Sat, Nov 30, 2024, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at UL Monroe · Conference game
Closing spread
UL -8.5
✓ UL W
Total
50.5
▲ Over · 60 pts
Model before kickoff
UL 30–21 ULM
✓ UL (74%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUL -10
CloseUL -8.5
Total49.5 → 50.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenUL -10
1.5 → ULM
CloseUL -8.5
1.5 pts toward UL Monroe
Total
Open49.5
▲ 1
Close50.5
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened UL -10 · closed UL -8.5 · moved 1.5 toward ULMmodel UL -11.5
model UL -11.5
Opened 49.5 · closed 50.5 · moved 1 upmodel 52
model 52
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 7.5–9.5 since 2023: won 72%, covered 53% (67 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 53% (128 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUL -10
CloseUL -8.5
Total49.5 → 50.5
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
UL as an 8.5-point road favorite at ULM, the favorite won 9, covered 6, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: UL won 37–23; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 60 points went over 50.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 70%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 52%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 19.9 against an average line of 9.1; 60.5 points a game (usually 54.1). Of the 4 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 11 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-10 | 44–38 | L | O51.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-9.5 | 49–46 | L | O52 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-7.5 | 37–3 | W | U48 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-10 | 45–7 | W | O51.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & total |
-11 | 55–7 | W | O51 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & total |
-7 | 40–9 | W | U52.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & season form |
-10 | 32–17 | W | U54.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-5.5 | 18–33 | L | O47.25 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & season form |
-10 | 44–37 | L | O55.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-10 | 38–6 | W | U53.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 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 3 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.
Louisiana 4-1 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
UL Monroe 4-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Market moved toward UL Monroe
1.5 pts (UL -10 → UL -8.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 374 earlier overs in games with totals 46.5–54.5, 34% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-2 80% | 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% | |
| 4-6 40% | 5-5 50% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
UL 25–16 ULM
UL leads · 41 games since 1976 · UL has won the last 3 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25 2023 | UL Monroe 21 @ Louisiana 52 | UL -12.5 | UL 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−5.1 →+1.7▲ 6.8#64
ULM−17.3 →−11.3▲ 6.0#112
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13
Longer bar = better
#12
Offense
◀ UL better#113
#80
Defense
◀ UL better#95
+1.0 #10
Turnovers
◀ UL better−0.1 #81
64 plays #99
Pace
◀ UL faster58 plays #134
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| UL off | ULM def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 35.5 #19 | 28.0 #93 | UL |
| Yards / play | 6.98 #4 | 5.59 #71 | UL |
| PPA / play | +0.33 #6 | +0.14 #91 | UL |
| Success rate | 47% #20 | 47% #123 | UL |
| ULM off | UL def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 20.8 #120 | 22.7 #49 | UL |
| Yards / play | 5.24 #112 | 5.36 #53 | UL |
| PPA / play | +0.08 #94 | +0.13 #87 | Even |
| Success rate | 36% #126 | 50% #131 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
UL scoring against the ULM defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.9 #63 | 13.8 #1 | 19.7 #14 | 6.9 #49 | 8.8 #25 | 15.7 #34 | |
7.7 #119 | 6.6 #52 | 14.4 #90 | 5.9 #77 | 7.7 #93 | 13.6 #87 |
ULM scoring against the UL defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.7 #114 | 5.3 #124 | 9.0 #123 | 4.5 #103 | 7.3 #61 | 11.8 #94 | |
3.4 #17 | 8.6 #89 | 12.0 #59 | 6.4 #88 | 4.4 #15 | 10.7 #39 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
47° · 5 mph
gusts 13 mph · at kickoff
Rest
UL7d
ULM7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 122 plays
slowavg 134fast
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