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%Virginia CavaliersLean
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.
UVA by 0.4market FSU by 7
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.
61.0 pointsmarket 59.5
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 Virginia Cavaliers at 51% to win, with the market at FSU by 7.
UVA has the advantage in third downs and the red zone: UVA points / scoring opportunity ranks #82, FSU defends it at #110; the other way FSU #45 into UVA's #18.
UVA has the advantage in rushing: UVA rushing ranks #21, FSU defends it at #81; the other way FSU #12 into UVA's #42.
Home field is with UVA, which supports the pick.
ContextThe model makes it UVA by 0.4 against a market FSU by 7: 7.4 points of daylight in UVA's favour. The model's total is 61.0 against a line of 59.5: 1.5 points above it.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 UVA by 0.4 · market FSU by 7
ⓘ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
UVA passing ranks #66, FSU defends it at #58; the other way FSU #53 into UVA's #33.
Rushing game
UVA
Slight advantage
UVA rushing ranks #21, FSU defends it at #81; the other way FSU #12 into UVA's #42.
Third down & red zone
UVA
Slight advantage
UVA points / scoring opportunity ranks #82, FSU defends it at #110; the other way FSU #45 into UVA's #18.
Big plays
FSU
Slight advantage
FSU pass explosiveness ranks #5, UVA defends it at #44; the other way UVA #73 into FSU's #57.
Pass protection & rush
UVA
Slight advantage
UVA sack rate ranks #10, FSU defends it at #14; the other way FSU #81 into UVA's #49.
Ball security
UVA
Clear advantage
UVA turnovers / game ranks #36, FSU defends it at #80; the other way FSU #105 into UVA's #47.
Form (last 5)
UVA
Slight advantage
UVA +5.8 per game over the last five, FSU +2.4.
Market
FSU
Clear advantage
Consensus has FSU by 7; the model says UVA by 0.4.
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 FSU by 7 · model UVA by 0.4
Mkt FSU 7
Model UVA 0.4
← FSU by 28tieUVA by 28 →
10.9% of FBS games land between the two numbers. The market is on 7, a number 7.5% of games land on exactly (a push). The model’s number is across the key number 3. Most common margins: 3 (9.3%), 7 (7.5%), 10 (4.3%), 14 (4.1%).
Totalmarket 59.5 · model 61.0
Mkt 59.5
Model 61.0
24 pts6096 pts
2.9% of FBS games finish between 59.5 and 61.0. 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.
