Sat, Nov 16, 2024, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Navy · Conference game
Weather at kickoff59°F13 mphgusts 29DryWindy Over 48% of 274 games since 2023Weather watch ›
8-2 · Power #40
35
▲ winner
Final
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7-2 · Power #61
0
final
Closing spread
TULN -7.5
✓ TULN W
Total
48.5
▼ Under · 35 pts
Model before kickoff
TULN 30–22 NAVY
✓ TULN (70%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTULN -6.5
CloseTULN -7.5
Total54.5 → 48.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Tulane
Total
Down 6 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TULN -6.5 · closed TULN -7.5 · moved 1 toward TULNmodel TULN -7.5 matches the line
Opened 54.5 · closed 48.5 · moved 6 downmodel 51.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 6.5–8.5 since 2023: won 69%, covered 55% (88 games)ⓘ
Crossed 7The team the line moved toward covered 60% (20 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTULN -6.5
CloseTULN -7.5
Total54.5 → 48.5
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 7.5-point road favorite at NAVY, the favorite won 5, covered 3, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: TULN won 35–0; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 35 points stayed under 48.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 70%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
4 of 944%
Normal range · usually 51%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 3.3 against an average line of 7.3; 48.5 points a game (usually 53.8). Of the 2 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & season form
-8.517–24 L U45.5
Close
AFA @ UNLV
2022 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & spread
-1042–7 W U50
Close
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & situation
-2.510–27 L U49.5
Close
TOL @ BUFF
2022 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & spread
-727–34 L O56
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USA @ UL
2022 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & situation
-8.520–17 L U47.25
Close
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & rest
-7.516–7 W U48.25
Close
TEX @ OKST
2022 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & season form
-6.534–41 L O58.5
Close
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & spread
-642–14 W O53
Loose
2023 · Week 12 · loose · similar rest & situation
-1032–31 L O49.5
Loose
2023 · Week 6 · loose · similar rest & spread
-619–24 L P43
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 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.

Tulane ATS trend (8-2)
Tulane have covered 80% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Tulane 4-1 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Tulane 7-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Navy 3-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Total moved down 6
54.5 → 48.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
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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 →+9.6▲ 8.3#23
NAVY−17.5 →+0.1▲ 17.6#68
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11

TULN
Longer bar = better
NAVY
#18
Offense
Even
#15
#25
Defense
◀ TULN better
#51
+1.1 #10
Turnovers
Even
+0.9 #18
67 plays #68
Pace
◀ TULN faster
61 plays #124
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TULN has the ball
Advantage: TULN offense
TULN offNAVY defEdge
Points / game 41.0 #4 22.2 #46 TULN
Yards / play 6.58 #21 5.60 #71 TULN
PPA / play +0.30 #13 0.00 #23 Even
Success rate 46% #34 41% #65 TULN
When NAVY has the ball
Even matchup
NAVY offTULN defEdge
Points / game 35.7 #20 18.7 #20 Even
Yards / play 6.54 #23 5.14 #39 Even
PPA / play +0.33 #10 −0.03 #11 Even
Success rate 49% #8 38% #29 NAVY

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
TULN scoring against the NAVY defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TULN scored
8.2
#25
12.9
#7
21.1
#11
10.0
#10
9.9
#10
19.9
#4
NAVY allowed
5.4
#72
5.1
#22
10.6
#38
6.0
#79
5.7
#53
11.7
#59
NAVY scoring against the TULN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
NAVY scored
9.0
#19
12.6
#8
21.6
#8
7.2
#41
6.9
#71
14.1
#56
TULN allowed
2.6
#14
5.8
#37
8.4
#13
3.9
#28
6.4
#73
10.3
#32

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
NAVY +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
59° · 13 mph
gusts 29 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
TULN7d
NAVY7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 128 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
NAVY backup QB started
Not the usual starter

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