Thu, Nov 28, 2024, 7:30 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Tulane · Conference game
Weather at kickoff59°F12 mphgusts 25DryWindy Over 48% of 274 games since 2023Weather watch ›
9-2 · Power #56
34
▲ winner
Final
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9-2 · Power #40
24
final
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Memphis
Total
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
Opened 56.5 · closed 54.5 · moved 2 downmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
HOU vs ECU
2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & situation
-13.531–24 L U56.5
Very close
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & situation
-13.522–23 L U55.5
Very close
2024 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & team ratings
-12.521–48 L O60.5
Close
UTAH vs ORST
2022 · Week 5 · close · similar total & spread
-10.542–16 W O54
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & spread
-10.7523–26 L U56.25
Close
CIN vs HOU
2021 · Week 14 · close · similar total & situation
-10.535–20 W O52.5
Close
OKST vs TCU
2021 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & spread
-1163–17 W O54
Close
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar total & team ratings
-8.538–35 L O53
Close
TEX vs UTSA
2022 · Week 3 · close · similar spread & total
-1341–20 W O57
Close
HOU vs MEM
2021 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & team ratings
-9.531–13 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%)
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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
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

MEM
Longer bar = better
TULN
#37
Offense
TULN better ▶
#15
#52
Defense
TULN better ▶
#15
+1.2 #5
Turnovers
Even
+1.2 #6
72 plays #12
Pace
◀ MEM faster
67 plays #73
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When MEM has the ball
Advantage: TULN defense
MEM offTULN defEdge
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
When TULN has the ball
Advantage: TULN offense
TULN offMEM defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MEM scored
7.3
#38
11.3
#21
18.5
#25
6.5
#55
10.3
#10
16.7
#22
TULN allowed
2.4
#9
5.3
#18
7.6
#7
3.5
#18
5.8
#52
9.4
#24
TULN scoring against the MEM defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TULN scored
8.1
#22
12.4
#9
20.5
#13
9.7
#12
10.3
#10
20.0
#2
MEM allowed
5.0
#64
5.6
#21
10.6
#35
3.9
#27
8.1
#102
12.0
#63

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
TULN +2.5
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