Sat, Nov 16, 2024, 8:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Memphis · Conference game
Closing spread
MEM -17.5
✓ MEM W
Total
60.5
▲ Over · 71 pts
Model before kickoff
UAB 22–40 MEM
✓ MEM (89%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMEM -15.5
CloseMEM -17.5
Total62.5 → 60.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenMEM -15.5
2 → MEM
CloseMEM -17.5
2 pts toward Memphis
Total
Open62.5
▼ 2
Close60.5
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MEM -15.5 · closed MEM -17.5 · moved 2 toward MEMmodel MEM -17
model MEM -17
Opened 62.5 · closed 60.5 · moved 2 downmodel 61.5
model 61.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 16.5–18.5 since 2023: won 94%, covered 52% (71 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 50% (100 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMEM -15.5
CloseMEM -17.5
Total62.5 → 60.5
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
MEM as a 17.5-point home favorite against UAB, the favorite won 9, covered 2, and 3 went over the total.
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This game: MEM won 53–18; the favorite covered, as in 2 of the 10 similar games. 71 points went over 60.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 89%
Favorite covered
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
3 of 1030%
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 10.3 against an average line of 15.5; 47.5 points a game (usually 54.1). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar season form & rest |
-13.5 | 14–10 | L | U57 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-15.5 | 27–13 | L | U61.25 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & total |
-21 | 20–13 | L | U62.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-14.5 | 21–14 | L | U55 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread |
-16.25 | 52–33 | W | O57.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & rest |
-13.75 | 48–42 | L | O57.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 13 · close · similar team ratings & season form |
-17 | 17–13 | L | U62 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & situation |
-13.5 | 7–10 | L | U58 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 11 · close · similar total & situation |
-13.5 | 45–10 | W | U61 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & season form |
-16.5 | 38–28 | L | O60.5 |
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Memphis ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (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.
UAB 1-4 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Market moved toward Memphis
2 pts (MEM -15.5 → MEM -17.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved down 2
62.5 → 60.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 168 earlier overs in games with totals 56.5–64.5, 29% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-8 20% | 3-6 33% | 6-3 67% | |
| 8-2 80% | 4-6 40% | 4-6 40% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
UAB 0–1 MEM
MEM leads · 1 game since 2023 · MEM has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21 2023 | Memphis 45 @ UAB 21 | MEM -7.5 | MEM W |
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
UAB−6.4 →−12.8▼ 6.4#116
MEM+2.0 →+0.3▼ 1.7#66
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11
Longer bar = better
#85
Offense
MEM better ▶#50
#108
Defense
MEM better ▶#55
−1.2 #132
Turnovers
MEM better ▶+0.9 #17
71 plays #23
Pace
Even72 plays #14
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| UAB off | MEM def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 25.4 #93 | 23.1 #57 | MEM |
| Yards / play | 5.57 #83 | 5.59 #69 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.02 #116 | +0.09 #62 | MEM |
| Success rate | 45% #46 | 38% #33 | Even |
| MEM off | UAB def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 33.5 #30 | 35.0 #123 | MEM |
| Yards / play | 6.01 #54 | 5.71 #83 | MEM |
| PPA / play | +0.19 #40 | +0.22 #114 | MEM |
| Success rate | 43% #76 | 45% #112 | MEM |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
UAB scoring against the MEM defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.0 #41 | 8.6 #61 | 15.6 #54 | 4.1 #110 | 5.8 #101 | 9.9 #115 | |
5.5 #76 | 5.4 #26 | 10.9 #42 | 4.0 #27 | 8.2 #107 | 12.2 #68 |
MEM scoring against the UAB defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.9 #42 | 11.7 #13 | 18.6 #26 | 6.4 #59 | 8.5 #26 | 14.9 #46 | |
6.6 #101 | 9.6 #104 | 16.1 #108 | 8.9 #123 | 10.0 #125 | 18.9 #130 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
57° · 4 mph
gusts 7 mph · at kickoff
Rest
UAB7d
MEM8d
MEM +1 day
Tempo
Fast 143 plays
slowavg 134fast
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