Sat, Nov 9, 2024, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at UL Monroe · Conference game
Weather at kickoff74°F10 mphgusts 18Wet0.0 mmWet Over 45% of 309 games since 2023Weather watch ›
4-4 · Power #54
38
▲ winner
Final
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5-3 · Power #115
17
final
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2 pts toward Texas State
Total
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
Opened 48.5 · closed 49.5 · moved 1 upmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
APP @ TROY
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & total
-1045–7 W O51.5
Very close
JMU @ ODU
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & total
-7.537–3 W U48
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & spread
-9.520–10 W U45
Very close
TOL @ BGSU
2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & season form
-10.549–17 W O50
Very close
UAB @ RICE
2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & situation
-10.524–28 L O51
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & total
-1045–20 W O50.25
Close
SYR @ BC
2022 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & total
-10.532–23 L O47
Close
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & season form
-1029–28 L O54.5
Close
DUKE @ BC
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & rest
-1238–31 L O47.25
Close
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar season form & spread
-11.531–10 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%)
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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−3.2 →+2.1▲ 5.3#61
ULM−17.3 →−9.8▲ 7.5#107
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TXST
Longer bar = better
ULM
#34
Offense
◀ TXST better
#109
#45
Defense
◀ TXST better
#74
−0.6 #112
Turnovers
ULM better ▶
+0.3 #54
72 plays #15
Pace
◀ TXST faster
58 plays #134
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TXST has the ball
Advantage: TXST offense
TXST offULM defEdge
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
When ULM has the ball
Advantage: TXST defense
ULM offTXST defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TXST scored
11.5
#3
8.1
#71
19.6
#18
7.9
#35
5.0
#118
12.9
#72
ULM allowed
6.8
#104
4.8
#16
11.5
#59
5.5
#62
7.3
#89
12.8
#79
ULM scoring against the TXST defense
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ULM scored
4.3
#101
7.3
#94
11.5
#103
2.8
#126
7.9
#49
10.6
#107
TXST allowed
3.4
#26
8.1
#76
11.5
#59
5.9
#76
5.3
#44
11.1
#53

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ULM +2.5
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