Sat, Nov 23, 2024, 3:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Arkansas State · Conference game
Closing spread
ARST -2.5
✓ ARST W
Total
51.5
▼ Under · 49 pts
Model before kickoff
ULM 25–28 ARST
✓ ARST (57%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenARST -3.5
CloseARST -2.5
Total52.5 → 51.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenARST -3.5
1 → ULM
CloseARST -2.5
1 pt toward UL Monroe
Total
Open52.5
▼ 1
Close51.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ARST -3.5 · closed ARST -2.5 · moved 1 toward ULMmodel ARST -2.5 matches the line
model ARST -2.5 = line ✓
Opened 52.5 · closed 51.5 · moved 1 downmodel 53.5
model 53.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 56%, covered 48% (193 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3The team the line moved toward covered 47% (43 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenARST -3.5
CloseARST -2.5
Total52.5 → 51.5
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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
ARST as a 2.5-point home favorite against ULM, the favorite won 6, covered 5, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: ARST won 28–21; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 49 points stayed under 51.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
6 of 967%
Normal range · usually 48%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 3.5 against an average line of 2.9; 56.5 points a game (usually 53.2). Of the 3 overs, 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 11 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-2 | 30–38 | L | O52 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-1.5 | 35–21 | W | O52.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar total & spread |
-3 | 31–23 | W | P54 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-4.5 | 26–33 | L | O47.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-3 | 13–17 | L | U56.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-3.5 | 22–19 | L | U46.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & team ratings |
-3.5 | 37–30 | W | O47 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-3 | 48–26 | W | O55 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar total & team ratings |
-1.75 | 41–31 | W | O52.25 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-3.5 | 17–27 | L | U49.5 |
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 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.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 17 in the 4th quarter and got 14. 55% of games with totals 47.5–55.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 6-4 60% | 6-4 60% | |
| 6-4 60% | 3-5 38% | 4-4 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
ULM 9–26 ARST
ARST leads · 35 games since 1974 · ULM has won the last meeting
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28 2023 | Arkansas State 34 @ UL Monroe 24 | ULM -1 | ARST 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
ULM−17.3 →−11.2▲ 6.1#112
ARST−7.6 →−11.1▼ 3.5#111
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12
Longer bar = better
#115
Offense
ARST better ▶#97
#91
Defense
◀ ULM better#125
+0.1 #60
Turnovers
Even+0.2 #55
57 plays #134
Pace
ARST faster ▶73 plays #12
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| ULM off | ARST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 20.8 #118 | 32.6 #116 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.10 #118 | 6.80 #132 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.08 #95 | +0.25 #124 | ULM |
| Success rate | 36% #129 | 49% #129 | Even |
| ARST off | ULM def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 23.8 #101 | 28.0 #88 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.32 #105 | 5.60 #69 | ULM |
| PPA / play | +0.11 #82 | +0.13 #83 | Even |
| Success rate | 40% #101 | 47% #123 | ARST |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
ULM scoring against the ARST defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.4 #119 | 5.8 #121 | 9.2 #121 | 4.3 #107 | 7.3 #58 | 11.6 #95 | |
6.2 #96 | 8.9 #92 | 15.1 #99 | 9.0 #125 | 8.5 #109 | 17.5 #128 |
ARST scoring against the ULM defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.0 #61 | 4.2 #127 | 10.2 #116 | 6.3 #60 | 7.3 #58 | 13.6 #63 | |
7.8 #116 | 6.6 #48 | 14.4 #89 | 5.8 #73 | 7.8 #97 | 13.6 #92 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
55° · 3 mph
gusts 11 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ULM7d
ARST7d
Even
Tempo
Average 130 plays
slowavg 134fast
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