Sat, Oct 14, 2023, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Texas State · Conference game
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2-3 · Power #129
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4-2 · Power #73
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▲ winner
Closing spread
TXST -19.5
✓ ULM W
Total
64.5
▼ Under · 41 pts
Model before kickoff
ULM 21–40 TXST
✓ TXST (91%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
Opennot available
CloseTXST -19.5
Total64.5
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Total
 
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
Opennot available
CloseTXST -19.5
Total64.5
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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 TXST as a 19.5-point home favorite against ULM, the favorite won 9, covered 5, and 1 went over the total.

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This game: TXST won 21–20; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 41 points stayed under 64.5, as in 9 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 89%
Favorite covered
5 of 956%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
1 of 1010%
Below normal · usually 47%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 18.5 against an average line of 19.3; 48.1 points a game (usually 55.6). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
WMU vs NIU
2020 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & spread
-18.530–27 L U64.5
Very close
SMU vs USF
2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar situation & rest
-21.2541–17 W U68.5
Very close
MRSH vs ODU
2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & situation
-2120–13 L U62.5
Very close
UNC vs GT
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & total
-21.2517–21 L U63
Close
UCF vs USF
2021 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & total
-1717–13 L U62
Close
SJSU vs UNLV
2020 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & season form
-1734–17 P U61
Close
LIB vs ULM
2020 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & total
-1740–7 W U63.5
Close
MRSH vs FIU
2021 · Week 9 · close · similar total & situation
-21.538–0 W U64
Close
WKU vs CLT
2021 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & situation
-19.545–13 W U71.75
Close
NEV vs UNLV
2021 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & situation
-1951–20 W O58.25
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 no trends and market moves behind it
No clear signal on the spread
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.

No notable trends or market moves for this game.
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
ULM+0.7 →−13.8▼ 14.5#125
TXST+3.4 →−1.4▼ 4.8#70
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6

ULM
Longer bar = better
TXST
#107
Offense
TXST better ▶
#13
#119
Defense
TXST better ▶
#74
+1.0 #16
Turnovers
◀ ULM better
0.0 #69
60 plays #124
Pace
TXST faster ▶
68 plays #64
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ULM has the ball
Advantage: TXST defense
ULM offTXST defEdge
Points / game 18.2 #127 29.8 #100 TXST
Yards / play 5.42 #95 5.61 #75 Even
PPA / play +0.06 #100 +0.06 #53 TXST
Success rate 39% #106 42% #69 TXST
When TXST has the ball
Advantage: TXST offense
TXST offULM defEdge
Points / game 41.2 #8 34.0 #122 TXST
Yards / play 7.38 #8 6.42 #121 TXST
PPA / play +0.27 #22 +0.20 #116 TXST
Success rate 50% #13 46% #118 TXST

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
ULM scoring against the TXST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ULM scored
4.2
#102
8.2
#77
12.4
#92
2.4
#130
3.4
#124
5.8
#130
TXST allowed
5.8
#85
8.2
#84
14.0
#85
6.3
#85
9.5
#117
15.8
#104
TXST scoring against the ULM defense
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TXST scored
12.2
#7
13.8
#9
26.0
#5
6.3
#68
8.8
#29
15.2
#44
ULM allowed
7.6
#114
11.6
#122
19.2
#127
6.2
#81
8.6
#105
14.8
#100

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
TXST +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
77° · 8 mph
gusts 20 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ULM7d
TXST7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 128 plays
slowavg 134fast