Sat, Nov 15, 2025, 4:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Tulane · Conference game
Closing spread
TULN -17.5
✓ FAU W
Total
61.5
▼ Under · 59 pts
Model before kickoff
FAU 21–39 TULN
✓ TULN (90%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTULN -16.5
CloseTULN -17.5
Total62.5 → 61.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenTULN -16.5
1 → TULN
CloseTULN -17.5
1 pt toward Tulane
Total
Open62.5
▼ 1
Close61.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TULN -16.5 · closed TULN -17.5 · moved 1 toward TULNmodel TULN -18
model TULN -18
Opened 62.5 · closed 61.5 · moved 1 downmodel 60
model 60
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 16.5–18.5 since 2023: won 90%, covered 50% (122 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 49% (248 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTULN -16.5
CloseTULN -17.5
Total62.5 → 61.5
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 17.5-point home favorite against FAU, the favorite won 10, covered 6, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: TULN won 35–24; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 59 points stayed under 61.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 88%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 23.6 against an average line of 16.4; 62.6 points a game (usually 53.1). Of the 3 overs, 0 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 |
2024 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-16.5 | 53–18 | W | O62 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-20 | 35–28 | L | U63.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-17 | 63–30 | W | O60 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar team ratings & spread |
-17.5 | 42–27 | L | O59 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-15.5 | 27–13 | L | U61.25 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-17 | 51–7 | W | U68.75 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar team ratings & season form |
-14.5 | 49–21 | W | O66.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & rest |
-17.5 | 45–27 | W | O63 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & situation |
-14.5 | 21–14 | L | U55 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 11 · close · similar total & situation |
-13.5 | 45–10 | W | U61 |
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 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight Tulane ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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.
Tulane 3-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 24 in the 4th quarter and got 21. 46% of games with totals 57.5–65.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 6-4 60% | 7-3 70% | |
| 7-3 70% | 5-5 50% | 4-6 40% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
FAU 0–1 TULN
TULN leads · 1 game since 2023 · TULN has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18 2023 | Tulane 24 @ Florida Atlantic 8 | TULN -9 | TULN 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
FAU−10.0 →−10.6▼ 0.6#108
TULN+5.1 →+2.8▼ 2.3#58
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11
Longer bar = better
#81
Offense
TULN better ▶#44
#103
Defense
Even#91
−1.3 #136
Turnovers
TULN better ▶+0.2 #55
77 plays #3
Pace
◀ FAU faster65 plays #87
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| FAU off | TULN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 31.3 #51 | 26.2 #85 | FAU |
| Yards / play | 5.55 #82 | 5.80 #94 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.09 #85 | +0.10 #74 | Even |
| Success rate | 40% #104 | 45% #111 | Even |
| TULN off | FAU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 27.2 #71 | 34.6 #130 | TULN |
| Yards / play | 6.32 #31 | 5.72 #90 | TULN |
| PPA / play | +0.20 #36 | +0.14 #93 | TULN |
| Success rate | 45% #36 | 44% #98 | TULN |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
FAU scoring against the TULN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11.2 #5 | 9.3 #58 | 20.6 #11 | 3.9 #117 | 6.9 #61 | 10.8 #95 | |
5.7 #75 | 7.0 #65 | 12.7 #70 | 4.1 #37 | 9.4 #127 | 13.6 #99 |
TULN scoring against the FAU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.2 #39 | 10.2 #38 | 17.4 #36 | 4.1 #110 | 5.7 #91 | 9.8 #117 | |
5.8 #81 | 9.3 #104 | 15.1 #99 | 9.6 #134 | 9.9 #131 | 19.4 #134 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
75° · 3 mph
gusts 10 mph · at kickoff
Rest
FAU7d
TULN8d
TULN +1 day
Tempo
Fast 142 plays
slowavg 134fast
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