Sat, Nov 4, 2023, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 10 · at East Carolina · Conference game
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7-1 · Power #55
13
▲ winner
Final
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1-7 · Power #110
10
final
Closing spread
TULN -17
✓ ECU W
Total
44.5
▼ Under · 23 pts
Model before kickoff
TULN 30–14 ECU
✓ TULN (87%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseTULN -17
Total44.5
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Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseTULN -17
Total44.5
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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 17-point road favorite at ECU, the favorite won 9, covered 5, and 3 went over the total.

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This game: TULN won 13–10; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 23 points stayed under 44.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 87%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 49%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 15.8 against an average line of 16.6; 43.2 points a game (usually 55.1). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
WASH @ ARIZ
2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & total
-17.2521–16 L U45.5
Very close
UAB @ USM
2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & rest
-1734–0 W U43.25
Very close
BOIS @ WYO
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar total & situation
-14.520–17 L U44.5
Very close
BOIS @ UTEP
2022 · Week 4 · very close · similar total & spread
-16.2510–27 L U44.5
Very close
NCST @ SYR
2020 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & rest
-1736–29 L O50.5
Very close
CIN @ TEM
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & season form
-1723–3 W U49
Very close
USU @ UNM
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & situation
-1735–10 W U48
Very close
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & spread
-17.513–6 L U48
Close
PSU @ RUTG
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar total & rest
-18.555–10 W O45
Close
TROY @ ARST
2022 · Week 13 · close · similar total & situation
-13.548–19 W O44
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Tulane ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Hit
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.

East Carolina home ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Both teams trending Under (11-4 combined)
Their games this season have mostly stayed under the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 48-54 (47%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
TULN+6.3 →+3.8▼ 2.5#43
ECU−10.0 →−9.2▲ 0.8#109
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

TULN
Longer bar = better
ECU
#50
Offense
◀ TULN better
#132
#52
Defense
Even
#57
+0.3 #50
Turnovers
Even
+0.1 #57
65 plays #85
Pace
ECU faster ▶
69 plays #53
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TULN has the ball
Even matchup
TULN offECU defEdge
Points / game 30.6 #52 26.3 #74 TULN
Yards / play 6.22 #45 5.54 #66 TULN
PPA / play +0.13 #67 +0.12 #79 Even
Success rate 46% #35 34% #9 ECU
When ECU has the ball
Advantage: TULN defense
ECU offTULN defEdge
Points / game 18.6 #124 20.5 #33 TULN
Yards / play 4.20 #134 5.21 #41 TULN
PPA / play −0.11 #136 +0.07 #52 TULN
Success rate 33% #134 43% #82 TULN

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
TULN scoring against the ECU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TULN scored
9.0
#14
9.4
#45
18.4
#23
6.9
#53
5.4
#102
12.3
#82
ECU allowed
6.4
#90
7.0
#62
13.4
#75
5.5
#64
7.4
#87
12.9
#77
ECU scoring against the TULN defense
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ECU scored
5.0
#89
6.6
#98
11.6
#99
2.1
#130
4.9
#112
7.0
#129
TULN allowed
2.1
#5
6.4
#46
8.5
#15
7.4
#108
4.6
#29
12.0
#61

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ECU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
70° · 6 mph
gusts 14 mph · at kickoff
Rest
TULN7d
ECU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 134 plays
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