Thu, Nov 20, 2025, 7:30 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Arkansas State · Conference game
Closing spread
ARST -2.5
✓ UL W
Total
54.5
▲ Over · 64 pts
Model before kickoff
UL 26–28 ARST
✗ ARST (57%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenARST -3.5
CloseARST -2.5
Total54.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenARST -3.5
1 → UL
CloseARST -2.5
1 pt toward Louisiana
Total
Open54.5
no move
Close54.5
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ARST -3.5 · closed ARST -2.5 · moved 1 toward ULmodel ARST -2
model ARST -2
Opened 54.5 · unchangedmodel 54
model 54
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 60%, covered 52% (306 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3The team the line moved toward covered 46% (109 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenARST -3.5
CloseARST -2.5
Total54.5
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
ARST as a 2.5-point home favorite against UL, the favorite won 5, covered 4, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: UL won 34–30 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 64 points went over 54.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 58%
Favorite covered
4 of 944%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 51%
Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: underdog by 1.9 against an average line of 3; 57.9 points a game (usually 52.8). Of the 5 overs, 2 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 |
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & total |
-3 | 20–17 | P | U54.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & season form |
-1 | 20–37 | L | O53.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & team ratings |
-3.5 | 59–30 | W | O52.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & total |
-2.5 | 45–38 | W | O55.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-4.5 | 22–35 | L | O54 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & season form |
-3.5 | 38–28 | W | O57.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-3.5 | 22–31 | L | O52.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 10–42 | L | U56.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-2.5 | 16–20 | L | U57.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-3 | 28–21 | W | U51.5 |
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Arkansas State ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (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.
Arkansas State ATS trend (7-3)
Arkansas State have covered 70% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Arkansas State 5-0 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 557 earlier overs in games with totals 50.5–58.5, 33% 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% | 5-5 50% | 6-4 60% | |
| 5-5 50% | 7-3 70% | 2-8 20% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
UL 1–1 ARST
Series tied · 2 games since 2023 · UL has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9 2024 | Arkansas State 19 @ Louisiana 55 | UL -14.5 | UL W |
| Nov 4 2023 | Louisiana 17 @ Arkansas State 37 | UL -7 | ARST 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
UL−2.6 →−10.6▼ 8.0#108
ARST−9.7 →−11.2▼ 1.5#110
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12
Longer bar = better
#90
Offense
Even#98
#114
Defense
Even#104
−0.1 #89
Turnovers
◀ UL better−0.6 #117
64 plays #103
Pace
ARST faster ▶74 plays #6
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| UL off | ARST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 26.1 #74 | 26.5 #85 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.40 #90 | 6.24 #122 | UL |
| PPA / play | +0.08 #88 | +0.16 #100 | Even |
| Success rate | 40% #106 | 44% #109 | Even |
| ARST off | UL def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 23.3 #101 | 30.3 #111 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.09 #113 | 6.01 #113 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.06 #101 | +0.16 #103 | Even |
| Success rate | 43% #75 | 47% #129 | ARST |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
UL scoring against the ARST defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.1 #86 | 11.3 #20 | 16.4 #44 | 2.9 #131 | 5.5 #98 | 8.4 #126 | |
10.3 #135 | 5.2 #21 | 15.5 #102 | 3.8 #28 | 7.2 #92 | 11.0 #54 |
ARST scoring against the UL defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.2 #61 | 6.1 #108 | 12.3 #92 | 3.0 #130 | 8.0 #38 | 11.0 #93 | |
4.8 #57 | 11.4 #131 | 16.2 #108 | 5.8 #86 | 7.3 #94 | 13.1 #90 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
60° · 3 mph
gusts 5 mph · at kickoff
Rest
UL12d
ARST12d
Even
Tempo
Average 138 plays
slowavg 134fast
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