Sat, Oct 5, 2024, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at UAB · Conference game
Weather at kickoff82°F7 mphgusts 15DryWeather watch ›
3-2 · Power #40
71
▲ winner
Final
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1-3 · Power #116
20
final
Closing spread
TULN -18.5
✓ TULN W
Total
51.5
▲ Over · 91 pts
Model before kickoff
TULN 37–19 UAB
✓ TULN (90%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTULN -14.5
CloseTULN -18.5
Total55.5 → 51.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
4 pts toward Tulane
Total
Down 4 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TULN -14.5 · closed TULN -18.5 · moved 4 toward TULNmodel TULN -15
Opened 55.5 · closed 51.5 · moved 4 downmodel 57
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Lines that moved 3.5+ pts toward the favorite: that team covered 44% (36 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTULN -14.5
CloseTULN -18.5
Total55.5 → 51.5
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 an 18.5-point road favorite at UAB, the favorite won 9, covered 5, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: TULN won 71–20; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 91 points went over 51.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 90%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 51%
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 20.3 against an average line of 17.9; 48.1 points a game (usually 54.2). Of the 3 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & situation
-14.530–13 W U47.5
Close
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & total
-17.513–6 L U48
Close
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & total
-17.542–28 L O54.5
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & rest
-1742–7 W U52
Close
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & situation
-20.513–27 L U47.5
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & rest
-2455–0 W O53
Close
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & situation
-1941–24 L O55.5
Close
MINN @ NEB
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & situation
-14.520–13 L U44.5
Loose
ND @ STAN
2021 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest & spread
-20.7545–14 W O53
Loose
UTSA @ RICE
2022 · Week 12 · loose · similar rest & situation
-1441–7 W U56
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
Slight Tulane ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under 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 (4-1)
Tulane have covered 80% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Tulane 3-0 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Market moved toward Tulane
4 pts (TULN -14.5 → TULN -18.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved down 4
55.5 → 51.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Small sample warning
UAB have 3 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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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 →+5.3▲ 4.0#43
UAB−6.4 →−10.8▼ 4.4#110
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5

TULN
Longer bar = better
UAB
#37
Offense
◀ TULN better
#81
#54
Defense
◀ TULN better
#102
+0.6 #46
Turnovers
◀ TULN better
−1.5 #130
65 plays #80
Pace
UAB faster ▶
71 plays #29
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TULN has the ball
Advantage: TULN offense
TULN offUAB defEdge
Points / game 36.8 #26 28.3 #97 TULN
Yards / play 6.52 #32 5.56 #82 TULN
PPA / play +0.29 #22 +0.19 #106 TULN
Success rate 43% #68 48% #122 TULN
When UAB has the ball
Advantage: TULN defense
UAB offTULN defEdge
Points / game 23.0 #102 22.2 #62 TULN
Yards / play 5.35 #100 5.20 #56 TULN
PPA / play +0.11 #83 +0.01 #37 TULN
Success rate 47% #38 39% #60 UAB

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
TULN scoring against the UAB defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TULN scored
5.6
#76
13.4
#11
19.0
#33
8.4
#37
9.4
#29
17.8
#27
UAB allowed
4.0
#46
10.3
#113
14.3
#92
6.5
#87
7.5
#100
14.0
#96
UAB scoring against the TULN defense
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UAB scored
6.8
#67
7.5
#83
14.3
#74
2.5
#126
6.3
#80
8.8
#119
TULN allowed
3.4
#37
6.8
#62
10.2
#52
5.8
#74
6.2
#74
12.0
#72

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
UAB +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
82° · 7 mph
gusts 15 mph · at kickoff
Rest
TULN7d
UAB7d
Even
Tempo
Average 136 plays
slowavg 133fast
Quarterback
UAB backup QB started
Not the usual starter