Thu, Nov 20, 2025, 7:30 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Arkansas State · Conference game
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4-6 · Power #114
34
▲ winner
Final
@
5-5 · Power #110
30
final
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Louisiana
Total
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
Opened 54.5 · unchangedmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & total
-320–17 P U54.5
Very close
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & season form
-120–37 L O53.5
Very close
2025 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & team ratings
-3.559–30 W O52.5
Very close
2025 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & total
-2.545–38 W O55.5
Very close
NIU vs CMU
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & rest
-4.522–35 L O54
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & season form
-3.538–28 W O57.5
Very close
2025 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & spread
-3.522–31 L O52.5
Very close
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread
-310–42 L U56.5
Very close
BALL vs EMU
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & season form
-2.516–20 L U57.5
Very close
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & spread
-328–21 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%)
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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
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

UL
Longer bar = better
ARST
#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
When UL has the ball
Even matchup
UL offARST defEdge
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
When ARST has the ball
Even matchup
ARST offUL defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UL scored
5.1
#86
11.3
#20
16.4
#44
2.9
#131
5.5
#98
8.4
#126
ARST allowed
10.3
#135
5.2
#21
15.5
#102
3.8
#28
7.2
#92
11.0
#54
ARST scoring against the UL defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ARST scored
6.2
#61
6.1
#108
12.3
#92
3.0
#130
8.0
#38
11.0
#93
UL allowed
4.8
#57
11.4
#131
16.2
#108
5.8
#86
7.3
#94
13.1
#90

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ARST +2.5
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