Sat, Nov 29, 2025, 3:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Tulsa · Conference game
Closing spread
TLSA -9.5
✓ UAB W
Total
56.5
▼ Under · 55 pts
Model before kickoff
UAB 22–31 TLSA
✗ TLSA (73%) lost
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenTLSA -9.5
CloseTLSA -9.5
Total56.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenTLSA -9.5
no move
CloseTLSA -9.5
No change since the open
Total
Open56.5
no move
Close56.5
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TLSA -9.5 · unchangedmodel TLSA -5
model TLSA -5
Opened 56.5 · unchangedmodel 53.5
model 53.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 8.5–10.5 since 2023: won 77%, covered 45% (144 games)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenTLSA -9.5
CloseTLSA -9.5
Total56.5
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
TLSA as a 9.5-point home favorite against UAB, the favorite won 8, covered 7, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: UAB won 31–24 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 55 points stayed under 56.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 74%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
5 of 1050%
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 9.7 against an average line of 7.5; 55.3 points a game (usually 53.8). Of the 4 overs, 1 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 |
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-9.5 | 35–24 | W | O51 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-9.5 | 31–19 | W | U51 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-8.5 | 14–15 | L | U57.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & team ratings |
-7 | 40–27 | W | O56.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & total |
-6.5 | 31–17 | W | U53.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & rest |
-6.5 | 41–24 | W | O58.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-7 | 24–16 | W | U54.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & total |
-6.5 | 48–24 | W | O55.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-6 | 16–13 | L | U50 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & season form |
-7.5 | 45–49 | L | O60.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 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 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight Tulsa ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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.
UAB ATS struggles (3-8)
UAB have covered only 27% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 23 in the 4th quarter and got 21. 50% of games with totals 52.5–60.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-8 20% | 3-7 30% | 4-6 40% | |
| 3-7 30% | 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
UAB 2–4 TLSA
TLSA leads · 6 games since 2007 · UAB has won the last 2 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2 2024 | Tulsa 21 @ UAB 59 | UAB -2.5 | UAB 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−11.1 →−13.9▼ 2.8#120
TLSA−18.6 →−11.7▲ 6.9#112
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13
Longer bar = better
#76
Offense
◀ UAB better#105
#135
Defense
TLSA better ▶#80
−1.2 #135
Turnovers
TLSA better ▶−0.7 #121
69 plays #40
Pace
TLSA faster ▶76 plays #4
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| UAB off | TLSA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 26.0 #80 | 28.7 #95 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.86 #59 | 5.57 #69 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.07 #95 | +0.09 #73 | TLSA |
| Success rate | 43% #70 | 43% #83 | Even |
| TLSA off | UAB def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 23.1 #103 | 39.5 #137 | TLSA |
| Yards / play | 5.30 #99 | 6.59 #133 | TLSA |
| PPA / play | +0.02 #115 | +0.31 #136 | TLSA |
| Success rate | 40% #101 | 50% #134 | TLSA |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
UAB scoring against the TLSA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.0 #92 | 8.7 #68 | 13.7 #79 | 6.5 #52 | 5.8 #92 | 12.3 #73 | |
5.5 #76 | 9.9 #113 | 15.5 #101 | 5.9 #82 | 6.7 #72 | 12.6 #79 |
TLSA scoring against the UAB defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.3 #64 | 5.7 #114 | 12.0 #97 | 4.5 #98 | 6.0 #86 | 10.5 #102 | |
11.7 #136 | 11.2 #131 | 22.9 #136 | 9.9 #134 | 6.7 #72 | 16.6 #129 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
49° · 15 mph
gusts 35 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
UAB7d
TLSA7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 145 plays
slowavg 134fast
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