Fri, Oct 13, 2023, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Memphis · Conference game
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4-1 · Power #55
31
▲ winner
Final
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4-1 · Power #50
21
final
Closing spread
TULN -4.5
✓ TULN W
Total
54.5
▼ Under · 52 pts
Model before kickoff
TULN 27–24 MEM
✓ TULN (59%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
Opennot available
CloseTULN -4.5
Total54.5
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Line context
Road favorites of 2.5–6.5 since 2023: won 59%, covered 41% (41 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
Opennot available
CloseTULN -4.5
Total54.5
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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 4.5-point road favorite at MEM, the favorite won 6, covered 6, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: TULN won 31–21; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 52 points stayed under 54.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 61%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 47%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 3 against an average line of 3.2; 60.2 points a game (usually 54.2). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
NCST @ BC
2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar situation & rest
-333–7 W U51
Very close
BAY @ WVU
2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar total & situation
-340–43 L O55
Very close
UTAH @ ORST
2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & spread
-334–42 L O57.75
Very close
FRES @ WYO
2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar total & situation
-317–0 W U53.5
Very close
UTSA @ UAB
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & season form
-2.544–38 W O53.25
Very close
APP @ UL
2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & situation
-4.2513–41 L U57.5
Close
WAKE @ ARMY
2021 · Week 8 · close · similar total & season form
-370–56 W O53.75
Close
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar total & spread
-613–20 L U54.5
Close
BSU @ CSU
2021 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & total
-228–19 W U51.5
Close
UL @ UAB
2020 · Week 8 · close · similar season form & situation
-2.524–20 W U50.5
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 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight Tulane ATS trend Hit
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.

Memphis ATS struggles (1-3-1)
Memphis have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (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 →+3.1▼ 3.2#43
MEM+6.5 →+2.6▼ 3.9#47
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6

TULN
Longer bar = better
MEM
#69
Offense
MEM better ▶
#41
#38
Defense
Even
#48
+0.2 #57
Turnovers
Even
+0.2 #56
63 plays #108
Pace
MEM faster ▶
71 plays #28
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TULN has the ball
Advantage: MEM defense
TULN offMEM defEdge
Points / game 29.8 #69 21.4 #43 MEM
Yards / play 6.22 #45 5.67 #80 TULN
PPA / play +0.08 #91 −0.03 #21 MEM
Success rate 42% #69 39% #47 MEM
When MEM has the ball
Even matchup
MEM offTULN defEdge
Points / game 36.6 #18 17.4 #22 Even
Yards / play 6.17 #50 4.91 #27 TULN
PPA / play +0.18 #50 +0.03 #44 Even
Success rate 44% #47 39% #57 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
TULN scoring against the MEM defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TULN scored
9.6
#19
8.2
#77
17.8
#40
8.2
#36
3.8
#121
12.0
#89
MEM allowed
6.2
#95
5.4
#31
11.6
#62
2.8
#16
7.0
#80
9.8
#39
MEM scoring against the TULN defense
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MEM scored
6.0
#67
12.0
#18
18.0
#39
9.8
#17
8.8
#30
18.6
#14
TULN allowed
2.0
#11
7.4
#76
9.4
#34
3.4
#29
4.6
#34
8.0
#20

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
MEM +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
77° · 8 mph
gusts 20 mph · at kickoff
Rest
TULN13d bye
MEM13d bye
Even
Tempo
Average 134 plays
slowavg 134fast

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