Sat, Nov 2, 2024, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 10 · at Marshall · Conference game
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5-2 · Power #115
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final
Final
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4-3 · Power #69
28
▲ winner
Closing spread
MRSH -10.5
✓ ULM W
Total
47.5
▲ Over · 51 pts
Model before kickoff
ULM 18–29 MRSH
✓ MRSH (78%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMRSH -10.5
CloseMRSH -10.5
Total47.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MRSH -10.5 · unchangedmodel MRSH -11
Opened 47.5 · unchangedmodel 47.5 matches the line
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 9.5–11.5 since 2023: won 77%, covered 40% (77 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMRSH -10.5
CloseMRSH -10.5
Total47.5
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 MRSH as a 10.5-point home favorite against ULM, the favorite won 9, covered 5, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: MRSH won 28–23; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 51 points went over 47.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 75%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 52%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 13 against an average line of 10; 44.2 points a game (usually 55.2). 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
ARMY vs CONN
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & season form
-10.534–17 W O45
Very close
TROY vs ARMY
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & spread
-8.510–9 L U45.5
Close
DUKE vs VT
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & situation
-1024–7 W U50
Close
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & situation
-9.517–20 L U43
Close
FAU vs UTEP
2021 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & total
-1128–25 L O49
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & situation
-956–17 W O54.5
Close
FRES vs WYO
2022 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & total
-1430–0 W U50.5
Close
BALL vs CONN
2022 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & total
-9.525–21 L U47.5
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & team ratings
-1128–23 L U52.25
Close
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar total & situation
-6.534–17 W O49.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Marshall 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.

UL Monroe ATS trend (5-2)
UL Monroe have covered 71% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Marshall ATS trend (7-0)
Marshall have covered 100% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Marshall 4-0 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Marshall 4-0 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (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−17.3 →−10.8▲ 6.5#112
MRSH−5.5 →−3.9▲ 1.6#86
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

ULM
Longer bar = better
MRSH
#111
Offense
MRSH better ▶
#53
#73
Defense
Even
#82
+0.4 #39
Turnovers
◀ ULM better
+0.1 #61
57 plays #135
Pace
MRSH faster ▶
64 plays #100
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ULM has the ball
Advantage: MRSH defense
ULM offMRSH defEdge
Points / game 22.0 #109 26.3 #82 MRSH
Yards / play 5.08 #115 5.51 #68 MRSH
PPA / play +0.09 #93 +0.12 #79 Even
Success rate 36% #126 43% #97 MRSH
When MRSH has the ball
Even matchup
MRSH offULM defEdge
Points / game 30.0 #55 23.7 #68 Even
Yards / play 6.04 #53 5.35 #55 Even
PPA / play +0.16 #55 +0.05 #47 Even
Success rate 45% #48 47% #120 MRSH

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
ULM scoring against the MRSH defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ULM scored
3.9
#111
7.3
#92
11.1
#106
3.1
#122
7.7
#54
10.9
#104
MRSH allowed
3.3
#25
6.9
#56
10.1
#35
8.4
#120
7.7
#95
16.1
#114
MRSH scoring against the ULM defense
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MRSH scored
6.4
#61
11.3
#20
17.7
#34
4.9
#93
7.4
#63
12.3
#88
ULM allowed
6.7
#102
4.4
#12
11.1
#54
6.3
#87
6.3
#72
12.6
#77

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
MRSH +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
64° · 4 mph
gusts 12 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ULM7d
MRSH16d bye
MRSH +9 days
Tempo
Slow 121 plays
slowavg 133fast