College football scores › Week 8 › UTSA at Tulane
UTSA7-1away
42
FinalYulman Stadium, 63°, wind 5 mph
Tulane3-4home
19
BEAVER UTSA −3, wonBEAVER Under 51.5, lostBEAVER had UTSA 62% to win

BEAVER against the market

Locked at kickoff, graded on the closing line
BEAVERSamMarketResultCall
Score (UTSA–TULN)28–2327–24–42–19
SpreadUTSA −4.8UTSA −2.7UTSA −3UTSA by 23UTSA −3 ✓
Total50.750.751.561Under 51.5 ✗
TULN win chance38%–+124Lost
UTSA by 14+
28%
UTSA by 1–13
34%
TULN by 1–13
26%
TULN by 14+
12%

Spread: 1.8 pts better than Vegas for UTSA (sides with a gap this size have won 51% in the backtest). Total: 0.8 pts below Vegas (52% historically). Opened UTSA −4.

Tale of the tape

BEAVER Stats, opponent-adjusted, entering the game. Rank among 138 FBS teams.
Efficiency
+0.036 #45Offense EPA / play−0.112 #107
+0.029 #71Defense EPA / play allowed−0.001 #50
+1.4% #61Offense success rate−8.8% #135
+0.3% #67Defense success rate allowed+0.4% #69
+0.131 #27Rushing EPA / play−0.032 #98
−0.115 #95Passing EPA / play−0.194 #119
+0.066 #91Rush defense EPA allowed−0.028 #44
+0.108 #92Pass defense EPA allowed−0.009 #50
+1.7 #52Scoring offense (pts vs avg)−7.9 #109
+3.9 #88Scoring defense (pts vs avg)−3.9 #34
Situational
−6.1% #110Passing-down success (3rd & long)−9.5% #130
+0.3% #70Passing-down success allowed+1.7% #91
−0.08 #73Points per drive−1.02 #109
+0.30 #80Points per drive allowed−0.59 #29
Trenches
+0.08 #72Line yards per rush−0.30 #127
+0.10 #82Line yards per rush allowed+0.11 #84
−2.1% #69Runs stuffed at the line+1.2% #112
−2.1% #104Opponent runs stuffed−0.5% #76
−3.5% #27Havoc allowed (TFL, sacks, PBU)+2.2% #130
−3.4% #127Havoc created+0.2% #49
Big plays
+0.001 #78Rushing explosiveness+0.156 #11
−0.022 #113Passing explosiveness+0.217 #33
+0.16 #35Open-field yards per rush+0.32 #17
+0.251 #135Pass explosiveness allowed+0.085 #103
Style and schedule
55% #75Run rate56% #53
−7.2 #75Strength of schedule (avg opponent)−2.7 #44

UTSA: last 5 games

W38-34Missed
W31-24Covered
W16-14Missed
W59-45Missed
L6-30Covered

Tulane: last 5 games

W31-17Covered
L17-20Covered
W24-21Missed
L20-31Covered
W28-24Missed

Rating trend

BEAVER Stats: net EPA per play against an average team, entering each week
−0.19−0.12−0.04+0.04+0.12Entering week12345678UTSA · 1: −0.02UTSA · 2: +0.03UTSA · 3: +0.05UTSA · 4: +0.10UTSA · 5: +0.09UTSA · 6: +0.06UTSA · 7: +0.05UTSA · 8: +0.01Tulane · 1: −0.08Tulane · 2: −0.01Tulane · 3: −0.05Tulane · 4: −0.05Tulane · 5: −0.12Tulane · 6: −0.13Tulane · 7: −0.17Tulane · 8: −0.11
● UTSA● Tulane