Sat, Oct 11, 2025, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Coastal Carolina · Conference game
Closing spread
ULM -2.5
✓ CCU W
Total
45.5
▼ Under · 31 pts
Model before kickoff
ULM 23–22 CCU
✗ ULM (53%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenULM -2.5
CloseULM -2.5
Total43.5 → 45.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenULM -2.5
no move
CloseULM -2.5
No change since the open
Total
Open43.5
▲ 2
Close45.5
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ULM -2.5 · unchangedmodel CCU -4
model CCU -4
Opened 43.5 · closed 45.5 · moved 2 upmodel 44.5
model 44.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 56%, covered 47% (199 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenULM -2.5
CloseULM -2.5
Total43.5 → 45.5
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
ULM as a 2.5-point road favorite at CCU, the favorite won 8, covered 8, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: CCU won 23–8 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 2 of the 10 similar games. 31 points stayed under 45.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
8 of 1080%
Above normal · usually 47%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 51%
Covers above normal. Splits like this often fade, so treat it as context, not a pick. Average result: favorite by 13.8 against an average line of 3.1; 48.2 points a game (usually 52.9). Of the 5 overs, 2 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 10 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-2 | 38–21 | W | O45.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-1 | 41–30 | W | O48 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 28–7 | W | U49 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & situation |
-5 | 17–24 | L | U42 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 39–27 | W | O49.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 20–23 | L | U50 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & team ratings |
-3 | 14–0 | W | U44.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & situation |
-4 | 55–14 | W | O42.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & total |
-3.5 | 38–16 | W | O45 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 20–10 | W | U50 |
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate UL Monroe ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over trend Miss
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.
Coastal Carolina ATS struggles (1-4)
Coastal Carolina have covered only 20% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Coastal Carolina 1-3 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Total moved up 2
43.5 → 45.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 15 in the 4th quarter and got 0. 53% of games with totals 41.5–49.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-7 30% | 3-7 30% | 7-3 70% | |
| 4-6 40% | 3-7 30% | 5-5 50% |
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−12.3 →−14.6▼ 2.3#126
CCU−6.6 →−13.8▼ 7.2#116
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6
Longer bar = better
#89
Offense
◀ ULM better#131
#90
Defense
Even#91
0.0 #76
Turnovers
◀ ULM better−1.4 #135
57 plays #135
Pace
CCU faster ▶67 plays #70
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| ULM off | CCU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 19.0 #117 | 30.6 #117 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.71 #75 | 5.79 #97 | ULM |
| PPA / play | +0.19 #50 | +0.09 #67 | Even |
| Success rate | 40% #113 | 43% #84 | CCU |
| CCU off | ULM def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 13.0 #135 | 31.2 #119 | Even |
| Yards / play | 4.08 #135 | 5.81 #98 | ULM |
| PPA / play | −0.01 #128 | +0.13 #90 | ULM |
| Success rate | 38% #126 | 40% #51 | ULM |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
ULM scoring against the CCU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.6 #78 | 5.4 #114 | 11.0 #105 | 4.2 #102 | 3.8 #119 | 8.0 #124 | |
5.4 #81 | 11.8 #127 | 17.2 #115 | 6.8 #107 | 6.6 #76 | 13.4 #97 |
CCU scoring against the ULM defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.0 #136 | 2.0 #136 | 2.0 #136 | 4.2 #102 | 6.8 #73 | 11.0 #93 | |
9.0 #123 | 6.4 #55 | 15.4 #103 | 7.4 #113 | 8.4 #111 | 15.8 #126 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
63° · 18 mph
gusts 34 mph · 0.169 in rain · wind lowers scoring
Rest
ULM7d
CCU7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 124 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
CCU backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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