Sat, Nov 29, 2025, 3:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Louisiana · Conference game
Weather at kickoff70°F13 mphgusts 28DryWindy Over 48% of 274 games since 2023Weather watch ›
3-8 · Power #130
27
final
Final
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5-6 · Power #114
30
▲ winner
Closing spread
UL -10.5
✓ ULM W
Total
47.5
▲ Over · 57 pts
Model before kickoff
ULM 18–29 UL
✓ UL (78%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUL -13.5
CloseUL -10.5
Total48.5 → 47.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
3 pts toward UL Monroe
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened UL -13.5 · closed UL -10.5 · moved 3 toward ULMmodel UL -11.5
Opened 48.5 · closed 47.5 · moved 1 downmodel 47
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 9.5–11.5 since 2023: won 75%, covered 43% (142 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 48% (209 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUL -13.5
CloseUL -10.5
Total48.5 → 47.5
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 UL as a 10.5-point home favorite against ULM, the favorite won 5, covered 4, and 2 went over the total.

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This game: UL won 30–27; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 57 points went over 47.5, as in 2 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 75%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
2 of 1020%
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 5 against an average line of 9.8; 43.6 points a game (usually 54). Of the 2 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2025 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & season form
-9.531–19 W U51
Very close
2025 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & season form
-10.537–45 L O48
Very close
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & spread
-110–6 L U48.5
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & team ratings
-9.517–20 L U43
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & season form
-8.531–34 L O52.5
Very close
2024 · Week 12 · very close · similar total & team ratings
-8.524–10 W U47
Very close
2024 · Week 5 · very close · similar total & rest
-830–10 W U46
Very close
2025 · Week 9 · very close · similar team ratings & rest
-1016–24 L U48.5
Very close
BUFF vs AKR
2022 · Week 14 · very close · similar situation & spread
-1223–22 L U55
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & situation
-10.534–3 W U42
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
Slight Louisiana 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.

UL Monroe ATS struggles (3-8)
UL Monroe have covered only 27% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
UL Monroe 2-6 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Market moved toward UL Monroe
3 pts (UL -13.5 → UL -10.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
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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 →−18.5▼ 6.2#131
UL−2.6 →−10.5▼ 7.9#108
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13

ULM
Longer bar = better
UL
#126
Offense
UL better ▶
#89
#98
Defense
Even
#107
−0.7 #123
Turnovers
UL better ▶
0.0 #75
60 plays #134
Pace
UL faster ▶
65 plays #95
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ULM has the ball
Even matchup
ULM offUL defEdge
Points / game 15.6 #133 30.3 #110 UL
Yards / play 5.08 #111 5.92 #101 Even
PPA / play −0.01 #126 +0.14 #89 UL
Success rate 35% #132 47% #128 Even
When UL has the ball
Even matchup
UL offULM defEdge
Points / game 26.8 #75 32.1 #122 UL
Yards / play 5.35 #93 5.78 #90 Even
PPA / play +0.08 #85 +0.16 #107 UL
Success rate 40% #104 42% #74 ULM

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
ULM scoring against the UL defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ULM scored
4.5
#106
3.8
#133
8.3
#127
3.8
#115
3.5
#130
7.4
#131
UL allowed
5.3
#67
11.9
#134
17.2
#115
5.3
#63
6.9
#79
12.2
#67
UL scoring against the ULM defense
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UL scored
5.3
#87
11.8
#12
17.1
#37
3.3
#124
5.3
#107
8.5
#126
ULM allowed
7.7
#118
7.3
#61
15.0
#96
8.6
#128
8.5
#114
17.1
#131

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
UL +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
70° · 13 mph
gusts 28 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
ULM7d
UL9d
UL +2 days
Tempo
Slow 125 plays
slowavg 134fast