARST7d
ULM7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 124 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
ULM backup QB started
Not the usual starter