Sat, Nov 22, 2025, 5:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Texas State · Conference game
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3-7 · Power #130
14
final
Final
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4-6 · Power #71
31
▲ winner
Closing spread
TXST -20.5
✓ ULM W
Total
60.5
▼ Under · 45 pts
Model before kickoff
ULM 19–40 TXST
✓ TXST (93%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTXST -18.5
CloseTXST -20.5
Total55.5 → 60.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2 pts toward Texas State
Total
Up 5 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TXST -18.5 · closed TXST -20.5 · moved 2 toward TXSTmodel TXST -21.5
Opened 55.5 · closed 60.5 · moved 5 upmodel 59
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 19.5–21.5 since 2023: won 92%, covered 49% (93 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 51% (238 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTXST -18.5
CloseTXST -20.5
Total55.5 → 60.5
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 TXST as a 20.5-point home favorite against ULM, the favorite won 8, covered 6, and 7 went over the total.

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This game: TXST won 31–14; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 45 points stayed under 60.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 89%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 44%
Went over
7 of 1070%
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 18.4 against an average line of 19.7; 65 points a game (usually 54.4). Of the 6 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & spread
-18.521–20 L U64.5
Close
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & situation
-2344–52 L O59.5
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & team ratings
-16.538–28 L O60.5
Close
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar season form & situation
-2154–13 W O58.5
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & spread
-1952–21 W O61
Close
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & spread
-19.545–20 W O59
Close
2023 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & spread
-18.2531–10 W U57.25
Close
UNT vs FIU
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & rest
-21.552–14 W O63.25
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & situation
-22.517–25 L U58.5
Loose
2024 · Week 13 · loose · similar situation & season form
-1763–30 W O60
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 8 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Texas State ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

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 (2-8)
UL Monroe have covered only 20% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
UL Monroe away ATS weakness (1-4)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
UL Monroe 1-6 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Texas State ATS struggles (3-7)
Texas State have covered only 30% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Texas State home ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Texas State 1-5 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Market moved toward Texas State
2 pts (TXST -18.5 → TXST -20.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved up 5
55.5 → 60.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
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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 →−18.7▼ 6.4#130
TXST+1.6 →−1.9▼ 3.5#75
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12

ULM
Longer bar = better
TXST
#126
Offense
TXST better ▶
#23
#95
Defense
◀ ULM better
#110
−0.9 #128
Turnovers
TXST better ▶
−0.4 #109
60 plays #133
Pace
TXST faster ▶
71 plays #25
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ULM has the ball
Even matchup
ULM offTXST defEdge
Points / game 15.8 #133 32.7 #126 Even
Yards / play 5.10 #110 5.79 #96 Even
PPA / play −0.02 #127 +0.19 #113 Even
Success rate 34% #133 44% #104 TXST
When TXST has the ball
Advantage: TXST offense
TXST offULM defEdge
Points / game 35.3 #21 32.2 #121 TXST
Yards / play 6.69 #19 5.79 #95 TXST
PPA / play +0.26 #17 +0.14 #96 TXST
Success rate 46% #33 41% #67 TXST

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
ULM scoring against the TXST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ULM scored
4.9
#97
4.2
#129
9.1
#122
3.5
#120
3.2
#131
6.7
#132
TXST allowed
5.1
#63
10.6
#125
15.7
#102
6.9
#111
8.1
#113
15.0
#113
TXST scoring against the ULM defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TXST scored
8.8
#18
10.8
#24
19.6
#16
4.7
#98
10.0
#11
14.7
#40
ULM allowed
8.5
#128
7.7
#80
16.2
#108
8.1
#124
7.9
#105
16.0
#127

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
TXST +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
74° · 8 mph
gusts 18 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ULM7d
TXST7d
Even
Tempo
Average 131 plays
slowavg 134fast