Sat, Oct 11, 2025, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Coastal Carolina · Conference game
Weather at kickoff63°F18 mphgusts 34Wet0.2 mmWindy Over 48% of 274 games since 2023Weather watch ›
3-2 · Power #130
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Final
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2-3 · Power #122
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▲ winner
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ULM -2.5 · unchangedmodel CCU -4
Opened 43.5 · closed 45.5 · moved 2 upmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & spread
-238–21 W O45.5
Very close
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & spread
-141–30 W O48
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & spread
-328–7 W U49
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & situation
-517–24 L U42
Close
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & spread
-339–27 W O49.5
Close
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & spread
-3.520–23 L U50
Close
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & team ratings
-314–0 W U44.5
Close
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & situation
-455–14 W O42.5
Close
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & total
-3.538–16 W O45
Close
USM @ ULM
2022 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & spread
-320–10 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%)
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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
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

ULM
Longer bar = better
CCU
#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
When ULM has the ball
Even matchup
ULM offCCU defEdge
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
When CCU has the ball
Advantage: ULM defense
CCU offULM defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ULM scored
5.6
#78
5.4
#114
11.0
#105
4.2
#102
3.8
#119
8.0
#124
CCU allowed
5.4
#81
11.8
#127
17.2
#115
6.8
#107
6.6
#76
13.4
#97
CCU scoring against the ULM defense
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CCU scored
0.0
#136
2.0
#136
2.0
#136
4.2
#102
6.8
#73
11.0
#93
ULM allowed
9.0
#123
6.4
#55
15.4
#103
7.4
#113
8.4
#111
15.8
#126

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
CCU +2.5
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