Sat, Oct 17, 2026, 8:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at UL Monroe · Conference game
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3-2 · Power #83
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0-5 · Power #137
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Closing spread
LT -13.5
✓ LT W
Total
55.5
▼ Under · 24 pts
Model before kickoff
LT 34–20 ULM
✓ LT (84%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenLT -14.5
CloseLT -13.5
Total52.5 → 55.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward UL Monroe
Total
Up 3 since the open
Line movement
Pre-kickoff prices from ESPN · tap a dot
Opened LT -14.5 · closed LT -13.5 · moved 1 toward ULMmodel LT -16
Opened 52.5 · closed 55.5 · moved 3 upmodel 54.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 12.5–14.5 since 2023: won 80%, covered 45% (98 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 49% (393 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenLT -14.5
CloseLT -13.5
Total52.5 → 55.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

Prices

DraftKings · prices at kickoff
BookSpreadTotalMoneyline
LTULMOverUnderLTULM
DraftKingsDK-13.5-112+13.5-10855.5-11255.5-108-575+425

Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like LT as a 13.5-point road favorite at ULM, the favorite won 9, covered 4, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: LT won 24–0; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 24 points stayed under 55.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 82%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 51%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 13.2 against an average line of 14.3; 46.2 points a game (usually 53). Of the 4 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2025 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & situation
-1414–20 L U52.5
Very close
2024 · Week 11 · very close · similar season form & team ratings
-1841–28 L O53.5
Close
2026 · Week 4 · close · similar spread
-11.533–7 W U56.5
Close
2026 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & total
-11.516–14 L U56.5
Close
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & spread
-13.537–3 W U53.5
Close
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & spread
-14.523–3 W U49.5
Close
2025 · Week 9 · close · similar situation
-1228–21 L U60.5
Close
2025 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & team ratings
-16.528–21 L O47.5
Close
2025 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & season form
-14.539–17 W O47.5
Close
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar season form & rest
-16.538–31 L O63.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2023 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 5 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Louisiana Tech ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Moderate Over trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger total leans went 21-19 (53%) in our 2024–26 backtest.

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 Tech ATS trend (4-1)
Louisiana Tech have covered 80% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
UL Monroe ATS struggles (1-4)
UL Monroe have covered only 20% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
UL Monroe 1-3 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Both teams trending Over (9-1 combined)
Their games this season have mostly gone over the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 66-66 (50%)
Total moved up 3
52.5 → 55.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
LT−8.8 →−5.4▲ 3.4#87
ULM−17.2 →−22.1▼ 4.9#136
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6

LT
Longer bar = better
ULM
#60
Offense
◀ LT better
#101
#78
Defense
◀ LT better
#136
+0.8 #18
Turnovers
◀ LT better
−0.6 #114
65 plays #80
Pace
ULM faster ▶
67 plays #62
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When LT has the ball
Advantage: LT offense
LT offULM defEdge
Points / game 35.2 #36 44.6 #138 LT
Yards / play 6.19 #53 7.19 #135 LT
PPA / play +0.15 #69 +0.31 #135 LT
Success rate 42% #80 51% #135 LT
When ULM has the ball
Advantage: LT defense
ULM offLT defEdge
Points / game 24.0 #97 29.4 #113 Even
Yards / play 5.43 #106 5.57 #79 LT
PPA / play −0.02 #125 +0.10 #74 LT
Success rate 43% #76 38% #44 LT

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
LT scoring against the ULM defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
LT scored
7.0
#50
13.8
#11
20.8
#24
5.6
#85
8.8
#34
14.4
#51
ULM allowed
11.2
#137
17.0
#138
28.2
#137
7.6
#116
8.8
#121
16.4
#127
ULM scoring against the LT defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ULM scored
4.2
#99
8.6
#77
12.8
#94
6.8
#51
4.4
#121
11.2
#93
LT allowed
5.4
#85
4.6
#25
10.0
#45
9.0
#130
10.4
#135
19.4
#136

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ULM +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
62° · 6 mph
gusts 14 mph · at kickoff
Rest
LT7d
ULM14d bye
ULM +7 days
Tempo
Average 132 plays
slowavg 133fast