College football scores › Week 8 › UL Monroe at Troy
UL Monroe1-6away
21
FinalVeterans Memorial Stadium (AL), 70°, wind 10 mph
Troy3-4home
14
BEAVER TROY −11.5, lostBEAVER Over 49.5, lostBEAVER had TROY 82% to win

BEAVER against the market

Locked at kickoff, graded on the closing line
BEAVERSamMarketResultCall
Score (ULM–TROY)20–3517–37–21–14
SpreadTROY −14.7TROY −19.8TROY −11.5ULM by 7TROY −11.5 ✗
Total54.454.449.535Over 49.5 ✗
TROY win chance82%–−625Lost
ULM by 14+
4%
ULM by 1–13
14%
TROY by 1–13
30%
TROY by 14+
52%

Spread: 3.2 pts better than Vegas for Troy (sides with a gap this size have won 54% in the backtest). Total: 4.9 pts above Vegas (49% historically). Opened TROY −17.5.

Tale of the tape

BEAVER Stats, opponent-adjusted, entering the game. Rank among 138 FBS teams.
Efficiency
−0.240 #136Offense EPA / play−0.072 #95
+0.202 #133Defense EPA / play allowed+0.107 #106
−5.5% #119Offense success rate−2.0% #85
+7.6% #133Defense success rate allowed+4.5% #110
−0.122 #129Rushing EPA / play+0.032 #69
−0.261 #129Passing EPA / play−0.141 #103
+0.182 #129Rush defense EPA allowed+0.104 #106
+0.265 #128Pass defense EPA allowed+0.059 #77
−12.9 #134Scoring offense (pts vs avg)−5.8 #98
+14.4 #136Scoring defense (pts vs avg)+6.8 #115
Situational
−8.1% #120Passing-down success (3rd & long)−5.8% #107
+8.7% #133Passing-down success allowed+1.4% #86
−1.53 #134Points per drive−0.98 #107
+1.67 #133Points per drive allowed+0.59 #102
Trenches
−0.35 #131Line yards per rush−0.05 #92
+0.46 #129Line yards per rush allowed+0.07 #76
+3.0% #129Runs stuffed at the line−0.3% #88
−4.1% #121Opponent runs stuffed+0.2% #64
+1.8% #127Havoc allowed (TFL, sacks, PBU)+0.7% #115
−4.2% #133Havoc created−3.1% #123
Big plays
−0.154 #127Rushing explosiveness+0.047 #55
+0.074 #89Passing explosiveness+0.077 #86
−0.43 #105Open-field yards per rush+0.08 #44
+0.034 #81Pass explosiveness allowed+0.049 #88
Style and schedule
55% #76Run rate58% #41
−9.5 #93Strength of schedule (avg opponent)−12.6 #110

UL Monroe: last 5 games

L0-24Missed
L35-52Missed
L17-45Missed
L35-38Missed
L20-26
atUAB
Covered

Troy: last 5 games

L6-33Missed
W55-34Covered
L10-21Missed
L17-27Covered
W34-17Missed

Rating trend

BEAVER Stats: net EPA per play against an average team, entering each week
−0.48−0.35−0.22−0.09+0.04Entering week12345678UL Monroe · 1: −0.23UL Monroe · 2: −0.35UL Monroe · 3: −0.34UL Monroe · 4: −0.44UL Monroe · 5: −0.44UL Monroe · 6: −0.43UL Monroe · 7: −0.43UL Monroe · 8: −0.44Troy · 1: −0.15Troy · 2: −0.19Troy · 3: −0.16Troy · 4: −0.10Troy · 5: −0.18Troy · 6: −0.17Troy · 7: −0.16Troy · 8: −0.18
● UL Monroe● Troy