Sat, Sep 12, 2026, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 2 · at UAB
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0-1 · Power #137
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0-1 · Power #107
26
▲ winner
Closing spread
UAB -9.5
✓ ULM W
Total
53.5
▼ Under · 46 pts
Model before kickoff
ULM 23–33 UAB
✓ UAB (77%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenUAB -7.5
CloseUAB -9.5
Total54.5 → 53.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2 pts toward UAB
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened UAB -7.5 · closed UAB -9.5 · moved 2 toward UABmodel UAB -14
Opened 54.5 · closed 53.5 · moved 1 downmodel 56.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 8.5–10.5 since 2023: won 78%, covered 47% (156 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 50% (296 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenUAB -7.5
CloseUAB -9.5
Total54.5 → 53.5
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 2 games most like UAB as a 9.5-point home favorite against ULM, the favorite won 2, covered 1, and 0 went over the total.

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This game: UAB won 26–20; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 1 of the 2 similar games. 46 points stayed under 53.5, as in 2 of 2.
Favorite won
2 of 2100%
Normal range · usually 73%
Favorite covered
1 of 250%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
0 of 20%
Normal range · usually 51%

Only 2 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 8 against an average line of 9.8; 42 points a game (usually 53). When games like this go over ›

All 2 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Loose
2026 · Week 1 · loose · similar spread & total
-9.528–17 W U52.5
Loose
2023 · Week 1 · loose · similar situation & spread
-1022–17 L U58.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2023 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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight UAB 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.

Market moved toward UAB
2 pts (UAB -7.5 → UAB -9.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Small sample warning
UL Monroe has 1 game with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
ULM−17.2 →−20.9▼ 3.7#137
UAB−11.8 →−10.9▲ 0.9#112
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW1

ULM
Longer bar = better
UAB
#126
Offense
UAB better ▶
#90
#137
Defense
Even
#127
0.0 #80
Turnovers
◀ ULM better
−1.0 #98
68 plays #69
Pace
UAB faster ▶
79 plays #18
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ULM has the ball
Even matchup
ULM offUAB defEdge
Points / game 13.0 #120 42.0 #121 Even
Yards / play 4.09 #123 7.72 #125 Even
PPA / play −0.28 #131 +0.46 #128 Even
Success rate 24% #131 57% #133 Even
When UAB has the ball
Advantage: UAB offense
UAB offULM defEdge
Points / game 23.0 #91 62.0 #137 UAB
Yards / play 5.23 #97 9.65 #138 UAB
PPA / play +0.11 #84 +0.65 #136 UAB
Success rate 41% #88 60% #135 UAB

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
UAB +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
89° · 3 mph
gusts 7 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ULM7d
UAB9d
UAB +2 days
Tempo
Fast 147 plays
slowavg 135fast
Quarterback
ULM backup QB started
Not the usual starter

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