Sat, Sep 30, 2023, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 5 · at Tulane · Conference game
Weather at kickoff84°F13 mphgusts 24DryWeather watch ›
1-3 · Power #102
23
final
Final
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3-1 · Power #55
35
▲ winner
Closing spread
TULN -22.5
✓ UAB W
Total
59.5
▼ Under · 58 pts
Model before kickoff
UAB 16–36 TULN
✓ TULN (93%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseTULN -22.5
Total59.5
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Opening line not available
Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseTULN -22.5
Total59.5
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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 22.5-point home favorite against UAB, the favorite won 8, covered 2, and 3 went over the total.

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This game: TULN won 35–23; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 8 of the 10 similar games. 58 points stayed under 59.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 90%
Favorite covered
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 49%
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 12.4 against an average line of 20.9; 52.6 points a game (usually 55.1). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

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MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
UAB vs UTSA
2020 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & rest
-21.521–13 L U55.5
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UL vs TXST
2021 · Week 9 · close · similar total & situation
-2145–0 W U58
Close
UCF vs GT
2022 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread
-2127–10 L U56.5
Close
UNC vs GT
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & season form
-21.2517–21 L U63
Close
MRSH vs ODU
2021 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & spread
-2120–13 L U62.5
Close
LIB vs MTSU
2021 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & total
-2041–13 W U58.75
Close
USC vs ARIZ
2021 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & spread
-21.541–34 L O55.5
Close
ASU vs EMU
2022 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & season form
-20.521–30 L U56.5
Close
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread
-21.549–31 L O52.5
Close
HOU vs TEM
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & situation
-2043–36 L O56
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 no trends and market moves behind it
No clear signal on the spread
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.

No notable trends or market moves for this game.
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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
UAB+0.5 →−6.7▼ 7.2#96
TULN+6.3 →+2.1▼ 4.2#50
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW4

UAB
Longer bar = better
TULN
#53
Offense
◀ UAB better
#81
#127
Defense
TULN better ▶
#31
+0.3 #53
Turnovers
Even
+0.5 #47
73 plays #19
Pace
◀ UAB faster
62 plays #112
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When UAB has the ball
Advantage: TULN defense
UAB offTULN defEdge
Points / game 28.0 #75 16.0 #25 TULN
Yards / play 5.69 #69 4.63 #26 TULN
PPA / play +0.21 #44 −0.02 #36 Even
Success rate 50% #24 36% #38 Even
When TULN has the ball
Advantage: TULN offense
TULN offUAB defEdge
Points / game 28.5 #72 36.3 #124 TULN
Yards / play 6.02 #54 6.56 #128 TULN
PPA / play +0.01 #112 +0.26 #123 Even
Success rate 41% #85 51% #132 TULN

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
UAB scoring against the TULN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UAB scored
1.8
#121
12.5
#21
14.3
#75
4.3
#101
9.5
#23
13.8
#62
TULN allowed
1.8
#9
5.0
#40
6.8
#21
4.3
#52
5.0
#48
9.3
#40
TULN scoring against the UAB defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TULN scored
10.3
#17
8.5
#72
18.8
#37
6.8
#61
3.0
#124
9.8
#105
UAB allowed
6.0
#91
14.8
#129
20.8
#125
7.8
#107
7.8
#94
15.5
#110

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
TULN +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
84° · 13 mph
gusts 24 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
UAB7d
TULN7d
Even
Tempo
Average 136 plays
slowavg 134fast

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