College football scores › Week 8 › Louisiana at Southern Miss
Louisiana5-3away
31
FinalM. M. Roberts Stadium, 73°, wind 9 mph
35
BEAVER Under 52.5, lostBEAVER had UL 74% to win

BEAVER against the market

Locked at kickoff, graded on the closing line
BEAVERSamMarketResultCall
Score (UL–USM)30–2036–18–31–35
SpreadUL −10.0UL −18.4UL −10USM by 4
Total50.854.152.566Under 52.5 ✗
USM win chance26%–+360Won
UL by 14+
40%
UL by 1–13
34%
USM by 1–13
20%
USM by 14+
7%

Total: 1.7 pts below Vegas (52% historically). Opened UL −10.5.

Tale of the tape

BEAVER Stats, opponent-adjusted, entering the game. Rank among 138 FBS teams.
Efficiency
−0.065 #91Offense EPA / play−0.135 #115
−0.043 #39Defense EPA / play allowed+0.139 #114
−2.7% #94Offense success rate−4.2% #105
+2.0% #84Defense success rate allowed+4.0% #103
+0.078 #43Rushing EPA / play−0.004 #87
−0.139 #102Passing EPA / play−0.165 #110
−0.125 #18Rush defense EPA allowed+0.152 #120
+0.055 #75Pass defense EPA allowed+0.172 #108
−3.2 #84Scoring offense (pts vs avg)−6.9 #105
−0.5 #62Scoring defense (pts vs avg)+9.4 #127
Situational
−2.4% #74Passing-down success (3rd & long)−7.8% #117
+3.4% #101Passing-down success allowed+1.2% #82
−0.54 #91Points per drive−0.58 #94
−0.03 #57Points per drive allowed+1.08 #120
Trenches
+0.19 #55Line yards per rush+0.12 #64
−0.03 #63Line yards per rush allowed+0.27 #115
−3.2% #51Runs stuffed at the line−4.4% #26
+1.6% #47Opponent runs stuffed−3.1% #111
−1.7% #61Havoc allowed (TFL, sacks, PBU)−0.3% #96
+0.4% #43Havoc created−4.0% #131
Big plays
+0.109 #26Rushing explosiveness−0.120 #123
−0.011 #110Passing explosiveness+0.120 #65
−0.29 #92Open-field yards per rush−0.76 #133
−0.252 #4Pass explosiveness allowed+0.005 #65
Style and schedule
64% #12Run rate49% #124
−11.0 #100Strength of schedule (avg opponent)−11.0 #99

Louisiana: last 5 games

W33-6Covered
L31-32Covered
W23-20Missed
W34-7Covered
W21-14
vsUAB
Push

Southern Miss: last 5 games

L13-23Missed
L34-55Missed
L21-24Covered
L20-48Missed
L8-43Missed

Rating trend

BEAVER Stats: net EPA per play against an average team, entering each week
−0.30−0.22−0.14−0.06+0.02Entering week12345678Louisiana · 1: −0.15Louisiana · 2: −0.12Louisiana · 3: −0.05Louisiana · 4: −0.05Louisiana · 5: −0.01Louisiana · 6: −0.02Louisiana · 7: −0.05Louisiana · 8: −0.02Southern Miss · 1: −0.08Southern Miss · 2: −0.03Southern Miss · 3: −0.12Southern Miss · 4: −0.24Southern Miss · 5: −0.18Southern Miss · 6: −0.19Southern Miss · 7: −0.24Southern Miss · 8: −0.27
● Louisiana● Southern Miss