Sat, Nov 8, 2025, 5:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Louisiana · Conference game
Closing spread
TXST -3.5
✓ UL W
Total
63.5
▲ Over · 81 pts
Model before kickoff
TXST 32–28 UL
✗ TXST (61%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTXST -2.5
CloseTXST -3.5
Total64.5 → 63.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenTXST -2.5
1 → TXST
CloseTXST -3.5
1 pt toward Texas State
Total
Open64.5
▼ 1
Close63.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TXST -2.5 · closed TXST -3.5 · moved 1 toward TXSTmodel TXST -6
model TXST -6
Opened 64.5 · closed 63.5 · moved 1 downmodel 60.5
model 60.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 2.5–4.5 since 2023: won 59%, covered 49% (201 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3The team the line moved toward covered 46% (100 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTXST -2.5
CloseTXST -3.5
Total64.5 → 63.5
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
TXST as a 3.5-point road favorite at UL, the favorite won 4, covered 4, and 7 went over the total.
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This game: UL won 42–39 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 81 points went over 63.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 59%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
7 of 1070%
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 0.3 against an average line of 4; 66.3 points a game (usually 53). Of the 5 overs, 2 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 | 2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-2.5 | 17–24 | L | U65.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-3.25 | 31–77 | L | O59.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar season form & team ratings |
-6 | 35–28 | W | O59 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar season form & spread |
-3.25 | 38–44 | L | O58.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-2.75 | 40–6 | W | U55.75 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & total |
-2.5 | 24–40 | L | O63.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar total & situation |
-5 | 45–10 | W | U63.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-5.5 | 40–32 | W | O58.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar season form & situation |
-7.5 | 30–31 | L | O60 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & spread |
-1.5 | 33–38 | L | O56.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Louisiana 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.
Texas State ATS struggles (2-6)
Texas State have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Texas State away ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Texas State 1-4 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 158 earlier overs in games with totals 59.5–67.5, 25% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 3-7 30% | 6-4 60% | |
| 3-7 30% | 4-6 40% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
TXST 0–13 UL
UL leads · 13 games since 2013 · UL has won the last 13 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29 2024 | Louisiana 23 @ Texas State 17 | TXST -3.5 | UL W |
| Oct 7 2023 | Texas State 30 @ Louisiana 34 | UL -1 | UL 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
TXST+1.6 →−3.4▼ 5.0#77
UL−2.6 →−10.9▼ 8.3#110
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10
Longer bar = better
#38
Offense
◀ TXST better#98
#116
Defense
UL better ▶#100
−0.9 #126
Turnovers
UL better ▶−0.1 #82
73 plays #15
Pace
◀ TXST faster63 plays #120
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| TXST off | UL def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 34.1 #32 | 29.3 #102 | TXST |
| Yards / play | 6.45 #29 | 5.72 #86 | TXST |
| PPA / play | +0.22 #28 | +0.13 #91 | TXST |
| Success rate | 44% #64 | 46% #122 | TXST |
| UL off | TXST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 24.3 #91 | 33.9 #126 | UL |
| Yards / play | 5.47 #90 | 5.99 #106 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.06 #102 | +0.21 #121 | Even |
| Success rate | 40% #110 | 45% #109 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
TXST scoring against the UL defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.5 #21 | 10.5 #36 | 19.0 #24 | 5.5 #79 | 8.4 #37 | 13.9 #56 | |
4.2 #46 | 11.9 #133 | 16.1 #107 | 6.1 #90 | 6.0 #54 | 12.1 #75 |
UL scoring against the TXST defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.9 #95 | 9.4 #55 | 14.3 #74 | 3.2 #126 | 5.3 #99 | 8.6 #125 | |
5.5 #69 | 9.8 #110 | 15.3 #98 | 7.8 #117 | 8.4 #115 | 16.1 #127 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
80° · 7 mph
gusts 16 mph · at kickoff
Rest
TXST11d
UL7d
TXST +4 days
Tempo
Average 136 plays
slowavg 134fast
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