Thu, Oct 31, 2024, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 10 · at Charlotte · Conference game
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6-2 · Power #40
34
▲ winner
Final
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3-5 · Power #119
3
final
Closing spread
TULN -14.5
✓ TULN W
Total
54.5
▼ Under · 37 pts
Model before kickoff
TULN 34–19 CLT
✓ TULN (86%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTULN -16
CloseTULN -14.5
Total55.5 → 54.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1.5 pts toward Charlotte
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TULN -16 · closed TULN -14.5 · moved 1.5 toward CLTmodel TULN -16
Opened 55.5 · closed 54.5 · moved 1 downmodel 53.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 12.5–16.5 since 2023: won 85%, covered 52% (52 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 52% (82 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTULN -16
CloseTULN -14.5
Total55.5 → 54.5
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 14.5-point road favorite at CLT, the favorite won 9, covered 4, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: TULN won 34–3; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 37 points stayed under 54.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 83%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 48%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 13.4 against an average line of 13.4; 64.4 points a game (usually 54.2). Of the 2 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
HOU @ USF
2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & team ratings
-13.554–42 L O53
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & season form
-12.559–23 W O49.25
Very close
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar team ratings & situation
-1742–7 W U52
Very close
SMU @ NAVY
2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & total
-13.531–24 L U56.5
Very close
CCU @ USA
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest
-1527–21 L U55
Close
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & total
-1044–38 L O51.5
Close
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar total & situation
-1032–17 W U54.5
Close
MRSH @ CLT
2021 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & spread
-14.549–28 W O62
Close
FLA @ VAN
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & spread
-1424–31 L U58
Close
2023 · Week 3 · close · similar team ratings & spread
-13.7527–24 L U60.5
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.
Slight Over trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Tulane ATS trend (6-2)
Tulane have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Tulane 3-1 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Tulane 5-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Market moved toward Charlotte
1.5 pts (TULN -16 → TULN -14.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Both teams trending Over (10-4 combined)
Their games this season have mostly gone over the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 66-66 (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
TULN+1.3 →+7.4▲ 6.1#34
CLT−9.5 →−10.4▼ 0.9#111
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

TULN
Longer bar = better
CLT
#28
Offense
◀ TULN better
#107
#43
Defense
◀ TULN better
#116
+1.5 #3
Turnovers
◀ TULN better
−0.8 #114
65 plays #85
Pace
Even
64 plays #98
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TULN has the ball
Advantage: TULN offense
TULN offCLT defEdge
Points / game 40.5 #8 34.3 #120 TULN
Yards / play 6.55 #26 6.23 #117 TULN
PPA / play +0.27 #16 +0.22 #118 TULN
Success rate 44% #60 44% #107 TULN
When CLT has the ball
Advantage: TULN defense
CLT offTULN defEdge
Points / game 23.6 #101 22.3 #54 TULN
Yards / play 5.41 #96 5.36 #55 TULN
PPA / play +0.03 #114 0.00 #20 TULN
Success rate 38% #116 39% #42 TULN

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
TULN scoring against the CLT defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TULN scored
9.0
#20
12.6
#6
21.6
#13
9.5
#17
9.4
#18
18.9
#9
CLT allowed
7.1
#111
10.8
#119
17.9
#119
8.5
#122
7.9
#101
16.4
#118
CLT scoring against the TULN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CLT scored
3.0
#120
6.8
#101
9.8
#114
4.3
#103
9.6
#14
13.9
#60
TULN allowed
3.3
#23
6.9
#58
10.1
#37
4.9
#50
7.3
#91
12.1
#69

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
CLT +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
67° · 6 mph
gusts 12 mph · at kickoff
Rest
TULN5d short
CLT5d short
Even
Tempo
Average 129 plays
slowavg 133fast

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