Sat, Nov 8, 2025, 5:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Louisiana · Conference game
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3-5 · Power #71
39
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Final
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3-6 · Power #114
42
▲ winner
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Texas State
Total
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
Opened 64.5 · closed 63.5 · moved 1 downmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
NIU @ OHIO
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & season form
-2.517–24 L U65.5
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & spread
-3.2531–77 L O59.5
Very close
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar season form & team ratings
-635–28 W O59
Very close
NIU @ BALL
2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar season form & spread
-3.2538–44 L O58.5
Very close
KENT @ BGSU
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & spread
-2.7540–6 W U55.75
Very close
MTSU @ LT
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & total
-2.524–40 L O63.5
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar total & situation
-545–10 W U63.5
Very close
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar situation & spread
-5.540–32 W O58.5
Very close
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar season form & situation
-7.530–31 L O60
Close
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & spread
-1.533–38 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%)
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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
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

TXST
Longer bar = better
UL
#38
Offense
◀ TXST better
#98
#116
Defense
UL better ▶
#100
−0.9 #126
Turnovers
UL better ▶
−0.1 #82
73 plays #15
Pace
◀ TXST faster
63 plays #120
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TXST has the ball
Advantage: TXST offense
TXST offUL defEdge
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
When UL has the ball
Even matchup
UL offTXST defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TXST scored
8.5
#21
10.5
#36
19.0
#24
5.5
#79
8.4
#37
13.9
#56
UL allowed
4.2
#46
11.9
#133
16.1
#107
6.1
#90
6.0
#54
12.1
#75
UL scoring against the TXST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UL scored
4.9
#95
9.4
#55
14.3
#74
3.2
#126
5.3
#99
8.6
#125
TXST allowed
5.5
#69
9.8
#110
15.3
#98
7.8
#117
8.4
#115
16.1
#127

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
UL +2.5
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