The pickThe locked winner and its win probability. A priced game's number is built on the market's no-vig price; the model's own margin and total sit beside the market's below, as context.
backtest · not locked
Win chance
51%Clemson TigersLean
No moneyline was priced into this call, so it is the model's own number.
Model marginThe model's own predicted margin beside the market's number. Context for reading the game: the model makes no spread pick.
CLEM by 0.3market CLEM by 3
Model totalThe model's own predicted total points beside the market's number. Context for reading the game: the model makes no over/under pick.
52.6 pointsmarket 51.5
Backtest, not locked: this game finished before the model ran on it; the calls were reconstructed from pre-game information.
Why the model calls itThe reasons behind the winner call, in plain sentences drawn from this page's numbers.
The model has Clemson Tigers at 51% to win, with the market at CLEM by 3.
No single matchup area stands out; the call rests on the teams' overall results this season, adjusted for who they played.
Form: CLEM has the better last five games by 17.4 points a game (GT -7.0, CLEM +10.4).
Home field is with GT, which the pick has to overcome.
ContextThe model makes it CLEM by 0.3 against a market CLEM by 3: 2.7 points of daylight in GT's favour. The model's total is 52.6 against a line of 51.5: in line with the market.The model makes no spread or over/under pick: neither has shown an edge over the market in our backtests.
Matchup context: who has the advantageWhich team has the advantage in each area, and how clearly. Context for reading the game, not model inputs.
Model CLEM by 0.3 · market CLEM by 3
ⓘContext, not inputs. These areas show how the two sides match up so you can read the game. The model's call comes from the teams' overall ratings, the quarterback, rest, home field and weather, not from these tiles.
Passing game
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Even
CLEM passing ranks #56, GT defends it at #104; the other way GT #12 into CLEM's #46.
Rushing game
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Even
GT rushing ranks #47, CLEM defends it at #23; the other way CLEM #113 into GT's #73.
Third down & red zone
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Even
CLEM points / scoring opportunity ranks #59, GT defends it at #58; the other way GT #77 into CLEM's #9.
Big plays
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Even
GT pass explosiveness ranks #98, CLEM defends it at #118; the other way CLEM #97 into GT's #46.
Pass protection & rush
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Even
GT sack rate ranks #7, CLEM defends it at #41; the other way CLEM #31 into GT's #65.
Ball security
CLEM
Clear advantage
CLEM turnovers / game ranks #51, GT defends it at #130; the other way GT #52 into CLEM's #61.
Form (last 5)
CLEM
Clear advantage
GT −7.0 per game over the last five, CLEM +10.4.
Market
CLEM
Slight advantage
Consensus has CLEM by 3; the model says CLEM by 0.3.
the market, for comparison
Where the lines sitWhere the market's number and the model's sit among every final margin and total in the league's history; the highlighted bars are the games that landed between the two.
3,154 FBS games since 2023
Marginmarket CLEM by 3 · model CLEM by 0.3
Mkt CLEM 3
Model CLEM 0.3
← CLEM by 28tieGT by 28 →
2.9% of FBS games land between the two numbers. The market is on 3, a number 9.3% of games land on exactly (a push). Most common margins: 3 (9.3%), 7 (7.5%), 10 (4.3%), 14 (4.1%).
Totalmarket 51.5 · model 52.6
Mkt 51.5
Model 52.6
24 pts6096 pts
2.5% of FBS games finish between 51.5 and 52.6. The league’s median total since 2023 is 53.
The model alone was backtested walk-forward (each game priced only from what came before it). Since the winner call started following the market, the calibration that counts is the record of locked picks on the results page. Margin and total are context, not picks. Model reads, not personalized advice. For information only, not betting advice. 21+ only. Gambling problem? Call or text 1-800-GAMBLER.
