Sat, Nov 29, 2025, 3:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Louisiana · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenUL -13.5
3 → ULM
CloseUL -10.5
3 pts toward UL Monroe
Total
Open48.5
▼ 1
Close47.5
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
model UL -11.5
Opened 48.5 · closed 47.5 · moved 1 downmodel 47
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2025 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-9.5 | 31–19 | W | U51 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & season form |
-10.5 | 37–45 | L | O48 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & spread |
-11 | 0–6 | L | U48.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & team ratings |
-9.5 | 17–20 | L | U43 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & season form |
-8.5 | 31–34 | L | O52.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 12 · very close · similar total & team ratings |
-8.5 | 24–10 | W | U47 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 5 · very close · similar total & rest |
-8 | 30–10 | W | U46 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 9 · very close · similar team ratings & rest |
-10 | 16–24 | L | U48.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 14 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-12 | 23–22 | L | U55 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-10.5 | 34–3 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 541 earlier overs in games with totals 43.5–51.5, 35% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-8 20% | 3-7 30% | 5-5 50% | |
| 5-5 50% | 6-4 60% | 7-3 70% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
ULM 16–25 UL
UL leads · 41 games since 1976 · UL has won the last 3 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30 2024 | Louisiana 37 @ UL Monroe 23 | UL -8.5 | UL W |
| Nov 25 2023 | UL Monroe 21 @ Louisiana 52 | UL -12.5 | UL 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−12.3 →−18.5▼ 6.2#131
UL−2.6 →−10.5▼ 7.9#108
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13
Longer bar = better
#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
| ULM off | UL def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| UL off | ULM def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.5 #106 | 3.8 #133 | 8.3 #127 | 3.8 #115 | 3.5 #130 | 7.4 #131 | |
5.3 #67 | 11.9 #134 | 17.2 #115 | 5.3 #63 | 6.9 #79 | 12.2 #67 |
UL scoring against the ULM defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.3 #87 | 11.8 #12 | 17.1 #37 | 3.3 #124 | 5.3 #107 | 8.5 #126 | |
7.7 #118 | 7.3 #61 | 15.0 #96 | 8.6 #128 | 8.5 #114 | 17.1 #131 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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