Sat, Nov 9, 2024, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at UL Monroe · Conference game
Closing spread
TXST -9.5
✓ TXST W
Total
49.5
▲ Over · 55 pts
Model before kickoff
TXST 30–20 ULM
✓ TXST (76%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTXST -7.5
CloseTXST -9.5
Total48.5 → 49.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenTXST -7.5
2 → TXST
CloseTXST -9.5
2 pts toward Texas State
Total
Open48.5
▲ 1
Close49.5
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TXST -7.5 · closed TXST -9.5 · moved 2 toward TXSTmodel TXST -10.5
model TXST -10.5
Opened 48.5 · closed 49.5 · moved 1 upmodel 50.5
model 50.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 8.5–10.5 since 2023: won 76%, covered 50% (49 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 47% (87 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTXST -7.5
CloseTXST -9.5
Total48.5 → 49.5
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 9.5-point road favorite at ULM, the favorite won 9, covered 6, and 7 went over the total.
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This game: TXST won 38–17; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 55 points went over 49.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 73%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
7 of 1070%
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 17.3 against an average line of 10.2; 52.7 points a game (usually 54.8). Of the 2 overs, 0 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 | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & total |
-10 | 45–7 | W | O51.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & total |
-7.5 | 37–3 | W | U48 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-9.5 | 20–10 | W | U45 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & season form |
-10.5 | 49–17 | W | O50 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-10.5 | 24–28 | L | O51 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & total |
-10 | 45–20 | W | O50.25 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & total |
-10.5 | 32–23 | L | O47 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & season form |
-10 | 29–28 | L | O54.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & rest |
-12 | 38–31 | L | O47.25 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar season form & spread |
-11.5 | 31–10 | W | U49 |
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 3 trends and market moves 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.
UL Monroe ATS trend (6-2)
UL Monroe have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
UL Monroe 4-0 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Market moved toward Texas State
2 pts (TXST -7.5 → TXST -9.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 315 earlier overs in games with totals 45.5–53.5, 36% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 5-4 56% | 5-4 56% | |
| 5-5 50% | 7-3 70% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
TXST 8–6 ULM
TXST leads · 14 games since 2000 · TXST has won the last 3 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14 2023 | UL Monroe 20 @ Texas State 21 | TXST -19.5 | ULM 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−3.2 →+2.1▲ 5.3#61
ULM−17.3 →−9.8▲ 7.5#107
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10
Longer bar = better
#34
Offense
◀ TXST better#109
#45
Defense
◀ TXST better#74
−0.6 #112
Turnovers
ULM better ▶+0.3 #54
72 plays #15
Pace
◀ TXST faster58 plays #134
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| TXST off | ULM def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 32.5 #38 | 24.3 #67 | TXST |
| Yards / play | 6.23 #45 | 5.41 #60 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.20 #38 | +0.07 #50 | Even |
| Success rate | 48% #16 | 46% #119 | TXST |
| ULM off | TXST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 22.1 #112 | 22.6 #54 | TXST |
| Yards / play | 5.28 #108 | 5.08 #37 | TXST |
| PPA / play | +0.11 #86 | +0.08 #55 | TXST |
| Success rate | 36% #128 | 39% #35 | TXST |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
TXST scoring against the ULM defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11.5 #3 | 8.1 #71 | 19.6 #18 | 7.9 #35 | 5.0 #118 | 12.9 #72 | |
6.8 #104 | 4.8 #16 | 11.5 #59 | 5.5 #62 | 7.3 #89 | 12.8 #79 |
ULM scoring against the TXST defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.3 #101 | 7.3 #94 | 11.5 #103 | 2.8 #126 | 7.9 #49 | 10.6 #107 | |
3.4 #26 | 8.1 #76 | 11.5 #59 | 5.9 #76 | 5.3 #44 | 11.1 #53 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
74° · 10 mph
gusts 18 mph · 0.008 in rain · wind lowers scoring
Rest
TXST11d
ULM7d
TXST +4 days
Tempo
Average 130 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
TXST backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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