Sat, Nov 9, 2024, 4:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Tulane · Conference game
Weather at kickoff81°F15 mphgusts 28DryWindy Over 48% of 274 games since 2023Weather watch ›
2-6 · Power #127
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7-2 · Power #40
52
▲ winner
Closing spread
TULN -25.5
✓ TULN W
Total
50.5
▲ Over · 58 pts
Model before kickoff
TEM 11–37 TULN
✓ TULN (97%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTULN -27
CloseTULN -25.5
Total49.5 → 50.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1.5 pts toward Temple
Total
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TULN -27 · closed TULN -25.5 · moved 1.5 toward TEMmodel TULN -31.5
Opened 49.5 · closed 50.5 · moved 1 upmodel 48
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 24.5–26.5 since 2023: won 95%, covered 43% (40 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 53% (94 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTULN -27
CloseTULN -25.5
Total49.5 → 50.5
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 25.5-point home favorite against TEM, the favorite won 9, covered 5, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: TULN won 52–6; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 58 points went over 50.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 92%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 52%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 24.1 against an average line of 24.6; 49.7 points a game (usually 54.7). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
UCF vs TEM
2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & rest
-23.570–13 W O46.5
Close
APP vs GASO
2021 · Week 13 · close · similar team ratings & spread
-24.527–3 L U55
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar team ratings & spread
-2432–15 L U54
Close
BSU vs UNM
2021 · Week 12 · close · similar total & situation
-27.537–0 W U48
Close
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & season form
-2544–6 W O47.5
Close
FRES vs UNM
2021 · Week 11 · close · similar total & spread
-2434–7 W U51
Close
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar season form
-24.527–9 L U51.5
Close
LIB vs NMSU
2022 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & total
-2414–49 L O50.5
Close
MICH vs NIU
2021 · Week 3 · close · similar total
-27.563–10 W O55
Close
UL vs ULM
2021 · Week 13 · close · similar season form
-21.521–16 L U55.25
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 5 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Tulane ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (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.

Temple away ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Tulane ATS trend (7-2)
Tulane have covered 78% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Tulane 3-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Tulane 6-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Market moved toward Temple
1.5 pts (TULN -27 → TULN -25.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
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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
TEM−13.8 →−17.2▼ 3.4#123
TULN+1.3 →+8.8▲ 7.5#27
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10

TEM
Longer bar = better
TULN
#125
Offense
TULN better ▶
#27
#100
Defense
TULN better ▶
#32
−1.4 #135
Turnovers
TULN better ▶
+1.4 #3
66 plays #79
Pace
Even
66 plays #78
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TEM has the ball
Advantage: TULN defense
TEM offTULN defEdge
Points / game 20.9 #120 20.1 #27 TULN
Yards / play 4.84 #128 5.28 #48 TULN
PPA / play +0.01 #119 −0.02 #14 TULN
Success rate 35% #133 39% #37 TULN
When TULN has the ball
Advantage: TULN offense
TULN offTEM defEdge
Points / game 39.8 #8 35.4 #125 TULN
Yards / play 6.42 #32 5.87 #92 TULN
PPA / play +0.27 #13 +0.17 #104 TULN
Success rate 45% #56 42% #78 TULN

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
TEM scoring against the TULN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TEM scored
2.5
#129
6.9
#97
9.4
#120
4.5
#101
7.0
#69
11.5
#96
TULN allowed
2.9
#16
6.4
#43
9.3
#23
4.3
#37
6.4
#74
10.8
#44
TULN scoring against the TEM defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TULN scored
8.3
#28
12.0
#9
20.3
#13
9.6
#13
9.9
#11
19.4
#6
TEM allowed
7.9
#116
10.8
#120
18.6
#124
10.6
#134
6.1
#66
16.8
#121

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
TULN +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
81° · 15 mph
gusts 28 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
TEM14d bye
TULN9d
TEM +5 days
Tempo
Average 133 plays
slowavg 134fast

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