Sat, Nov 30, 2024, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at UL Monroe · Conference game
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9-2 · Power #71
37
▲ winner
Final
@
5-6 · Power #115
23
final
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1.5 pts toward UL Monroe
Total
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
Opened 49.5 · closed 50.5 · moved 1 upmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & rest
-1044–38 L O51.5
Very close
ECU @ TEM
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & situation
-9.549–46 L O52
Very close
JMU @ ODU
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation
-7.537–3 W U48
Very close
APP @ TROY
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest
-1045–7 W O51.5
Very close
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & total
-1155–7 W O51
Very close
FRES @ SJSU
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & total
-740–9 W U52.5
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & season form
-1032–17 W U54.5
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest
-5.518–33 L O47.25
Very close
2024 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & season form
-1044–37 L O55.5
Very close
2023 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & spread
-1038–6 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%)
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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−5.1 →+1.7▲ 6.8#64
ULM−17.3 →−11.3▲ 6.0#112
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13

UL
Longer bar = better
ULM
#12
Offense
◀ UL better
#113
#80
Defense
◀ UL better
#95
+1.0 #10
Turnovers
◀ UL better
−0.1 #81
64 plays #99
Pace
◀ UL faster
58 plays #134
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When UL has the ball
Advantage: UL offense
UL offULM defEdge
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
When ULM has the ball
Advantage: UL defense
ULM offUL defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UL scored
5.9
#63
13.8
#1
19.7
#14
6.9
#49
8.8
#25
15.7
#34
ULM allowed
7.7
#119
6.6
#52
14.4
#90
5.9
#77
7.7
#93
13.6
#87
ULM scoring against the UL defense
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ULM scored
3.7
#114
5.3
#124
9.0
#123
4.5
#103
7.3
#61
11.8
#94
UL allowed
3.4
#17
8.6
#89
12.0
#59
6.4
#88
4.4
#15
10.7
#39

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ULM +2.5
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