Sat, Oct 10, 2026, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Memphis · Conference game
Weather at kickoff74°F8 mphgusts 20DryWeather watch ›
3-2 · Power #107
13
final
Final
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4-1 · Power #62
38
▲ winner
Closing spread
MEM -15.5
✓ MEM W
Total
55.5
▼ Under · 51 pts
Model before kickoff
UAB 20–36 MEM
✓ MEM (87%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenMEM -14
CloseMEM -15.5
Total59.5 → 55.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1.5 pts toward Memphis
Total
Down 4 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MEM -14 · closed MEM -15.5 · moved 1.5 toward MEMmodel MEM -16.5
Opened 59.5 · closed 55.5 · moved 4 downmodel 56.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 14.5–16.5 since 2023: won 88%, covered 48% (130 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 52% (343 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenMEM -14
CloseMEM -15.5
Total59.5 → 55.5
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 15.5-point home favorite against UAB, the favorite won 8, covered 6, and 2 went over the total.

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This game: MEM won 38–13; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 51 points stayed under 55.5, as in 8 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 87%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 52%
Went over
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 49%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 14.1 against an average line of 16.4; 48.9 points a game (usually 52.8). Of the 2 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & total
-18.514–15 L U55
Close
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar season form & situation
-14.531–13 W U47.25
Close
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & season form
-17.538–14 W U54.5
Close
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & spread
-13.534–14 W U54.25
Close
2025 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & spread
-16.535–24 L U60.5
Close
2026 · Week 2 · close · similar rest & spread
-17.535–7 W U49.5
Close
2025 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & season form
-17.57–30 L U47.5
Close
2025 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & rest
-17.541–16 W O52.5
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & spread
-16.524–13 L U48.5
Close
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & season form
-1456–28 W O53.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2023 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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Memphis ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (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.

Market moved toward Memphis
1.5 pts (MEM -14 → MEM -15.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved down 4
59.5 → 55.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
UAB−11.8 →−11.3▲ 0.5#112
MEM+1.4 →+1.4–#61
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5

UAB
Longer bar = better
MEM
#96
Offense
MEM better ▶
#16
#65
Defense
◀ UAB better
#86
+0.2 #58
Turnovers
MEM better ▶
+0.6 #43
66 plays #73
Pace
MEM faster ▶
68 plays #53
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When UAB has the ball
Even matchup
UAB offMEM defEdge
Points / game 24.0 #98 22.4 #57 MEM
Yards / play 5.17 #116 6.36 #121 Even
PPA / play +0.09 #100 +0.16 #103 Even
Success rate 44% #68 40% #61 Even
When MEM has the ball
Advantage: MEM offense
MEM offUAB defEdge
Points / game 38.6 #24 23.4 #67 MEM
Yards / play 7.98 #2 4.97 #46 MEM
PPA / play +0.29 #19 +0.02 #47 MEM
Success rate 50% #18 43% #98 MEM

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
UAB scoring against the MEM defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UAB scored
2.6
#122
9.4
#68
12.0
#96
1.8
#133
10.2
#17
12.0
#87
MEM allowed
1.2
#4
9.8
#113
11.0
#60
7.2
#106
4.2
#29
11.4
#78
MEM scoring against the UAB defense
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MEM scored
6.2
#69
13.0
#21
19.2
#42
11.8
#7
7.6
#57
19.4
#14
UAB allowed
7.0
#111
10.2
#118
17.2
#118
3.4
#41
2.8
#6
6.2
#13

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
MEM +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
74° · 8 mph
gusts 20 mph · at kickoff
Rest
UAB7d
MEM7d
Even
Tempo
Average 134 plays
slowavg 133fast

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