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NC State Wolfpack at Virginia Cavaliers
Sat, Aug 29, 3:30 PM ET · Scott StadiumFINAL 8–34Backtest · not lockedThis game finished before the model ran on it, so the call was reconstructed afterward from pre-game ratings. It counts in the backtest table on the track record, never in the locked record.
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WinnerProbability the picked team wins, from a normal on the model's predicted margin. Backtested and calibrated: when it says 65%, it has been right about 63–65% of the time.✓
UVA
59%
model margin UVA by 4.1
SpreadWhich side the model's margin lands on versus the spread. A lean, not a proven edge: against closing NFL lines the model covers about 49% in backtest, so this is tracked in public rather than sold.—
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TotalModel total (scoring ratings + weather + roof) versus the posted total. Same caveat as the spread: a lean, tracked in public.—
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model total 47.1
Power ratings
| Team | Elo | Off | Def | SOS | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC State Wolfpack | 1597 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 1661 | 1 |
| Virginia Cavaliers | 1707 | 2.8 | 13.7 | 1642 | 1 |
Off/Def are points above league average scored / prevented, opponent-adjusted. SOS is the mean Elo of opponents faced this season.
How the margin was built
- Rating gap
- UVA +19 Elo
- Home field
- UVA +3.1 pts
- Rest
- Even
- Weather / roof
- 0.0 pts on the total
- Model margin
- UVA by 4.1
- Market spread
- —
- Model total
- 47.1 vs —
- Moneyline
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Informational only. Winner probabilities are backtested and calibrated; spread and total calls are tracked leans. 21+, 1-800-GAMBLER.