Sat, Oct 7, 2023, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at UL Monroe · Conference game
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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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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-10.5 | 32–23 | L | O47 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-8.5 | 37–30 | L | O62 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-9.5 | 49–46 | L | O52 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar season form & spread |
-8.5 | 14–20 | L | U50.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-11 | 31–34 | L | O58.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-11.5 | 38–10 | W | O45.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-9 | 31–3 | W | U52 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 15 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-9.5 | 31–45 | L | O43.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-11 | 49–21 | W | O66 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-12.75 | 34–37 | 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%)
Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-3 40% | 1-4 20% | 2-2 50% | |
| 2-2 50% | 2-2 50% | 1-2 33% |
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
Longer bar = better
#70
Offense
◀ USA better#92
#70
Defense
◀ USA better#99
0.0 #81
Turnovers
ULM better ▶+1.8 #3
64 plays #94
Pace
◀ USA faster60 plays #125
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| USA off | ULM def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| ULM off | USA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.8 #87 | 7.4 #87 | 12.2 #95 | 5.4 #86 | 10.0 #16 | 15.4 #44 | |
6.0 #87 | 10.3 #110 | 16.3 #104 | 4.3 #47 | 8.3 #102 | 12.5 #74 |
ULM scoring against the USA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.3 #79 | 8.5 #72 | 13.8 #76 | 3.0 #124 | 4.3 #112 | 7.3 #127 | |
4.8 #66 | 8.8 #95 | 13.6 #81 | 2.8 #18 | 8.8 #111 | 11.6 #66 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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