Sat, Oct 7, 2023, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at UL Monroe · Conference game
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2-3 · Power #49
55
▲ winner
Final
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2-2 · Power #129
7
final
Closing spread
USA -10
✓ USA W
Total
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Model before kickoff
USA 30–20 ULM
✓ USA (74%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
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Opennot available
CloseUSA -10
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Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
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CloseUSA -10
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Similar games

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

In the 10 games most like USA as a 10-point road favorite at ULM, the favorite won 6, covered 3, and 8 went over the total.

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This game: USA won 55–7; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 75%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 49%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 7.7 against an average line of 10.2; 61.5 points a game (usually 55).

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
SYR @ BC
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread
-10.532–23 L O47
Very close
FRES @ UNLV
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & season form
-8.537–30 L O62
Very close
ECU @ TEM
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread
-9.549–46 L O52
Very close
TOL @ WMU
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar season form & spread
-8.514–20 L U50.5
Very close
MEM @ TEM
2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar situation & rest
-1131–34 L O58.5
Very close
AFA @ UNM
2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & situation
-11.538–10 W O45.5
Very close
USA @ ARST
2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar situation & spread
-931–3 W U52
Very close
FAU @ USM
2020 · Week 15 · very close · similar spread & situation
-9.531–45 L O43.5
Very close
MRSH @ UNT
2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & situation
-1149–21 W O66
Very close
UAB @ LT
2020 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-12.7534–37 L O47
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 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 1 trend and market move 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.

South Alabama ATS struggles (1-4)
South Alabama have covered only 20% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
USA−6.2 →−2.6▲ 3.6#79
ULM+0.7 →−9.6▼ 10.3#110
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5

USA
Longer bar = better
ULM
#70
Offense
◀ USA better
#92
#70
Defense
◀ USA better
#99
0.0 #81
Turnovers
ULM better ▶
+1.8 #3
64 plays #94
Pace
◀ USA faster
60 plays #125
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When USA has the ball
Advantage: USA offense
USA offULM defEdge
Points / game 27.6 #79 28.8 #92 Even
Yards / play 5.92 #60 6.16 #110 USA
PPA / play +0.20 #45 +0.14 #93 USA
Success rate 39% #96 44% #102 Even
When ULM has the ball
Advantage: USA defense
ULM offUSA defEdge
Points / game 21.0 #112 25.2 #73 USA
Yards / play 5.73 #75 5.69 #82 Even
PPA / play +0.09 #83 +0.12 #84 Even
Success rate 39% #99 38% #40 USA

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
USA scoring against the ULM defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
USA scored
4.8
#87
7.4
#87
12.2
#95
5.4
#86
10.0
#16
15.4
#44
ULM allowed
6.0
#87
10.3
#110
16.3
#104
4.3
#47
8.3
#102
12.5
#74
ULM scoring against the USA defense
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ULM scored
5.3
#79
8.5
#72
13.8
#76
3.0
#124
4.3
#112
7.3
#127
USA allowed
4.8
#66
8.8
#95
13.6
#81
2.8
#18
8.8
#111
11.6
#66

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ULM +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
67° · 9 mph
gusts 20 mph · at kickoff
Rest
USA7d
ULM7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 124 plays
slowavg 134fast