Sat, Nov 15, 2025, 4:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Tulane · Conference game
Weather at kickoff75°F3 mphgusts 10DryWeather watch ›
4-5 · Power #108
24
final
Final
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7-2 · Power #57
35
▲ winner
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Tulane
Total
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
Opened 62.5 · closed 61.5 · moved 1 downmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest
-16.553–18 W O62
Very close
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-2035–28 L U63.5
Very close
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & situation
-1763–30 W O60
Very close
HOU vs USF
2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar team ratings & spread
-17.542–27 L O59
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest
-15.527–13 L U61.25
Very close
UTSA vs LT
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & season form
-1751–7 W U68.75
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar team ratings & season form
-14.549–21 W O66.5
Close
ORE vs STAN
2022 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & rest
-17.545–27 W O63
Close
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & situation
-14.521–14 L U55
Close
WKU vs RICE
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar total & situation
-13.545–10 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%)
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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
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

FAU
Longer bar = better
TULN
#81
Offense
TULN better ▶
#44
#103
Defense
Even
#91
−1.3 #136
Turnovers
TULN better ▶
+0.2 #55
77 plays #3
Pace
◀ FAU faster
65 plays #87
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When FAU has the ball
Even matchup
FAU offTULN defEdge
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
When TULN has the ball
Advantage: TULN offense
TULN offFAU defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
FAU scored
11.2
#5
9.3
#58
20.6
#11
3.9
#117
6.9
#61
10.8
#95
TULN allowed
5.7
#75
7.0
#65
12.7
#70
4.1
#37
9.4
#127
13.6
#99
TULN scoring against the FAU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TULN scored
7.2
#39
10.2
#38
17.4
#36
4.1
#110
5.7
#91
9.8
#117
FAU allowed
5.8
#81
9.3
#104
15.1
#99
9.6
#134
9.9
#131
19.4
#134

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
TULN +2.5
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