Sat, Nov 29, 2025, 3:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Tulsa · Conference game
Weather at kickoff49°F15 mphgusts 35DryWindy Over 48% of 274 games since 2023Weather watch ›
3-8 · Power #119
31
▲ winner
Final
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4-7 · Power #113
24
final
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TLSA -9.5 · unchangedmodel TLSA -5
Opened 56.5 · unchangedmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & spread
-9.535–24 W O51
Very close
2025 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & situation
-9.531–19 W U51
Very close
2025 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & season form
-8.514–15 L U57.5
Very close
2025 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & team ratings
-740–27 W O56.5
Very close
2025 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & total
-6.531–17 W U53.5
Very close
2025 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & rest
-6.541–24 W O58.5
Very close
2025 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & season form
-724–16 W U54.5
Very close
ARMY vs ULM
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & total
-6.548–24 W O55.5
Very close
TXST vs ARST
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & situation
-616–13 L U50
Close
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & season form
-7.545–49 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%)
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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
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

UAB
Longer bar = better
TLSA
#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
When UAB has the ball
Even matchup
UAB offTLSA defEdge
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
When TLSA has the ball
Advantage: TLSA offense
TLSA offUAB defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UAB scored
5.0
#92
8.7
#68
13.7
#79
6.5
#52
5.8
#92
12.3
#73
TLSA allowed
5.5
#76
9.9
#113
15.5
#101
5.9
#82
6.7
#72
12.6
#79
TLSA scoring against the UAB defense
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TLSA scored
6.3
#64
5.7
#114
12.0
#97
4.5
#98
6.0
#86
10.5
#102
UAB allowed
11.7
#136
11.2
#131
22.9
#136
9.9
#134
6.7
#72
16.6
#129

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
TLSA +2.5
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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