Thu, Nov 28, 2024, 7:30 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Tulane · Conference game
Closing spread
TULN -12.5
✓ MEM W
Total
54.5
▲ Over · 58 pts
Model before kickoff
MEM 20–33 TULN
✗ TULN (82%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTULN -13.5
CloseTULN -12.5
Total56.5 → 54.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenTULN -13.5
1 → MEM
CloseTULN -12.5
1 pt toward Memphis
Total
Open56.5
▼ 2
Close54.5
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TULN -13.5 · closed TULN -12.5 · moved 1 toward MEMmodel TULN -13.5
model TULN -13.5
Opened 56.5 · closed 54.5 · moved 2 downmodel 53.5
model 53.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 11.5–13.5 since 2023: won 76%, covered 47% (63 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 52% (126 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTULN -13.5
CloseTULN -12.5
Total56.5 → 54.5
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
TULN as a 12.5-point home favorite against MEM, the favorite won 7, covered 5, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: MEM won 34–24 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 58 points went over 54.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 79%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
6 of 1060%
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 10.5 against an average line of 11.3; 58.9 points a game (usually 54.4). Of the 2 overs, 1 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 | 2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & situation |
-13.5 | 31–24 | L | U56.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & situation |
-13.5 | 22–23 | L | U55.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & team ratings |
-12.5 | 21–48 | L | O60.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar total & spread |
-10.5 | 42–16 | W | O54 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & spread |
-10.75 | 23–26 | L | U56.25 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 14 · close · similar total & situation |
-10.5 | 35–20 | W | O52.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & spread |
-11 | 63–17 | W | O54 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar total & team ratings |
-8.5 | 38–35 | L | O53 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 3 · close · similar spread & total |
-13 | 41–20 | W | O57 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & team ratings |
-9.5 | 31–13 | W | U59.25 |
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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Tulane ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 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.
Tulane ATS trend (9-2)
Tulane have covered 82% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Tulane 4-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Tulane 8-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Total moved down 2
56.5 → 54.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 340 earlier overs in games with totals 50.5–58.5, 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% | 4-6 40% | 5-5 50% | |
| 8-2 80% | 8-2 80% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
MEM 25–17 TULN (1 tied)
MEM leads · 43 games since 1954 · TULN has won the last 2 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13 2023 | Tulane 31 @ Memphis 21 | TULN -4.5 | TULN 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
MEM+2.0 →+1.3▼ 0.7#65
TULN+1.3 →+11.3▲ 10.0#22
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13
Longer bar = better
#37
Offense
TULN better ▶#15
#52
Defense
TULN better ▶#15
+1.2 #5
Turnovers
Even+1.2 #6
72 plays #12
Pace
◀ MEM faster67 plays #73
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| MEM off | TULN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 35.3 #20 | 17.0 #10 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.11 #46 | 4.95 #27 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.21 #27 | −0.05 #8 | Even |
| Success rate | 44% #53 | 36% #14 | TULN |
| TULN off | MEM def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 40.5 #4 | 22.6 #46 | TULN |
| Yards / play | 6.51 #20 | 5.59 #69 | TULN |
| PPA / play | +0.31 #9 | +0.09 #64 | TULN |
| Success rate | 47% #26 | 38% #29 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
MEM scoring against the TULN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.3 #38 | 11.3 #21 | 18.5 #25 | 6.5 #55 | 10.3 #10 | 16.7 #22 | |
2.4 #9 | 5.3 #18 | 7.6 #7 | 3.5 #18 | 5.8 #52 | 9.4 #24 |
TULN scoring against the MEM defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.1 #22 | 12.4 #9 | 20.5 #13 | 9.7 #12 | 10.3 #10 | 20.0 #2 | |
5.0 #64 | 5.6 #21 | 10.6 #35 | 3.9 #27 | 8.1 #102 | 12.0 #63 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
59° · 12 mph
gusts 25 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
MEM12d
TULN12d
Even
Tempo
Average 139 plays
slowavg 134fast
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