Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:00 PM EDTWeek 4 · at UL Monroe
Closing spread
FAU -11.5
✓ FAU W
Total
58.5
▲ Over · 62 pts
Model before kickoff
FAU 35–24 ULM
✓ FAU (78%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenFAU -13.5
CloseFAU -11.5
Total59.5 → 58.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenFAU -13.5
2 → ULM
CloseFAU -11.5
2 pts toward UL Monroe
Total
Open59.5
▼ 1
Close58.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened FAU -13.5 · closed FAU -11.5 · moved 2 toward ULMmodel FAU -8
model FAU -8
Opened 59.5 · closed 58.5 · moved 1 downmodel 59.5
model 59.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 10.5–12.5 since 2023: won 81%, covered 49% (68 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 51% (253 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenFAU -13.5
CloseFAU -11.5
Total59.5 → 58.5
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
FAU as an 11.5-point road favorite at ULM, the favorite won 8, covered 4, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: FAU won 45–17; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 62 points went over 58.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 78%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 51%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 11.6 against an average line of 10; 55.8 points a game (usually 52.9). Of the 5 overs, 3 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar rest |
-11 | 24–17 | L | U63.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 7 · close · similar team ratings |
-7 | 29–27 | L | O53.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & season form |
-10.5 | 56–16 | W | O50.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar situation & rest |
-6.5 | 29–45 | L | O53.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & situation |
-7.5 | 28–9 | W | U58.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & team ratings |
-10 | 45–42 | L | O57.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & total |
-9.5 | 21–13 | L | U54 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar rest |
-14.5 | 23–3 | W | U49.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form |
-9.5 | 45–46 | L | O52.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 11 · close |
-13.5 | 37–3 | W | U53.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2023 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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight UL Monroe 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.
Market moved toward UL Monroe
2 pts (FAU -13.5 → FAU -11.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Small sample warning
Florida Atlantic have 3 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 505 earlier overs in games with totals 54.5–62.5, 32% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-6 40% | 7-3 70% | 6-4 60% | |
| 0-10 0% | 3-7 30% | 5-5 50% |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
FAU−10.2 →−9.5▲ 0.7#107
ULM−17.2 →−19.8▼ 2.6#135
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW3
Longer bar = better
#104
Offense
Even#109
#109
Defense
◀ FAU better#134
+1.0 #29
Turnovers
◀ FAU better−0.3 #96
79 plays #3
Pace
◀ FAU faster70 plays #37
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| FAU off | ULM def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 25.0 #95 | 42.0 #138 | FAU |
| Yards / play | 4.38 #135 | 7.04 #134 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.11 #90 | +0.25 #126 | FAU |
| Success rate | 41% #97 | 51% #137 | FAU |
| ULM off | FAU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 22.7 #108 | 35.3 #128 | Even |
| Yards / play | 4.96 #122 | 6.70 #128 | Even |
| PPA / play | −0.15 #137 | +0.15 #96 | FAU |
| Success rate | 44% #67 | 41% #82 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 137 FBS teams
FAU scoring against the ULM defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.0 #47 | 10.3 #61 | 18.3 #49 | 6.7 #69 | 0.0 #136 | 6.7 #131 | |
9.3 #123 | 15.7 #137 | 25.0 #136 | 5.7 #84 | 11.3 #133 | 17.0 #121 |
ULM scoring against the FAU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.3 #126 | 8.7 #77 | 11.0 #107 | 6.7 #69 | 5.0 #105 | 11.7 #95 | |
8.0 #118 | 9.3 #102 | 17.3 #116 | 7.0 #101 | 11.0 #129 | 18.0 #126 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
79° · 4 mph
gusts 6 mph · at kickoff
Rest
FAU7d
ULM7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 149 plays
slowavg 133fast
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