Sat, Nov 25, 2023, 3:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Louisiana · Conference game
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2-9 · Power #129
21
final
Final
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5-6 · Power #87
52
▲ winner
Closing spread
UL -12.5
✓ UL W
Total
53
▲ Over · 73 pts
Model before kickoff
ULM 21–34 UL
✓ UL (82%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseUL -12.5
Total53
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Total
 
Line context
Home favorites of 10.5–14.5 since 2023: won 86%, covered 45% (71 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseUL -12.5
Total53
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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 UL as a 12.5-point home favorite against ULM, the favorite won 9, covered 4, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: UL won 52–21; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 73 points went over 53, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 80%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
6 of 967%
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 13.1 against an average line of 13; 65.1 points a game (usually 55.4). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
BUFF vs AKR
2022 · Week 14 · very close · similar spread & rest
-1223–22 L U55
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation
-14.541–24 W O54.25
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest
-1128–23 L U52.25
Very close
UNLV vs NEV
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & rest
-12.527–22 L P49
Very close
BUFF vs BGSU
2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & total
-13.544–56 L O51.5
Very close
MTSU vs FIU
2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & rest
-10.550–10 W O55
Very close
TEM vs USF
2020 · Week 7 · very close · similar total & rest
-1439–37 L O52.75
Very close
TLSA vs USF
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest
-13.7548–42 L O57.5
Very close
WSU vs ARIZ
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar total & season form
-14.7544–18 W O52.5
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & rest
-13.547–6 W U53.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 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 2 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.
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.

Louisiana home ATS weakness (1-4)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Louisiana 1-6 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
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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+0.7 →−15.0▼ 15.7#127
UL+1.8 →−5.1▼ 6.9#91
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12

ULM
Longer bar = better
UL
#124
Offense
UL better ▶
#47
#106
Defense
UL better ▶
#92
+0.2 #50
Turnovers
◀ ULM better
−0.2 #95
63 plays #105
Pace
Even
65 plays #93
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ULM has the ball
Advantage: UL defense
ULM offUL defEdge
Points / game 17.0 #133 28.8 #98 UL
Yards / play 5.18 #101 5.36 #56 UL
PPA / play −0.03 #126 +0.15 #95 UL
Success rate 35% #134 46% #120 Even
When UL has the ball
Advantage: UL offense
UL offULM defEdge
Points / game 30.5 #47 33.4 #119 UL
Yards / play 6.17 #43 5.93 #96 UL
PPA / play +0.16 #57 +0.16 #98 UL
Success rate 45% #39 45% #111 UL

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
ULM scoring against the UL defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ULM scored
3.5
#116
5.2
#122
8.6
#126
3.5
#116
4.8
#112
8.4
#124
UL allowed
3.7
#25
7.9
#76
11.6
#46
6.9
#96
9.7
#121
16.6
#120
UL scoring against the ULM defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
UL scored
5.4
#81
9.3
#43
14.6
#66
7.7
#35
7.8
#39
15.5
#33
ULM allowed
7.8
#116
9.5
#107
17.4
#118
5.6
#63
10.4
#130
16.0
#116

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
UL +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
67° · 6 mph
gusts 15 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ULM7d
UL7d
Even
Tempo
Average 128 plays
slowavg 133fast