Sat, Nov 4, 2023, 3:00 PM EDTWeek 10 · at Arkansas State · Conference game
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5-3 · Power #87
17
final
Final
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4-4 · Power #107
37
▲ winner
Closing spread
UL -7
✓ ARST W
Total
61
▼ Under · 54 pts
Model before kickoff
UL 33–25 ARST
✗ UL (71%) lost
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseUL -7
Total61
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Total
 
Line context
Road favorites of 6–8 since 2023: won 64%, covered 55% (44 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseUL -7
Total61
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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 UL as a 7-point road favorite at ARST, the favorite won 8, covered 7, and 8 went over the total.

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This game: ARST won 37–17 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 54 points stayed under 61, as in 2 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 69%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
8 of 1080%
Above normal · usually 48%

Overs above normal. Splits like this often fade, so treat it as context, not a pick. Average result: favorite by 7.6 against an average line of 7.3; 63.4 points a game (usually 54). 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
CMU @ EMU
2020 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & situation
-6.531–23 W U59
Very close
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & spread
-7.530–31 L O60
Very close
TOL @ OHIO
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & spread
-7.535–23 W O57.5
Very close
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & spread
-635–28 W O59
Very close
TOL @ EMU
2020 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread
-6.545–28 W O62
Very close
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar team ratings & season form
-8.527–17 W U59.5
Very close
UTSA @ UNT
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & situation
-8.523–45 L O59.5
Very close
TOL @ NIU
2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & spread
-6.552–32 W O59
Very close
WKU @ FAU
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread
-7.532–31 L O62.25
Very close
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & total
-7.545–21 W O62
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 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight Arkansas State ATS trend Hit
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.

Louisiana 1-4 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
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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
UL+1.8 →−1.8▼ 3.6#75
ARST−20.5 →−13.6▲ 6.9#123
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

UL
Longer bar = better
ARST
#36
Offense
◀ UL better
#86
#82
Defense
◀ UL better
#112
+0.1 #64
Turnovers
◀ UL better
−0.5 #107
65 plays #94
Pace
Even
63 plays #105
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When UL has the ball
Advantage: UL offense
UL offARST defEdge
Points / game 32.9 #34 33.8 #122 UL
Yards / play 6.44 #29 6.39 #125 UL
PPA / play +0.19 #44 +0.23 #122 UL
Success rate 46% #36 43% #80 UL
When ARST has the ball
Even matchup
ARST offUL defEdge
Points / game 23.0 #98 26.9 #81 Even
Yards / play 5.92 #56 5.43 #58 Even
PPA / play +0.11 #75 +0.11 #77 Even
Success rate 38% #115 45% #111 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
UL scoring against the ARST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UL scored
4.8
#93
11.1
#21
15.9
#50
8.9
#19
8.1
#34
17.0
#20
ARST allowed
6.4
#90
11.4
#124
17.8
#117
7.3
#104
8.8
#108
16.0
#112
ARST scoring against the UL defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ARST scored
6.9
#47
3.6
#132
10.5
#111
6.1
#67
6.4
#76
12.5
#76
UL allowed
3.4
#26
6.3
#44
9.6
#30
7.8
#112
9.5
#117
17.3
#123

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ARST +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
69° · 6 mph
gusts 13 mph · at kickoff
Rest
UL7d
ARST7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 128 plays
slowavg 134fast