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Memphis Tigers at UNLV Rebels
Sat, Aug 29, 10:00 PM ET · Allegiant Stadium · IndoorsFINAL 27–21Backtest · 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.✗
UNLV
65%
model margin UNLV by 6.8
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 55.2
Power ratings
| Team | Elo | Off | Def | SOS | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis Tigers | 1598 | 1.1 | 5.3 | 1615 | 1 |
| UNLV Rebels | 1566 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 1549 | 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
- UNLV +67 Elo
- Home field
- UNLV +3.1 pts
- Rest
- Even
- Weather / roof
- Indoors
- Model margin
- UNLV by 6.8
- Market spread
- —
- Model total
- 55.2 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.