Fri, Oct 13, 2023, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Memphis · Conference game
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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Market
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Spread
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CloseTULN -4.5
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
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Close54.5
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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-3 | 33–7 | W | U51 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar total & situation |
-3 | 40–43 | L | O55 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-3 | 34–42 | L | O57.75 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar total & situation |
-3 | 17–0 | W | U53.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & season form |
-2.5 | 44–38 | W | O53.25 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-4.25 | 13–41 | L | U57.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 8 · close · similar total & season form |
-3 | 70–56 | W | O53.75 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar total & spread |
-6 | 13–20 | L | U54.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & total |
-2 | 28–19 | W | U51.5 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 8 · close · similar season form & situation |
-2.5 | 24–20 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 17 in the 4th quarter and got 14. 49% of games with totals 50.5–58.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-1 80% | 2-3 40% | 0-4 0% | |
| 4-1 80% | 1-3-1 25% | 4-1 80% |
Recent meetings
The series
TULN 17–25 MEM (1 tied)
MEM leads · 43 games since 1954 · TULN has won the last 2 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
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
Longer bar = better
#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
| TULN off | MEM def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| MEM off | TULN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.6 #19 | 8.2 #77 | 17.8 #40 | 8.2 #36 | 3.8 #121 | 12.0 #89 | |
6.2 #95 | 5.4 #31 | 11.6 #62 | 2.8 #16 | 7.0 #80 | 9.8 #39 |
MEM scoring against the TULN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.0 #67 | 12.0 #18 | 18.0 #39 | 9.8 #17 | 8.8 #30 | 18.6 #14 | |
2.0 #11 | 7.4 #76 | 9.4 #34 | 3.4 #29 | 4.6 #34 | 8.0 #20 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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