College football scores › Week 9 › Southern Miss at UL Monroe
BEAVER projects31
Malone Stadium, 71°, wind 8 mph
UL Monroe1-6home
BEAVER projects21
BEAVERUSM −3.5, best betbest betUnder 55.5, leanleanBEAVER gives USM 74% to win

Lines

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Southern Miss
UL Monroe

BEAVER’s card

Best bet
USM −3.5, best bet6.6 points off the line
  • Under 55.5 lean, 4.0 points off the line

BEAVER against the market

Updates until kickoff
BEAVERMarketCall
Score (USM–ULM)31–21–
SpreadUSM −10.1USM −3.5USM −3.5
Total51.555.5Under 55.5
ULM win chance26%+142
USM by 14+
40%
USM by 1–13
34%
ULM by 1–13
20%
ULM by 14+
6%

Spread: 6.6 pts better than Vegas for Southern Miss (sides with a gap this size have won 51% in the backtest). Total: 4.0 pts below Vegas (51% historically). Opened USM −3.

Tale of the tape

BEAVER Stats, opponent-adjusted, entering the game. Rank among 138 FBS teams.
Efficiency
−0.140 #121Offense EPA / play−0.235 #136
+0.110 #104Defense EPA / play allowed+0.166 #124
−4.1% #106Offense success rate−5.9% #122
+4.2% #104Defense success rate allowed+5.4% #117
+0.018 #76Rushing EPA / play−0.119 #130
−0.222 #124Passing EPA / play−0.264 #131
+0.113 #106Rush defense EPA allowed+0.159 #125
+0.145 #101Pass defense EPA allowed+0.196 #114
−6.0 #105Scoring offense (pts vs avg)−12.7 #134
+9.8 #126Scoring defense (pts vs avg)+12.1 #130
Situational
−10.2% #131Passing-down success (3rd & long)−8.4% #126
+2.5% #96Passing-down success allowed+5.9% #123
−0.61 #97Points per drive−1.48 #133
+1.06 #120Points per drive allowed+1.45 #129
Trenches
+0.20 #50Line yards per rush−0.32 #130
+0.18 #99Line yards per rush allowed+0.51 #133
−4.8% #24Runs stuffed at the line+2.3% #125
−1.5% #91Opponent runs stuffed−5.6% #132
−0.8% #82Havoc allowed (TFL, sacks, PBU)+2.7% #133
−3.5% #127Havoc created−3.7% #129
Big plays
−0.061 #102Rushing explosiveness−0.159 #128
+0.125 #66Passing explosiveness+0.018 #108
−0.44 #110Open-field yards per rush−0.59 #126
−0.027 #48Pass explosiveness allowed+0.127 #122
Style and schedule
50% #123Run rate54% #81
−11.1 #101Strength of schedule (avg opponent)−10.4 #94

Southern Miss: last 5 games

W35-31Covered
L13-23Missed
L34-55Missed
L21-24Covered
L20-48Missed

UL Monroe: last 5 games

W21-14Covered
L0-24Missed
L35-52Missed
L17-45Missed
L35-38Missed

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 week123456789Southern 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: −0.27Southern Miss · 9: −0.25UL 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: −0.44UL Monroe · 9: −0.40
● Southern Miss● UL Monroe