Sat, Oct 18, 2025, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 8 · at Tulane · Conference game
Weather at kickoff82°F10 mphgusts 24Wet0.0 mmWet Over 45% of 309 games since 2023Weather watch ›
3-3 · Power #83
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5-1 · Power #57
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▲ winner
Closing spread
TULN -10.5
✓ ARMY W
Total
44.5
▼ Under · 41 pts
Model before kickoff
ARMY 17–28 TULN
✓ TULN (79%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTULN -10.5
CloseTULN -10.5
Total46.5 → 44.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TULN -10.5 · unchangedmodel TULN -14.5
Opened 46.5 · closed 44.5 · moved 2 downmodel 45
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 9.5–11.5 since 2023: won 75%, covered 41% (119 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTULN -10.5
CloseTULN -10.5
Total46.5 → 44.5
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 TULN as a 10.5-point home favorite against ARMY, the favorite won 5, covered 4, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: TULN won 24–17; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 41 points stayed under 44.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 75%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 52%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 4.9 against an average line of 11.4; 41.7 points a game (usually 54.2). Of the 2 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & spread
-9.523–24 L O46
Very close
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar season form & total
-12.520–21 L U45.5
Very close
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar situation & spread
-1110–37 L O45
Very close
ORST vs CAL
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & total
-11.538–10 W O47
Very close
LIB vs VT
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & rest
-10.522–23 L U46.25
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & team ratings
-1210–24 L U43.5
Very close
PITT vs VT
2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar situation & team ratings
-14.545–29 W O42
Very close
DUKE vs VT
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & rest
-1024–7 W U50
Very close
TROY vs ARMY
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar season form & rest
-8.510–9 L U45.5
Very close
MINN vs RUTG
2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar situation & rest
-1431–0 W U40.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Tulane ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Tulane 3-0 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Tulane 3-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Total moved down 2
46.5 → 44.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
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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
ARMY−9.7 →−5.8▲ 3.9#84
TULN+5.1 →+4.7▼ 0.4#51
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW7

ARMY
Longer bar = better
TULN
#97
Offense
TULN better ▶
#69
#68
Defense
Even
#70
−0.2 #89
Turnovers
TULN better ▶
+1.0 #16
75 plays #11
Pace
◀ ARMY faster
69 plays #41
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ARMY has the ball
Advantage: TULN defense
ARMY offTULN defEdge
Points / game 25.0 #89 23.2 #63 TULN
Yards / play 4.85 #123 5.57 #80 TULN
PPA / play +0.04 #109 0.00 #32 TULN
Success rate 44% #67 44% #104 ARMY
When TULN has the ball
Even matchup
TULN offARMY defEdge
Points / game 26.2 #84 24.0 #70 Even
Yards / play 5.87 #62 5.37 #60 Even
PPA / play +0.15 #64 +0.08 #62 Even
Success rate 44% #66 42% #79 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
ARMY scoring against the TULN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ARMY scored
3.5
#118
7.3
#91
10.8
#108
6.8
#53
6.8
#68
13.7
#60
TULN allowed
5.7
#79
4.8
#22
10.5
#48
3.8
#41
8.8
#122
12.7
#88
TULN scoring against the ARMY defense
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TULN scored
7.5
#44
10.3
#40
17.8
#43
3.3
#121
5.0
#103
8.3
#122
ARMY allowed
8.0
#118
5.2
#29
13.2
#76
3.0
#26
5.7
#55
8.7
#29

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
TULN +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
82° · 10 mph
gusts 24 mph · 0.008 in rain · wind lowers scoring
Rest
ARMY7d
TULN9d
TULN +2 days
Tempo
Fast 144 plays
slowavg 134fast

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